Very Good Results in Updating Vista Against Hacks and Cracks
Microsoft claims that it has seen what the company referred to as very good results in fighting Windows piracy with Windows Vista, although it has failed to elaborate on the subject.
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29.7.2008 Very Good Results in Updating Vista Against Hacks and Cracks
Microsoft claims that it has seen what the company referred to as very good results in fighting Windows piracy with Windows Vista, although it has failed to elaborate on the subject.
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29.7.2008 Will Windows Mobile 7 fix updating?
According to a recent job posting, Microsoft might be changing how updates work on Windows Mobile with the release of version 7 next year.
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16.3.2009 Windows automatically updating itself: Case closed?
It’s time for the latest — and possibly final — installment of the seemingly never-ending saga of “Why is my copy of Windows automatically updating and rebooting itself?“
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22.10.2007 The mystery continues: Why are Windows machines automatically updating themselves?
A (slight) update on last week’s report that some Windows users are seeing their Vista PCs automatically update themselves and reboot. From Nate Clinton, a Microsoft Update Program Manager, via the Microsoft Update Product Team blog:
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15.10.2007 How to Install Vista Language Packs MUI on all versions of Vista + video tutorial
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, and Vista Business versions of the Microsoft licensing restrictions can only preserve a language!
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23.9.2008 The Vista Built-in Super Administrator Account Has Survived in Vista SP1
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is designed to evolve the RTM version of the latest Windows client from Microsoft, made available in November 2006 to business customers, and in January 2007 to the general consumers.
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15.2.2008 Vista SP1 Is Out, XP SP3 Old News, the Pink Edition of Vista Is In
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now nothing more than water under the bridge, now that the service pack was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, shipping to general users on March 18.
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27.3.2008 Tell Hasta la Vista to XP - Time to Upgrade to Vista SP1
Like it or not, this is the right time not only to upgrade to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but also to tell hasta la vista to Windows XP.
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30.6.2008 Instant Change Vista Product ID with Vista ProductID Changer
In past we have reviewed number of application to recover product key like Product Key Finder, WinGuggle, Windows product Key Finder.
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1.11.2009 Vista SP1 RC1 Flies Past Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2
Despite the fact that Microsoft has expressed its official position regarding testing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ahead of its finalization, there is simply too much of a hunger for the service pack.
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27.12.2007 Vista SP1 Won't Resolve the 4 GB RAM Limitation of 32-bit Windows Vista
32-bit Windows operating systems, and Windows Vista makes no exception whatsoever to this rule, are limited in terms of the amount of system memory that can be addressed to no more than 4 GB.
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4.1.2008 Vista Loader 2.1.3 - Windows Vista Activator 2008 Support SP1 with No Boot String
Vista Loader is one of the most successful Vista activation crack available to date, second only to physical modify (hardmod) the BIOS to include SLIC table to make BIOS Vista activation-compliant.
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15.5.2008 x64 Vista SP2 JPG Rendering Performance Inferior to x86 Vista SP2's
The JPG rendering process on 64-bit flavors of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is inferior to that on the 32-bit variants of the operating system.
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10.6.2009 Microsoft to Kill the Grace Timer and OEM BIOS Windows Vista Cracks with Vista SP1
With the advent of Windows Vista, cracks also became available being designed to bypass the activation process of the operating system.
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4.12.2007 New Vista OEM Activation Hack - Vista Boot by gkend
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this article on his blog and to our forum members to clecha, Nighthief and fitterphil120 for most of the findings. One again the “Chinese” come up with a new method to trick out the Vista Activation. We have seen Softmode and VistaLoader, however “ Vista Boot by gkend” does promise even more.
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21.5.2007 Windows Vista on Super Nintendo, As Real As Vista on PSP
We're puzzled and confused... How can a console that's at least ten times less powerful than the acclaimed PSP cope with Windows Vista's requirements?
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15.8.2007 Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking
Enough with benchmarking the OS - let’s see if Office 2007 is any faster on Vista SP1.
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26.2.2008 Microsoft Says Vista SP1 Needs to Speak the Same Language as Vista RTM
Microsoft says that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 needs to speak the same language as the RTM version of the latest Windows client. Otherwise there's no game.
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2.4.2008 Vista SP1 to Cure the Vista RTM Wow Hangover
When Windows Vista was unleashed in January 31, 2008, Microsoft was promising performance, security, innovation, all wrapped up under an umbrella of a Wow user experience.
