Vista Codec Package 4.2.2
With Vista Codec Package installed, you won't need to install any other codec or filter. Many user suggested default settings are implemented.
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17.1.2007 Vista Codec Package 4.6.6
With Vista Codec Package installed, you won't need to install any other codec or filter. Many user suggested default settings are implemented. It does not contain a media player.
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21.5.2008 Vista Codec Package 4.7.0
Codecs have been a problem for most users at one time or another. This is because there has never been an 'out of the box' working solution that the average computer user could install and just have everything work properly from the beginning.
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6.7.2008 Vista Codec Package 4.7.3
With Vista Codec Package installed, you won't need to install any other codec or filter.
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18.8.2008 Vista Codec Package 5.0.1
With Vista Codec Package installed, you won't need to install any other codec or filter. Many user suggested default settings are implemented.
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11.11.2008 Advanced Vista Codec Package 4.1.9
With Advanced Vista Codec Package installed, you shouldn't need to install any other codec or filter.
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25.11.2006 Codec Pack for Windows XP & Vista
Thanks to marct for the great idea, to have all Codec Pack for XP & Vista on one place.
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1.4.2007 Windows 7 Performance Tools - Performance Tools Kit 4.1.1
Internet Explorer 8 will be not only an apex of performance, but also the next major iteration of the Windows client, according to Microsoft.
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1.9.2008 Microsoft VC-1 Codec Now a Standard
The VC-1 video codec proposed and developed by Microsoft was officially released by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers on Monday, paving the way for the technology to be used by next-generation DVDs. Microsoft submitted the Windows Media Video 9-based codec for standardization in September 2003.
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4.4.2006 Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 1.31
The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks computers for infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom—and helps remove any infection found.
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12.7.2007 Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 1.35
The hack was performed by two security experts working with Serious Organized Crime Agency, the U.K. government intelligence group.
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13.11.2007 McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool 2.0.155.1
McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool removes all 2005, 2006, and 2007 versions of McAfee consumer products.
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17.8.2008 Norton Removal Tool for Windows 2009.0.5.26
Freeware - Norton Removal Tool will remove a failed installation or a damaged Norton product.
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16.2.2009 Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)
The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom.
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12.9.2006 Microsoft Makes Vista Migration Tools Available
Microsoft offers six free tools for corporate users to assess, plan, test, and deploy Windows Vista.
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24.2.2007 20 Hidden Windows Vista Tools
The default installation of Windows Vista weighs in at approximately 8 GB. In fact, Microsoft's latest operating system won't even install with less than 15 GB of space available on the hard drive.
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30.9.2007 12 Hidden Windows Vista Network Tools
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this article. Windows Vista delivers an impressive line up of network tools that can be used to keep the operating system connectivity on a short leash. The total of 12 command-line tools can be used to manage all aspects of Vista networking.
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4.6.2007 Fixing Windows Vista 3 - Top Troubleshooting Tools
Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing.
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7.5.2008 Vista System Tools Survived into Windows 7 M1
Microsoft already confirmed that Windows 7 will have Windows Vista as its foundation. Like it or not, Windows 7 will be nothing more than an evolution of the current Windows client.
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27.6.2008 Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 1.19 (August 2006, KB890830)
The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom.
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8.8.2006 Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools - RSAT for Vista Released
Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) enables IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2008 from a computer running Windows Vista SP1.
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25.3.2008 Microsoft Delivers Final Versions of Free Deployment Tools for Windows Vista
Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of six new deployment tools that will help expedite businesses’ migration to Windows Vista™. The recently released tools are the Microsoft® Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007, the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 1.0, the Volume Activation Management Tool, the Key Management Service for Windows Server® 2003 and Virtual PC 2007.
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20.2.2007 Download Windows 7 RTM UI Accessibility Tools and Automations for Vista SP3
Following the general availability of Windows 7, Microsoft has started backporting bits and pieces of its latest Windows client to previous releases of the operating system.
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2.11.2009 Watermark Removal Script - Remove Watermark From Windows 7 RC Build 7100
Windows 7 RC WatermarkLike Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 Watermark, Windows 7 RC Build 7100 also has watermark which many users don’t like to have on their desktop.
