See Windows Vista Run with 0 (Zero) RAM
That's right! Windows Vista can run using a total of zero system memory. Well, bear with me, it will all make sense in the end.
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5.10.2007 Run Vista SP1! Ruuuuuun!
Make no mistake about it, the RTM for Windows Vista's first Service Pack is just around the corner. It is only a matter of passing into the next year. Microsoft indicated the first quarter of 2008 as a rather blurred deadline for the serving of Windows Vista SP1. Case in point:
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15.12.2007 Windows Vista Coach Tour: Always on the run
Hi everyone! We've had a busy, busy couple of days -- we've put a lot of miles behind us, eaten in countless restaurants (while trying to avoid fast food), slept in different beds each night, and most importantly, met a ton of customers.
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19.1.2007 How To Make a Custom Vista Disc AIO
odeeee report How To
Make a Custom Vista Disc All In One in our forum.
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26.1.2007 ReadyBoost in Windows Vista: Does it Make a Difference?
USB memory keys are compact little devices that can store and transfer anywhere from 128MB to 8GB of data, all it takes is a USB slot.
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27.8.2007 Users may need Vista to make most of Server 2008
Companies installing Windows Server 2008 may have to buy extra Microsoft software, such as Windows Vista, to use more advanced features, analyst firm Gartner has said.
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3.11.2007 Last OS Standing: Make the Most of Windows Vista
Now that Windows XP is no longer being sold by Microsoft, PC users will be stuck with Windows Vista. Here's a roundup of PC World's best tips for making Vista easier to use.
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3.7.2008 Half Of Corporate PCs Can't Run Vista, Researcher Says
About half of corporate PCs are not equipped to run all the features of Windows Vista, and companies should plan to gradually deploy the upcoming operating system through new computers, rather than take the more expensive alternative of buying new hardware for older machines, a research firm said Monday.
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10.4.2006 Half of American Business PCs Can't Run Vista
About half of the average business PCs in North America are unable to meet the minimum requirements for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, while 94 percent do not meet the system requirements for Vista Premium.
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7.12.2006 Microsoft Australia installing new PC's just to run Vista
I have just got off the phone with a Microsoft product support specialist in Australia who, when asked if he was using Vista, confirmed that they are installing Vista tomorrow - as the new computers to run it have recently arrived!
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5.3.2007 MS Vista to make official debut in Israel
Microsoft Windows team development head Steven Sinofsky will unveil Vista at Tech-Ed Israel 2006. windows -
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4.4.2006 NSA Helped Microsoft Make Vista Secure
Microsoft has confirmed that the U.S. government agency best known for eavesdropping on telephone calls had a hand in the development of the Windows Vista operating system.
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12.1.2007 Windows Vista Beta2 users to run as standard user
David Cross a Director of Program Management with Windows Security has posted today over at the UAC blog that the users accounts created on Windows Vista Beta2 will be standard users. Yep, thats right...not an Admin, not a Protected Admin, but a standard user.
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3.4.2006 Windows 7 – 20 Features to Make Users Forget Vista SP1/SP2 and XP SP3
Microsoft is currently moving onward with the development of Windows 7, having passed Milestone 3 with the operating system.
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15.11.2008 How to Run IE 7 without installing it
If you want to test IE7 without the risk of installing a beta software, here is a simple way to do it. This method does not install IE 7 the usual way- instead you just run it from the installer package and hence your system does not get littered with beta dlls all over the place.
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17.4.2006 Do not make Win 7 too Mac-like
Blogger Paul Thurrott has written a couple of interesting posts about the difference between “simple” and “easy” in the context of Windows 7.
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4.12.2008 Why Apple does not make a netbook
As netbooks continue their inexorable rise up the wish lists of gadget hounds, businesses and ordinary folk alike, the clamor for Apple to join the market continues to increase from all sides.
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5.3.2009 Ex-MSNBC.com Head to Run MSN.com
Microsoft publicly announced Thursday that it had named John Nicol to head its MSN.com division, who pledged to push for increased investment and "and acquisitions if we need it," however he declined to be more specific.
Nicol had previously served as the head of MSNBC.com several years ago.
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12.2.2006 Gigabit audio to run on Ethernet
Cirrus Logic is developing Gigabit Ethernet audio chips, with the aim of sending hundreds of uncompressed audio streams over the wire at the same time.
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6.1.2007 What will run on Windows Server 2008 — and when
Now that Microsoft has released to manufacturing Windows Server 2008, the next obvious question is which applications will run on it — and when?
