Mythbusting Windows Vista - Memory Management
Windows Vista is well on it's way and everyday more and more information is released. A lot of this information is misunderstood, regurgitated and out of the ashes many a myth has risen on Vista. I'd like to welcome a special guest author, Ned Gnitchel, who will be presenting a number of articles over the next little while debunking some of these myths. Ned works for a large software company and is a specialist in OS Internals, Directory Services and Collaboration.
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13.3.2006 Windows Vista Power Management
The hardware that makes up today’s laptops has gotten quite efficient and we have worked hard to improve Windows' ability to manage that hardware. One of the biggest improvements in the mobile PC experience for Windows since the early 1990 is longer battery life.
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11.12.2006 Advanced Disks and Drives Management in Windows Vista
Disks, partitions, drivers, FAT, NTFS, volumes... the fact of the matter is that it all comes down to storage. So, essentially, managing disks and drives via Windows Vista will allow users to control the storage space available on the local hard drive or even drives if that should be the case.
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5.8.2007 Windows Vista Client Monitoring Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
The Windows Vista Client Monitoring Management Pack is built on the Windows Diagnostics Infrastructure in Windows Vista that detects, diagnoses and tries to resolve hardware and software problems.
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12.5.2007 How Much Memory Does Vista Need?
With Windows Vista coming soon to a retail channel near you, one of the important questions to ask is, "How much memory does it really need?" There are the official minimum requirements of 512 MB, but we all know that minimum requirements don't translate to a great experience.
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23.1.2007 Vista “Out of Memory” errors
You just can’t seem to throw enough memory at Vista. There have been a number of issues that Vista users have reported relating to copying and moving data, especially large numbers of files.
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17.10.2007 Leopard looks like … Vista
What struck me at the June 11 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) event wasn’t the glitzy demos, the rockstar-like worship of Apple CEO Steve Jobs or the “I’m Steve Jobs” parody video by the “I’m a PC” guy.
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12.6.2007 Leopard vs. Vista: Take two
Let me try this again. Seeing that so many readers misunderstood my blog post from earlier this week about my take on Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ keynote, I’d like to try to clarify what I was trying to say.
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13.6.2007 Why Leopard Isn't Better than Vista
Apple's newest operating system is at best an evolution from predecessor Tiger. Some of the criticisms leveled at Windows Vista apply to Leopard. Seriously.
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30.10.2007 Resolve Windows Vista Out of Memory Errors
Windows Vista "out of memory" errors are intimately connected with the way the operating system manages virtual address space.
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29.8.2007 Windows 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.
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23.10.2007 Leopard and Vista - More alike than you might think
When Vista was released the chorus of complaints and criticisms quickly grew from a low hum to a near deafening roar. A little more than a week since Apple released Leopard and that low hum of discontent has already been amplified to the point where it’s starting to hurt my ears.
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6.11.2007 Vista SP1 Installed System Memory RAM
One of the aspects that Service Pack 1 changes for Windows Vista is the way that the operating system reports the amount of installed system memory.
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13.6.2008 Vista vs. Leopard – a Microsoft Perspective
Windows Vista vs. Mac OS X Leopard was the inevitable clash of catalyzed by the operating system measuring contest between Microsoft and Apple.
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1.12.2007 Mac OS X Leopard vs. Windows Vista
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8.5.2007 Building Windows Vista: A Podcast Interview with Microsoft's Sven Hallauer, Director of Windows Release Management
We were recently able to catch up with Sven Hallauer, Director of Release Management for Windows Vista, to ask him a few questions regarding the build process of Windows Vista. Sven is the master of all Windows builds.
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2.9.2006 Apple names Mac OS X Leopard: Windows Vista 2.0
Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference that started today will apparently be the host of a surprising and clear shot at Microsoft’s next-generation OS Vista. This is probably how Steve Jobs is hoping to attract attention on his Macintosh alternative, Leopard OS.
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7.8.2006 Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to Take a Bite Out of Windows Vista?
The gap between the 2001 release of Windows XP and that of Windows Vista in 2007, created a window of opportunity for the growth of rival operating systems from Apple and the open source community.
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10.10.2007 Think XP and Vista Are Security Disasters? Have You Looked at Tiger and Leopard Lately?
Do you think that Windows Vista and Windows XP are security disasters? Well, in all fairness, chances are that indeed you would think that.
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18.12.2007 Microsoft Management Console 3.0 Download
Microsoft Management Console 3.0 (MMC 3.0) is a framework that unifies and simplifies day-to-day system management tasks on Windows by providing common navigation, menus, toolbars, and workflow across diverse tools.