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11.4.2008 Vista-For-Free coupon with Vista ready PC's
Microsoft and the world's leading PC vendors have reached an agreement to promote the long-awaited Vista OS by offering PC buyers worldwide a free upgrade coupon, as a way of encouraging them to buy a Vista-capable PC as early as possible, according to market sources, citing information leaked from Taiwan-based PC makers.
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11.10.2006 Can Vista SP1 help polish Vista’s tarnished image?
Call it complaining. Call it whining. The end result is the same: Windows Vista’s image is tarnished. And it’s corroding more and more rapidly as the weeks are going on. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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21.8.2007 Vista SP1 Features the Same Sins as Windows Vista
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 comes with the same sins as Windows Vista. The service pack is not even out the door, and is already putting users at risk.
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16.1.2008 Will Vista SP1 Go Where Vista Never Went? Even with XP SP3 and Windows 7?
Throughout 2007, it became painfully clear to Microsoft that the main competitor for Windows Vista was not Apple's Mac OS X or even the open source Linux operating system but Windows XP, and, in fact, specifically XP SP2.
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1.3.2008 New Vista AutoPatcher - Vista update toolkit Alpha
Vista Update Toolkit Alpha (Windows Vista Updates Downloader) is a FREE program which downloads updates directly from Microsoft. All files are very useful with vLite!
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26.9.2008 Vista SP1 – Microsoft Could Not Have Given Less – Vista SP2 Anyone?
Microsoft had the chance to position the first service pack for Windows Vista as a panacea for the operating system, giving the platform nothing less than a fresh start and another take at the Wow.
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3.10.2007 Vista SP1 Rolling Over for Vista SP2
Vista SP1 did not do the trick for your RTM copy of the operating system? While such a scenario is highly unlikely, Microsoft is getting closer and closer to taking Windows Vista to the next level, again.
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7.12.2008 Vista SP1: Indictment of Vista 1.0?
Microsoft’s announcement that it is preparing a Vista Service Pack 1 beta in two weeks is curious on many levels. Although Microsoft delivers improvements via service packs I can’t help but consider Vista SP1 a do-over.
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30.8.2007 Vista RTM vs. Vista SP2
We are all well aware of the limping start of Vista on the OS market. Despite the fact that its launch had been highly anticipated for a good while, contrary to all Microsoft expectations, Vista was received with great reluctance and unwillingness on the part of XP fans.
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13.12.2008 Microsoft: Vista! Vista! Vista!
Microsoft has a single generalized answer to all life's problems, but especially end user protection, and that answer is of course Windows Vista.
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14.8.2007Windows Vista X Update
We Are Sorry For the Long
Delay On Updating Our Site As
You May Know We Are Designing
A New Program For Windows
Vista And We not Had Much Time
We Are Pleased To Say Beta 1
Almost Done And Ready To Go
Public And We Are Opening Our
New Web-Hosting Site So We Are
Still Here. Thanks..
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26.10.2006Is Microsoft Re-updating Auto Update, and Does It Need Updating Again?
Just when it seemed Microsoft had averted a PR debacle after an update to its Automatic Updates service in Windows installed itself into users'
computers even when they thought it was turned off, now it appears something is turning back on many users' Automatic Updates...
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15.10.2007Exchange Server 2007 Updating Support Skills on Setup and System Management
Exchange Server 2007 Updating Support Skills on Setup and System Management was written by Microsoft Customer Service and Support to prepare
Support Engineers who are assisting customers installing Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1). We hope that you find the step-by-step approach
useful and appreciate any feedback.
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10.12.2007Windows 8 planning and preparation underway
According to a job posting on Microsoft's career site, Windows 8 planning and preparation is currently taking place. The job posting, spotted by
enthusiast site CodenameWindows, hints at third-party application updating, updating virtual machines while they're turned off and delivering full
applications, among others. Microsoft admits in the posting that updating virtual machines whilst they are off "turns out this is pretty hard!." The
job is for a role on the Windows Update Client team, responsible for delivering software updates to over 600 million machines. "As part of this
team, you will help shape Windows 8. Components of our code include a core agent that runs as an NT service, an API layer and a UI application.