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16.5.2009 VOATK TOOLS V2.0 Final
Thanks to maxdata for this download. Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business Enterprise and Ultimate for Windows Vista 32bit and 64bit.
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18.5.2007 Ballmer: Enterprise Tools Market Ours For the Taking
It's not often that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks development tools. But Ballmer is all fired up about the pending Visual Studio Team System and future potential enterprise tool revenues.
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20.11.2005 Microsoft July Security Patch Tools
The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is used to detect security bulletins not covered by MBSA including MS04-028 ..
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13.7.2006 Microsoft Delays Virtualization Tools Rollouts
In a blog posting this morning, Microsoft general manager for virtualization strategy Mike Neil revealed his company will be pushing back some milestone dates for some of its key virtualization products.
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12.4.2007 PC Tools ThreatFire 3.0.0.15 Beta
ThreatFire is an easy-to-use application designed to protect your computer against malware such as trojans, spyware, rootkits, keyloggers, and buffer overflows by intelligently detecting and blocking behavior consistent with that of malware.
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19.8.2007 Top 10 Windows Freeware tools for 2005
As we head into 2005’s home stretch, I thought I’d do a round-up of my top 10 pieces of Windows Freeware for 2005. Some of these aren’t new, but certainly what I’d consider essential. Some on the other hand, are new. I’ve tried to avoid the instantly popular ones like Firefox and Opera, although I did give way to Winamp and Konfabulator in the end. But hey, it’s my top 10. If you don’t like it, post your own.
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Microsoft: Removal of Group Policy Tool from Vista 'Not Significant'
As part of a request to help modify its apparent stance on the upcoming removal of Group Policy Management Console from Microsoft's Windows Vista
Service Pack 1, a company spokesperson told BetaNews, "The removal of the GPMC tool with Service Pack 1 is not significant to the majority of
Windows Vista users."..
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05.09.2007Free Trojan Removal Tool for OS X Available Now
SecureMac has introduced a free Trojan Detection Tool for Mac OS X. The DNSChanger Removal Tool detects and removes spyware targeting Mac OS X. Called
DNSChanger Trojan and also known as OSX.RSPlug.A Trojan Horse the software attacks users attempting to play a fake video file. Upon attempting to play
the video, the victim receives the following message: "Quicktime Player is unable to play movie file. Please click here to download new version of
codec."
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10.01.2008Microsoft VC-1 Codec Now a
Standard
The VC-1 video codec proposed
and developed by Microsoft was
officially released by the
Society of Motion Picture and
Television Engineers on
Monday, paving the way for the
technology to be used by
next-generation DVDs.
Microsoft submitted the
Windows Media Video 9-based
codec for standardization in
September 2003...
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04.04.2006Banks to lose IM security tools due to Reuters/FaceTime license fracas
Because Thomson Reuters made a licensing payment to FaceTime two weeks late, a US judge has ordered the removal of security and regulatory compliance
tools from an instant messaging product used by more than 100 stock brokerages and banks...
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30.07.2008The DivX codec makes a play for set-top boxes
The little codec that could, DivX, announced a series of partnerships today that will use the protocol in set-top boxes for Internet Protocol
Television (IPTV)...
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08.01.2008Microsoft: Removal of Group Policy Tool from Vista SP1 'Not Significant'
As part of a request to help modify its apparent stance on the upcoming
removal of Group Policy
Management Console from Microsoft's Windows Vista Service Pack 1, a company spokesperson told BetaNews, "The removal of the GPMC tool with
Service Pack 1 is not significant to the majority of Windows Vista users."
This despite the continued presence of remnants of
the GPMC campaign, which touted its inclusion in Vista as a boon. "The Group Policy Management Console, or GPMC, was available as a download for
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003,"
reads one
TechNet page.
"A scriptable Microsoft Management Console, GPMC offered a single administrative tool for managing Group
Policy. GPMC is now built right into Windows Vista. This means that whenever you're ready to create or edit
, you'll have easy
access to the best tool for the job."..
winbeta.org - 05.09.2007
Hidden Vista tools
If Sven Hallauer ever has a moment to reflect in his Redmond office, he can feel quietly pleased with himself.