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14.3.2006 Vista SP2 and Windows 7 More Secure than Linux and Mac OS X Leopard
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is the absolute apex in security when it comes down to operating systems, Kevin Turner, chief operating officer for Microsoft, has indicated at the Midmarket CIO Summit earlier this week.
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12.4.2009 LockCrypt 1.50 - Secure Password Management
LockCrypt is a free account management program which uses high strength AES encryption to encrypt your data, so only you can access it.
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12.5.2008 Microsoft Enhances Power Management in Windows 7
Microsoft engineers are putting a number of new power management features into Windows 7 that are designed to help IT administrators reduce power consumption and cost while improving the user experience.
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14.6.2009 Account Management Update for Zune.net Tomorrow
Cesar lets us know that tomorrow at 10am PDT the Zune Team will be going live with a Account Management Update for Zune.net.
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6.2.2007 New Window Management System for Windows 7 Pre-Beta
The window management system is one piece of the Windows 7 graphical user interface which will evolve starting with the pre-Beta version of the operating system.
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3.10.2008 Steve Ballmer talks about Microsoft Views on New Management and Security Solutions in The Netherlands
Schiphol-Rijk, the Netherlands, April 23, 2007 - Today, during a visit to the Netherlands, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp., talked about Microsoft views on new, integrated management and security products for business users.
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23.4.2007 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009 Windows 7 Non-Uniform Memory Access Architectures
Windows 7 will be able to take advantage not only of faster CPUs, but of multiple processors on a single chip. The 64-bit edition of the operating system in particular will be able to support over 64 Logical Processors per machine.
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28.12.2008 Minimem - Optimizing Windows Memory Usage
Running too many applications can cause computer performance to slow down or even crashed.
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24.8.2009 Release Unused Memory with VC RamCleaner
One of the main factors that causes computer performance slowness could be due to memory leak whereby memory is not being released properly after it was used.
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13.10.2009Why Leopard Isn't Better than Vista
Apples newest operating system is at best an evolution from predecessor Tiger. Some of the criticisms leveled at Windows Vista apply to Leopard.
Seriously.
I bought my copy of Leopard on Saturday from the local Apple Store. Granted, Ive only used the software for two days, but it
has made a remarkably fast first impression. There is much to like about Leopard, but this cat scratches—oh, am I wounded. Whats bugging me
about Leopard is what bugged me about Vista eight months ago...
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30.10.2007Hacker: Snow Leopard less secure than Windows
As reported by Techworld, Snow Leopard, Apple's highly anticipated new operating system, lacks basic security features that are found in Windows
XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 says Charlie Miller, a noted security researcher. Address Space Layout Randomization, commonly referred to as ASLR,
randomly assigns data to the memory to make it more difficult for hackers to locate the of critical operating system functions. Charlie Miller of
Baltimore-based Independent Security Evaluators who many people may remember from when he successfully hacked a fully patched Macbook in seconds, was
disappointed upon hearing that Apple did little to improve ASLR from Leopard to Snow Leopard. "Apple didn't change anything.
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17.09.2009Apple Pulls Boot Camp, Leopard Leaks
Although Mac OS X version 10.5, known as "Leopard," won't pounce into retail stores until Friday at 6pm, a purported final copy of the new
operating system is already making the rounds on the Internet. Windows Vista leaked out before its launch as well, but there is one key distinction in
that Leopard includes no activation requirements or other anti-piracy restrictions...
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24.10.2007Apple: Leopard Will Ship on Time
It seems as if Apple is
determined to not take a
similar route as Windows Vista
with its next-generation
operating system, code-named
"Leopard."..
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26.03.2007Amazon is now taking OS X Snow Leopard pre-orders
According to MacRumors, Amazon is now taking pre-orders for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Amazon is offering Snow Leopard at $29 and is slated for a
September release as announced by Apple earlier this year at their World Wide Developers Conference. Amazon has also issued an "upgrade path
alert" warning customers that Snow Leopard is only available for users running Leopard on an Intel machine: Please note, that only Apple OS X
Leopard users are eligible for the Snow Leopard upgrade. Tiger & earlier OS users will need to purchase either versions of the upgraded Mac Box Set.
Also, Snow Leopard will only run on intel-based Mac computers.
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02.08.2009Leopard vs. Vista: Feature Chart Showdown
There no doubt,
Vista and
Leopard are both
extremely advanced, feature rich consumer operating systems. But way back in January when Vista launched we knew we had little choice but pit the two
in a head to head chartngraph Thunderdome competition. We know we're not even going to be able to stop the epic fanboy arguments about break out over
this one, so we just ask that you try to keep it fair. Leopard vs. Vista: it's on.