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12.11.2009Microsoft AV Scan Engine Updating Issue
Microsoft is aware of an issue with the Microsoft AV engine not updating on some installations of Antigen and Forefront Server Security products. Not
all installations of the products are experiencing this issue, however all products may be affected.
The issue arose because the
aveMicrosoft.dll in one of the Microsoft AV engine updates was marked as hidden, causing all subsequent updates to fail when attempting to
delete this file. When that occurs, the engine is rolled back. This means that installations experiencing this problem are running with an outdated
version of the Microsoft AV engine.
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29.08.2008Windows Defender Beta 2
Refreshed
Microsoft on Thursday released
an updated version of Windows
Defender Beta 2, the
company's anti-spyware and
malware application that will
be integrated into Windows
Vista. The release fixes bugs
in signature updating,
polishes the user interface
and improves the software's
SpyNet reporting capabilities...
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14.04.2006Device driver updates causing Vista to deactivate
After weeks of gruelling troubleshooting, Ive finally had it confirmed by Microsoft Australia and USA -- something as small as swapping the video card
or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation.
Put simply, your copy of Windows will stop working with very little
notice (three days) and your PC will go into "reduced functionality" mode, where you cant do anything but use the web browser for half an
hour. Youll then need to reapply to Microsoft to get a new activation code.
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24.10.2007An explanation of Windows Update automatic updating
The Microsoft Update team has
posted a statement addressing the current community
discussion on Windows Update's self-updating behavior. The upshot is that a longstanding procedure in Windows Update requires it to self-update
before it is able to recognize that new updates are available (note: WU does not conduct a self-update event each and every time it checks for
updates). This self-updating is done regardless of whether the user has enabled automatic checking, download and/or installation of updates. It does
so in an effort to avoid WU misleading the user to think s/he is up-to-date simply because s/he was not receiving notification that updates are
available. Put another way, WU cannot alert the user that there are security updates available if it is not in the necessary updated state that will
allow it to recognize those updates (see "
chicken and egg"
dilemma).
However, we do recognize that we should have been clearer in our explanation of this process earlier in the game; the
MU team's blog post is an effort to rectify that oversight.
In short, this is a poorly understood process, so I invite you to
take a look at the details in the MU blog post to learn more.
Questions on this behavior are best addressed directly to the team
via the MU blog.
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14.09.2007Reboots force suspension of Vista SP1 updates
The reason it's called "beta testing" is to anticipate and isolate problems. But a big problem reported by some -- not all -- Vista SP1 testers is
causing Microsoft to take a step back.
The regular update cycle for testers of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was suspended yesterday
afternoon, following multiple reports of downloaders discovering their automatically updating computers stuck in an endless cycle of reboots. This
would mark the second time in two months that pockets of testers reported such a problem.
The first wave of endless reboots was initially
reported on January 27 to Microsoft's forums. "Every time I start the computer it says: Configurating updates: stage 3 of 3 - 0% complete," reads
the initial post. "And then reboots, and reboots, and reboots...I had it rebooting for over an hour before I stopped the madness."
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20.02.2008WARNING: device driver updates causing Vista to deactivate
After weeks of gruelling troubleshooting, I've finally had it confirmed by Microsoft Australia and USA -- something as small as swapping the video
card or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation.
Put simply, your copy of Windows will stop working with
very little notice (three days) and your PC will go into "reduced functionality" mode, where you can't do anything but use the web browser for half
an hour.
You'll then need to reapply to Microsoft to get a new activation code.
How can this crazy
situation occur? Read on for the sorry tale.
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23.10.2007Windows Server 2008 Training
If you are interested in upgrading your current Windows Server 2003 Certifications, up to Windows Server 2008, this course may be of interest to
you:
Windows Server 2008 Upgrade Skills & Certification (Accelerated Learning) (6 Days)
This course will allow you
to upgrade your MCSE from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, as well as completing three Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist
Certifications. It's being run by Firebrand, is a 6-day intensive course, and covers the following:
- Course 6415: Updating
your Network Infrastructure Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
- Course 6416: Updating your Active Directory Technology Skills to
Windows Server 2008
- Course 6417: Updating your Application Platform Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
There are
currently 2 available dates, March 10th and March 17th 2008, both located in Oxfordshire. You can get all the details from
here...