As the release
manager for Vista, he had overall responsibility during the development period for the success of the ˜Most Secure Windows Ever project.
For Hallauer, however, the flexibility of the new operating system is just as important as the security features. In particular, Vista is
equipped with far better admin tools than previous versions. Previously, administrators were forced to add tools from Resource Kits, but now Vista
comes with a lot of tools already on board, as well explain later.
You can tell just by looking at the increased minimum hardware
requirements that theres a lot more in the new version of Windows. It used to be possible to keep an installation of Windows 95 under 200MB, but Vista
requires 40 times more hard disk space. Even in comparison to Windows XP, Vista needs five times more space.
winbeta.org - 27.09.2007
MPEG-2 Patent Holder, Licensing Agent in High-Def Codec Dispute
The principal licensing agent for MPEG codec technology, MPEG LA, has sued Alcatel-Lucent in Delaware court. Its claim is that Alcatel didn't have
the right to absorb Lucent's IP portfolio - which included patents on MPEG-2 technology - into a new and separate trust, after Lucent had already
made a commitment to provide that technology through MPEG LA...
betanews.com - 07.11.2007
Windows Imaging Component Code Samples and Tools
This download includes sample code that demonstrates how to use the WIC APIs to create WIC-compliant CODECs and WIC-enabled applications. With this
information, ISVs will be able create CODECs that are registered in Windows and will be automatically recognized by WIC-enabled applications. This
download includes both the source code and compiled binaries for the included samples. Both x86 & x64 version of the binaries are included.
The samples included in this download are:
- WICExplorer “ An application which utilizes the WIC API to load still
images and read their metadata.
- AITCODEC “ A custom CODEC that demonstrates how to create a WIC-compliant CODEC. This sample
includes documentation on the custom AITCODEC.
- WICGrinder “ An application used to test WIC-compliant CODECs. This sample
includes documentation on using WICGrinder to customize tests.
winbeta.org - 27.11.2007
Microsoft Delivers Final Vista Deployment tools
Microsoft Corp. today
announced the availability of
six new deployment tools that
will help expedite
businesse's migration to
Windows Vista. The recently
released tools are:
-Solution
Accelerator for Business
Desktop Deployment
2007.
-Application
Compatibility Toolkit
5.0.
-Windows Vista
Hardware Assessment
1.0.
-Microsoft
Volume Activation 2.0
tools.
-Virtual PC
2007.
Windows Vista was built from
the ground up to simplify how
people work together, find
information, reduce IT costs,
improve security and enable
mobile environments, said
Shanen Boettcher, general
manager of Windows Client
Product Management at
Microsoft. With the
availability of these new
tools, there is nothing
holding back businesses from
making the move to Windows
Vista and immediately taking
advantage of those
benefits.
jcxp.net - 22.02.2007
Installing and Using the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Vista
There are some things in life that will always be the same. Taxes will be due April 15 (in the US). The United States of America will always celebrate
Independence Day on July 4th. Grant will always be buried in Grants Tomb. And, Microsoft will continue to make decisions and provide solutions that
make us all shake our heads. If you run Windows Vista, you were shaking your head and in many cases, very upset about the situation of not having the
proper tools to perform administration of your Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 network and Active Directory environment. Now, with the
recent release of the Remote Server Administrative Tools (RSAT), the wait is over. This article describes some idiosyncrasies, installation steps, and
tools that are available in the new RSAT for Windows Vista.
winbeta.org - 20.08.2008
Skype unfurls a royalty-free SILK codec
Well-received wideband tech could turn up anywhere
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betanews.com - 05.03.2009
PC Tools attacks Vista's security again
The row between PC Tools and Microsoft over Windows Vista security escalated today with PC Tools attacking the effectiveness of Vistas User Access
Control (UAC) tool.
Earlier this week, Microsoft attacked results of a PC Tools' study which found
Vista allowed 639 threats per thousand PCs compared with 586 for Windows 2000.