NOTE: This chart is only for out of box
features, and does not take into account 3rd party software. We realize that with a few choice apps this chart would look completely different -- but
that's not what we're after here.
- Green indicates a category with
more and/or better features, and generally a better user experience.
- Red indicates that a category not quite up to snuff. Either it doesn't yet exist in the OS or it just sucks more than the alternative.
- † (dagger) indicates a category we think are too subjective to judge. These will not have any clear winner.
- ‡ (double dagger) indicates a category that is in many ways subjective, but that we feel one category is still ahead. Your own
tastes may vary.
- Notes help out with a little background, where appropriate.
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28.10.2007Windows 7 surpasses Snow Leopard in under two weeks
In only two weeks since the official commercial launch of Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7 has managed to surpass Apple's Snow
Leopard market share. Snow Leopard has been on the market for three months while Windows 7 has only been on the market for two weeks. Microsoft
still stands dominant in the market share, holding strong at 92.52% of all computers in October, compared to Mac OS X with 5.27%, Linux with 0.96% and
1.25% with other operating systems. Windows 7 managed to surpass Snow Leopard's market share (1.17%); Windows 7 managed to grab 2.15% of the
market share, where Vista shows 18.83% and Windows XP with 70.48%.
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06.11.2009Apple reportedly to postpone Leopard to support Vista
Apple is expected to launch
its next generation Leopard
operating system in April.
According to unnamed industry
sources, however, the release
of the new OS will be
postponed to October in order
for Apple to ensure that
Macintosh PCs that run the
software are also capable of
running Microsoft's new
Windows Vista operating
system. The sources pointed
out that the launch delay has
nothing to do with software
design problems with Leopard.
Leopard would support Windows
Vista through an integrated
version of its Boot Camp
software. Boot Camp is an
Apple software application
that currently assists in the
installation of Windows XP on
computers using Apple's
latest OS. According to the
sources, the company hopes
with support for Vista, Mac
computers using the new OS can
grab more market share
compared to just supporting
Windows XP.
I
personally don't see Apple
delaying Leopard for Vista.
Maybe they'll offer a Boot
Camp update later on, but I
doubt they will delay the
release by half a year. On the
other hand, if it does happen,
I will find it very
hypocritical of Apple,
considering their anti-Vista
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23.03.2007Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6, finally announced
This evening at Apple's WWDC the finer points of the OSX upgrade named 'Snow Leopard' have been announced. The finer points of the
operating system have been announced which include its Microsoft Exchange compatibility. However what we've all been waiting for are prices and
dates and I'm happy to tell you now that both of these thingsh ave been revealed. Upon wrapping up the Snow Leopard commentary Apple state: "So
that's Snow Leopard." Available on intel Macs "past and present." Moving onto pricing they conclude that they'd like to offer it for
$129 but they won't. "How should we price Snow Leopard? We won't price it at $129, because we want all Leopard users to upgrade.
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08.06.2009Leopard Sales Top 2 Million in First Weekend
Apple said Tuesday that it sold over two million copies of Mac OS X 10.5, known as Leopard, on Friday when the operating system went on sale and over
the weekend. That tally makes Leopard the most successful Mac OS release - at least if looking only at the first weekend...
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30.10.2007Snow Leopard Previewed and Pictured
TestMac.net has
published a quick look at Mac OS X Snow Leopard. "The biggest
changes are under the hood. Snow Leopard is fast. Very fast. Like, surprisingly fast. From boot times to general application usage, Snow Leopard was
noticeably quicker then Leopard when using the same system. Apple and 3rd party applications alike, they all launched faster and performed smoother.
I'm sure this can be attributed to the new 64-bit architecture, but its amazing how much of a difference it really is." Screenshots included.
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27.06.2008Microsoft denies Sony's Vista hardware claims
Microsoft has denied Sony's
claim that the current release
of Vista supports neither
Intel's Turbo Memory
technology nor hybrid hard
drives.
The spat
between the companies arose
after Sony revealed to
ZDNet.co.uk that it would not
include Turbo Memory an
embedded flash memory module
formerly known by its code
name Robson in this summer's
Vaio notebooks because Vista
will not allow the benefits of
Turbo Memory to be utilised
until Service Pack 1 (SP1) of
the operating system is
released later this year.
Turbo Memory is an
optional component of Intel's
Centrino Pro/Duo platform
(previously known as Santa
Rosa), which makes use of
Vista features such as
ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive.
These features use
non-volatile "third-stage"
memory alongside a computer's
RAM and traditional hard drive
to boost performance and
start-up time. Most
manufacturers are ready to
release Centrino Pro notebooks
that include Turbo Memory,
although HP has turned it down
due to worries over cost
efficiency and the limitations
it places on users who want to
use external flash memory to
boost performance...