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4.2.2008 I Run Windows 7 Big in Japan
Microsoft is in the final stages of the development process for the next iteration of the Windows client. With RTM planned by the end of July 2009 and worldwide General Availability scheduled for October 22, the Redmond company has unveiled a set of initiatives designed to build up to Windows 7 hitting the shelves.
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6.7.2009 Is Google going to make Microsoft look good?
Why do we like Google? Is it because they are the “do no evil” company? Is it because they are not Microsoft? Is it because they make our lives easier through their search, email, and other services? The fact of the matter is that a lot of people from users, to developers, to workers, and to investors like Google. Heck, even I like google! (Look at the ads.)
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3.8.2006 Microsoft Advises Users To Run Update Again
Windows users may have to update their PCs more than once to completely patch one of the vulnerabilities Microsoft fixed last week, the company's support site said Monday.
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18.10.2006 IPv4 Addresses Expected To Run Out In 2010
Once again, the alarm bells are going off that the number of TCP-IP addresses available on the Internet are running low. This time, there are specific dates for when the addresses are predicted to run out.
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27.5.200 Windows SideShow Devices Run $80?
Word is, Windows SideShow devices will start at a reasonable 80 bucks.
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17.6.2007 Nine of 10 corporate PCs can run Win 7
According to a survey carried out by Softchoice, 88% of corporate PCs in the US are capable of running Windows 7.
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19.10.2009 Microsoft Blogs Make Room for Ads
Microsoft's MSN Spaces blogging features are set for a major upgrade to incorporate a revenue-sharing advertising option and a new partnership with Amazon.com, according to various sources.
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26.1.2006 Hollywood to make shows for Xbox 360
Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with a company headed by Peter Safran, the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager, to produce original shows for distribution on the system.
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31.3.2008 Zend PHP to run on Windows Server 2008
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) tools company Zend Technologies is announcing this week that its Zend Core product will run on the Windows Server 2008 platform, providing parity between Windows Server and Linux in running PHP.
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4.3.2008 Windows 7s XP Mode Will not Run on Some CPUs
oping to use Windows 7's XP Mode on your new laptop? Better check your specs, because many big-name, Intel-powered notebooks including Asus, Dell Studio, HP Pavilion, Sony Vaio, and Toshiba Satellite models may not have what it takes to run Windows 7's XP mode.
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7.5.2009Enable Aurora Bootscreen in Windows Vista
The original Vista Bootscreen is very similar to Windows 2000, and is very bland and boring (you know, with the little catepillar bar scrolling from
left-to-right). But did you know that Vista comes with a much better highly visual bootscreen? Did you know how easy it is to enable it? No?
Microsoft may not have enabled this by default because of potential hardware issues, but that doesnt make sense because the minimum video card
requirements to even run Vista should handle the new bootscreen without any problem. In either case, here is how to make Vista look that much cooler
with the "Aurora" bootscreen...
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03.11.2007Microsoft Expands Mouse Lineup
Microsoft said Tuesday it
would expand its line of mice
to include more affordable
models with its proprietary
High Definition technology
built in. High Definition will
improve mouse responsiveness,
precision and make for
smoother tracking, the company
claims...
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04.04.2006Will your PC run Windows
Vista? Download the Windows
Vista Upgrade Advisor
The Windows Vista Upgrade
Advisor is an application that
you can run on your current
Windows XP-based computer to
find out if it's ready for an
upgrade to Windows Vista...
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25.05.2006Microsoft Details Vista
Requirements
With Windows Vista Beta 2 set
to make its public debut next
week, Microsoft on Thursday
finally detailed the hardware
specifications required to run
the new operating system. The
Redmond company also launched
a "Get Ready" program
to help consumers prepare for
the upgrade...
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18.05.2006HDTVs Dive into Deep Color
Silicon Image's HDMI updates
promise more colors for
smoother, higher-contrast
pictures...
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06.01.2006Gaming on Vista 10 to 15 Percent Slower than XP
Microsoft is reportedly
telling it's gaming industry
associates that games will run
10-15% slower on their new
operating system due to the
new GUI implemented.
Vista's new 3D desktop will
constantly be draining the PC
of video memory that games
could make use of, so in
actual fact many of your
favourite games will probably
run faster on Windows XP. Of
course after Vista arrives new
PCs and hardware will be built
especially for Vista which
will increase performance
anyway.
Still,
looks like that pretty desktop
has a price after all.
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07.10.2006Windows Vista gets pounded in year-end recaps
'Tis the season when tech journalists and pundits assess the past year and look forward to the next. Suffice it to say there aren't many presents
being handed to Microsoft -- and particularly not to Windows Vista.
Here's a sampling of the commentary.