In a blog posting, director of Windows product
management security at Microsoft, Austin Wilson, said Microsoft rejected the claims and vowed that Windows Vista was significantly less susceptible to malware than older operating
systems.
However, in a statement released today, PC
Tools said the company maintains its comments last week that Vista is not immune from online threats.
winbeta.org - 17.05.2008
vLite v1.1.5 Beta
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of unwanted components and bootable ISO
creation in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking. This tool doesn't use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are in their
original form and protected as they would be if you install the full version only without the components you select for the removal.
It configures the installation directly, before the installation, meaning you'll have to remake the ISO and reinstall it. This method is much
cleaner, not to mention easier and more logical than doing it after installation on every reinstall.
winbeta.org - 27.03.2008
Microsoft Deployment Tools Smooth the Way for Upgrades to Windows Vista
Study shows businesses can achieve up to 135 percent return on their deployment investments using the right deployment methods and tools, and
Microsoft launches the Springboard Series initiative to share best practices for software migration...
microsoft.com/presspass - 13.11.2007
New Project: vLite - Vista Lite
Windows Vista from Microsoft
takes a lot of resources, we
all know that. So here is the
tool for easy removal of the
unwanted components in order
to make Vista run faster and
to your liking. vLite can also
create the bootable ISO and
apply the tweaks directly.
This tool doesn't use
any kind of hacking, all files
and registry entries are
protected as they would be if
you install the full version
only without the components
you select for the removal.
It configures the
installation directly, before
the installation, meaning
you'll have to remake the ISO
and reinstall it. This method
is much cleaner, not to
mention easier and more
logical than doing it after
installation on every
reinstall.
neowin.net - 09.12.2006
DivX support, classic Xbox games coming in Fall Dashboard Update
On December 4. Microsoft will unleash the 2007 Fall Dashboard Update on the throngs of waiting Xbox 360 users. While the company has previously
announced many of the features of this new update, a new one has just slipped out: DivX and Xvid support.
In perhaps the biggest
news for tech-minded gamers, codec support for video files will be widened, with Joystiq reporting that this will include MPEG-4 Part 2 video codec
support. "What that basically means is that our users should find that most of their DivX and Xvid files will work because they're under that
umbrella of the MPEG-4 Part 2 codec," Microsoft's Aaron Greenburg told the site. DivX
and Xvid support has long been a requested feature from people who would like to use their Xbox 360 as a media hub, making this very welcome news.
winbeta.org - 30.11.2007
Hackers Exploit Bhutto Assassination
Within hours of yesterday's assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, malware makers exploited the breaking news to dupe
users into downloading attack code, security researchers said Friday. Searches for news about Bhutto's killing and the ensuing chaos in Pakistan
listed sites pimping a bogus video coder/decoder (codec), said analysts at McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp. and WebSense Inc. For instance, WebSense found
such a site simply by using "benazir" to search on Google. Meanwhile, McAfee quickly located 10 sites hosted on Blogger.com, Google Inc.'s blog
service, that were spreading the fake codec.
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neowin.net - 30.12.2007
Vista Update Fingers Activation Cracks
Microsoft has announced an update available to consumers next week which will detect two cracks commonly used to activate pirated copies of the
operating system. One of the cracks refered to as Grace Timer, extended Vista's activation grace period, upto 2099. The other called as OEM BIOS,
modified system files and the PC's BIOS to mimic the product activation done by computer-makers at the factory. If the sniffer detects an
activation hack, it will pop up a warning that includes a link to the removal tool. Although SP1 will block these two cracks, " it's important
to note that this update does not disable the exploits it finds, " says Alex Kochis. " It
simply alerts customers that exploits exist. " However, MS will release a separate crack-removal tool at the same time that it rolls out the
detection update.
neowin.net - 23.02.2008
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Beta is now available!
Eduardo Melo: This is something that of you have been waiting for a while now! Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) is essentially the WS08
version of the "Admin Pack". RSAT allows you to install many of the WS08 management tools on a Vista SP1 computer so you can remotely manage WS08
servers (full servers and server core). Some of the tools included in RSAT can also be used to manage WS03 servers as well.
More
details about RSAT are pasted below...
winbeta.org - 29.11.2007