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07.06.2007Memory Management - x86 Virtual Address Space
In previous posts, we've discussed the
Basics of Memory Management,
Pool Resources
and of course the
/3GB
Switch. Today we're going to take a look at the Virtual Address Space Layouts on a 32-bit system. We'll cover the 64-bit system specifics in a
later post. First, let's cover some basic concepts dealing with the Virtual Address Space in Windows.
There are three main
types of data that are mapped into the virtual address space in Windows:
- per-process private code and data
- sessionwide code and
data
- systemwide code and data
As we discussed previously, each process has its own private address space that cannot be accessed by
other processes unless they have permission to open the process for read or write access. Threads within the process cannot access virtual addresses
outside the private address space unless they map to shared memory sections or use cross-process memory functions.
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28.09.2007Adobe announces no CS3 support on Snow Leopard
John Nack, the principal product manager for Photoshop at Adobe, last week announced on his public blog that CS3 and earlier have not been tested on
Snow Leopard. There have been reports of CS3 being unstable on Snow Leopard surfacing around the web - including CS3 crashing when fonts are
changed. Photoshop CS2, however, is listed as not compatible with Snow Leopard. "While older Adobe and Macromedia applications may install and run
on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6), they were designed, tested and released to the public several years before this new operating system became
available," the document states. "You may therefore experience a variety of installation, stability, and reliability issues for which there is no
resolution.
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31.08.2009Its payback time: If the Vista team could write ad copy ¦
Apple advocates are doing the unthinkable: Theyre complaining publicly about a new Apple product release.
Even
typically staunch Mac backers are admitting that
Apple’s new Leopard operating system is not perfect. It might even be as
problem-prone (if not more so) as Windows Vista. Could Leopard go so far
as to drive some switchers into Vista’s arms? Sounds crazy, but who knows…
If youre Microsoft especially a member of
the Vista team theres no way you can help but gloat. Very few Softies or their loyal followers are gloating publicly. But theres no way they arent
enjoying this turning of the tables.
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06.11.2007Windows 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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23.10.2007Apple Offers Peek at Mac OS X
'Leopard'
At the company's Worldwide
Developer Conference in San
Francisco, Apple CEO Steve
Jobs provided the first peek
at Mac OS X version 10.5,
known by the code-name
"Leopard." Jokingly
calling it Vista 2.0, Jobs
said he couldn't reveal all
of the new features or else
they would be
"photocopied."..
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08.08.2006Apple to Showcase Snow Leopard at MacWorld 09
According to UK's
Guardian, Phil Schiller is to use a portion of his MacWorld presentation to show Snow Leopard, Apple's upcoming operating
system.
Snow Leopard is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2009, before Windows 7 (quarter 2/3). Snow Leopard will have had
a 14+ month development period, the third longest in OS X history.
Snow Leopard will offer many new features such as Microsoft Exchange
Support and OpenCL. Grand Central, another Snow Leopard feature, will make better use of the Intel processors currently in Macs.
While
showing at MacWorld, Snow Leopard is not expected to be publicly available until 2-3 months after.
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19.12.2008Mac OS X Snow Leopard: Great news for Windows 7
Snow Leopard offers an even more streamlined Mac experience than Leopard and noticeably faster interface responsiveness. The application performance,
however, is slightly slower than it is with Leopard, at least on the MacBook Pro we used as our test machine. As the OS is now a pure 64-bit operating
system, expect the application performance to improve over Leopard as you add RAM or use it with a high-end desktop.
Mac users
can read more about Snow Leopard in my colleague
Jason Parker's full review, which is mixed. On the other hand, for Windows users, especially Windows 7, the release of Snow
Leopard is straight-on great news...
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27.08.2009Parents the winner in Leopard, Vista showdown
In a showdown of new parental controls in Apple's Leopard versus Microsoft's year-old Vista, there's one clear winner--the parent.
When Apple
unveiled its
newest operating system on October 26, the computer maker made its first major overture to parents by infusing Leopard with a slick set of child
controls. New settings help parents manage a child's time online, block use of certain Web sites or applications like instant chat or iTunes, and
watch over what kids do and who they communicate with when Mom and Dad aren't around.
Apple was playing catch-up to
Microsoft's parental
controls for Vista, which the computer giant unveiled in January. It, too, made its biggest push into the parental-control market with Vista,
adding the same finely tuned features, so much so that parental advocates say Vista's parent controls are a reason to buy the software. And that's
true of Apple now, too.
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