- Wired
News: The Top 10 Heartbreaking Gadgets of 2007:
No. 6: Computers Running
Vista. Quote: "Maybe someday Microsoft will perfect mind-control technology. But until then, we're free to have our own opinions, like: 'Keep
that new Microsoft OS the hell away from me!' "
- Gizmodo: Microsoft
Year-End Report Card: B-minus overall, D for Windows Vista. Quote: "Let's cut the blather about new functionality and early-adoption growing
pains and all that: New operating systems are supposed to run smoother than older ones."
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22.12.2007Windows Vista Memory Tweak Guide
With every release of a new operating system come new demands and Windows Vista is by large no exception to this rule.
There are several
relevant components to the Windows memory subsystem. In this guide we will put special emphasis on the hard drive, processor and RAM, taking you
through a variety of settings to optimally configure these and hopefully end up with an overall smoother running system.
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23.10.2007Vista or XP? How about both?
Scott Lowe: Now that Windows Vista SP1 is peeking out from around the e-corner, many śpre-SP1 adverseť organizations will probably begin the process
of evaluting Vista in their organizations. However, for the foreseeable future, there will be those that swear by Windows XP and its stability and
performance. So, whos right? Why not both?
As much as it will pain some to admit it, Vista does have some redeeming
qualities. And, for others, Windows XP continues“and will continue“to serve a very useful purpose in the enterprise. So, what are some of the
situations in which it might make sense to run both Windows Vista and Windows XP in the organization? And, what are the challenges involved in doing
so?
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22.02.2008Vista SP1 Analysed in Depth
It's no secret that there's
a leaked beta of Vista SP1
floating around, but no-one
yet has really taken the time
to analyse it in detail to
find out what it really does.
I made it my mission this
weekend to trawl through the
registry and file changes in
SP1 to find out exactly what
SP1 does.
First up,
I can say that there is a very
noticeable performance
increase. It is obvious that
since Microsoft released Vista
to manufacturing, it has been
optimising the code ever
since. There's far less hard
drive thrashing and in general
the system seems much smoother
and more responsive.
Amusingly, the build of SP1 we
saw (which in this beta comes
fully integrated into a 3.2GB
Vista install DVD, rather than
as a standalone update) still
has Microsoft's internal
network shares embedded as the
source of the updates...
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11.08.2007Installing 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.
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20.08.2008Windows Vista: Five Broken Promises
Before I launch into my tirade, I need to make a confession.
I like Vista.
I use it daily, but I also
use it with the full knowledge that it's a pre-service pack 1 OS from the boys in Redmond. That necessarily means it will have glitches, bugs, and
annoyances. That's a given.
I'm willing to put up with all those headaches, certainly more so than
Jim Louderback. But there were several things I was really looking
forward to in Vista that are simply missing in action or broken. These are features I'd really hope would improve my productivity and make life a
little easier.
HA!
Let's run down the list, shall we?
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17.09.2007Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ive been benchmarking systems for long enough to know that no matter how many questions I think that my results answer, what
Im really doing is creating about three new questions for each question I solve. This is what happened with my earlier run of Vista benchmarks - Id
run some tests, youd then come back and offer different scenarios that youd like to see done and different platforms for those scenarios.
Benchmarking is an artificial activity. The goal is to eliminate as many variables as possible and achieve some consistent metric. Problem
is, by removing the variables youre actually shifting the process out from reality and into a make believe land which only exists on the PCs being
benchmarked. Before you carry out your daily PC tasks I bet that you dont take elaborate steps to ensure that you get consistency. Hence my
enthusiastic use of the phrase śyour mileage WILL vary.ť
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26.02.2008Making the case for Windows Vista
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Over the past few days my inbox has been bursting at the seams from all the feedback I received from the Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2
(
Part 1 /
Part 2) benchmarking that I carried out. I’ll tell you it’s at times like this that
I’m glad that Gmail offers me over 6GB of space, and effectively sorts out the ham from the spam. One popular question that you seem to have is
why have I decided to embrace Vista despite the flaws, faults and shortcomings. In this post I hope to explain why.
For me, the
roadmap from XP to Vista became clear months before the OS was released. While beta testing Vista I mainly used the 32-bit flavor of the OS, but
there were times when I dabbled with the 64-bit flavor and actually found it to be workable. Sure, driver support was patchy, but you could see more
and more drivers being added to the ecosystem. Also, I noticed that my dependence on third-party drivers under Vista was going to be far less than it
was under XP, and that meant that the transition would be a smoother one. Ultimately, I knew that I’d be switching to 64-bit Vista at some
point.
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20.02.2008Microsoft Redefines "Vista Capable" as Minimum Experience
Two weeks ago, Dianne Kelley
started a class-action lawsuit
against Microsoft alleging the
software company is engaging
in deceptive practices by
branding new computers with a
Windows Vista Capable logo
even if they could only run
Vista Home Basic. Although
Microsoft strongly refutes
Kelley's claims, the threat
of a lawsuit may have caused
the software giant to change
its description of the Windows
Vista Capable program from:
" Through the
Windows Vista Capable program,
Windows XP-based PCs that are
powerful enough to run Windows
Vista are now available from
leading PC manufacturers
worldwide, including Acer
Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu
Limited, Gateway Inc., HP,
Lenovo, NEC Corp., Sony Corp.,
Toshiba and more. The Windows
Vista Capable logo is designed
to assure customers that the
PCs they buy today will be
ready for an upgrade to
Windows Vista and can run the
core experiences of Windows
Vista ."
to
" A new PC running
Windows XP that carries the
Windows Vista Capable PC logo
can run Windows Vista. All
editions of Windows Vista will
deliver core experiences such
as innovations in organizing
and finding information,
security, and reliability. All
Windows Vista Capable PCs will
run these core experiences at
a minimum. Some features
available in the premium
editions of Windows Vista -
like the new Windows Aero user
experience - may require
advanced or additional
hardware ."
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09.04.2007FCC commissioner compares DTV transition to Y2K
After a congressional report last month criticized the FCC and private industry for not working better together to ensure a smoother DTV transition,
one commissioner responded by saying the executive branch should get involved...
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12.12.2007Renegade Developers Zero In On Apple iPhone OS
Despite discouragement from Apple, some Mac developers are determined to make it possible to easily install and run non-Apple-approved iPhone
applications that communicate directly with the smart phone's operating system.
Officially, Apple wants third-party applications
to run in the iPhone's Safari Web browser. Such applications would be built using Ajax and other Web 2.0 technologies, and would allow Apple to
maintain tight control over the iPhone's operating system.
But having access to the innards of the OS provides the technology
needed to build applications with far more capabilities than those running in a Web browser, so Mac developers -- many from the open source community
-- are trying to make an end-run around Apple. Glen Aspeslagh, co-founder of Ecamm Network, which builds software for the Mac, estimates there are
more than 100 iPhone applications, such as utilities and games, available today that run directly on the OS. "The floodgates are open," he told
InformationWeek on Friday. ..
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15.09.2007Microsoft bails on virtualization licensing changes for Vista
Microsoft almost tweaked its
licensing terms for Windows
Vista yet again this time in
order to ease virtualization
restrictions that irked a
number of customers and
partners. But in the eleventh
hour, company officials
decided against the move,
resulting in Microsoft
cancelling its planned
announcement.
Microsoft officials were
preparing to announce
officially on June 20 that
Microsoft had a change of
heart and would allow users to
run all versions of Windows
Vista in a virtualized
environment. Microsoft
prebriefed a number of news
and blogging outlets,
including me, about the
planned change under
non-disclosure.
Currently, Microsofts
end-user license agreement
(EULA) specifies that users
can run only the Business and
Ultimate versions of Vista in
virtual machines from
Microsoft and other vendors...
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20.06.2007SSD tests show Windows 7 beta beating Vista SP1
Windows 7 is supposed to be able to detect that a Solid State Drive (SSD) is being used, and make changes to some settings so that it can take
advantage of the technology. TweakTown has run some tests with the Patriot Warp2 128GB SSD SATA drive for both RAID 0 and single drive setups,
comparing Windows 7 beta and Windows Vista SP1. Based on the results found, the site has concluded that Windows 7 currently has a slight edge over
Vista...
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19.01.2009Adobe: No Plans to Make Current Products Vista Compatible
According to a statement
posted on Adobe's Web site,
Photoshop, InDesign,
Dreamweaver won't be getting
updates to run on Windows
Vista, users will have to
shell out the cash for new
versions (slated for shipping
this spring) that support
Microsoft's new operating
system. Current versions of
most of Adobe's major
products won't work properly
on the new operating system
(note: I'm running Photoshop
CS2 just fine, but others may
have issues such as having to
register the software every
time it is launched).
Dreamweaver 8, Adobe warns,
will crash on some Vista
computers when users browse
for files. InDesign customers,
meanwhile, may get a false
error message indicating they
do not have enough available
disk space to run the product.
Adobe lists a number of other
known Windows Vista
compatibility problems for
those and other products.
Additionally, Adobe Acrobat 8
encounters errors when run
atop the new Windows OS, but
the company says it plans to
issue a free patch in the
first half of 2007 to resolve
those issues.
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