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21.02.2008Microsoft Silently Rolls Out Anti-Hack Update For Vista
The release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 not only heralded a long-awaited update of the operating system, it also meant the end of two common
Windows Vista anti-activation exploits - the Grace Timer exploit and the Paradox OEM BIOS activation crack. But those who think they can escape by not
updating to Service Pack 1 would be sadly mistaken.
That's because Microsoft has surreptitiously released an anti-hack detection update
via Windows Update. Those who chose to have Windows Vista install updates automatically would have this update installed and running by now. If you
chose to manually select updates to be installed, you should find this update listed.
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12.05.2008Twitter experiences another flutter
In an environment predicated upon all users updating as frequently as possible, social microblog Twitter has revealed its hamartia : that it can
absolutely not sustain downtime...
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21.05.2008Automatic Update Not Making Unauthorized Change
Microsoft has responded to recent web posts claiming that last weekÂ’s automatic update actually changed peoples update settings on their computer.
The company is still looking into the issue, if you experienced weirdness after updating last week, hit the link above and report it.
We have been hearing some questions recently regarding TuesdayÂ’s update release changing automatic updating settings. We have received some
logs from customers, and have so far been able to determine that their AU settings were not changed by any changes to the AU client itself and also
not changed by any updates installed by AU.
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15.10.2007Yahoo's new social networking calendar enters beta
After ten years, Yahoo is finally updating its online calendar, with new capabilities ranging from Flickr-based photo integration to iCal compliance
for sharing information with friends all over the Web...
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09.10.2008Giving up on Vista? Here's how to downgrade to XP
Microsoft's decision last week to delay the end of Windows XP sales five months means users have just that much longer to jilt Vista and return to
the older -- and some say more mature -- operating system. But even with XP's reprieve, few PCs come with anything but Vista. Even if you wanted to
take advantage of the wider window of XP opportunity, you might not know where to start.
For the rest of us, just what does it take to turn back the clock? Read on for more
about the trip to Windows yesteryear.
What is a downgrade? To Microsoft, "downgrade" describes the licensing rights it grants
to older operating systems. Downgrade doesn't mean the process for rolling back Windows from Vista to XP, since there isn't such a procedure, not in
the generally accepted use of "upgrade." In an older-to-newer move, developers usually make it possible to retain all the digital detritus on the
drive, from already-installed applications and Word documents to iTunes tracks and family photos, while updating the system files. Not so in a
downgrade.
winbeta.org - 02.10.2007
PINNED: Vista Build 5342
Released!
We have good news to report
(when don't we?) Windows
Vista Build 5342 has just been
released to both testers and
MSDN subscribers.
The Download is now
available vis-?-vis Microsoft
Connect under the downloads
page. Both X86 and X64
versions are available.
It is not yet known
what the new featues in this
build are or if it is the
official Beta 2, however we
will be updating this article
with more information as soon
as it is released.
Keep an eye
out on this article, as it
will be updated
jcxp.net - 25.03.2006
Windows Update's Sneaky Updates Confirmed
This is a follow-up post to the Computerworld article.
My eWEEK Labs colleague Andrew Garcia has independently confirmed a report that will appear in tomorrow's Windows Secrets
newsletter: Windows Update is fetching and installing some updates without end users' consent.
Windows Secrets contacted eWEEK
and Microsoft Watch earlier this afternoon about the discovery. Tomorrow, Windows Secrets' Scott Dunn will report that Windows Update has started
"altering files on users' systems without displaying any dialog box to request permission. The only altered files that have been reported to date
are 18 small executables used by WU itself. Microsoft is patching these files silently, even if auto-updates have been disabled on a particular
PC."
The Windows Secrets story can be found here, on September 13.
The stealth updates do not appear to affect PCs using WSUS (Windows Server Update
Services) the same way as those using Microsoft Update/Windows Update. Typically, Windows would give some notification before installing updates and,
presumably, install nothing if Windows Update is turned off. But, in testing, Dunn found that Microsoft was updating Windows XP and Vista systems even
when automatic updating is turned off.
winbeta.org - 13.09.2007
Microsoft changes Windows files on user PCs without permission, researchers say
Microsoft Corp. has started updating files on computers running Windows XP and Vista, even when users have explicitly disabled the operating systems'
automatic update feature, researchers said today.
Scott Dunn, an editor at the "Windows Secrets" newsletter, said that nine files in XP and Vista -- but not the same files in each operating system -- have
been changed by Windows Update, the Microsoft update mechanism, without displaying the usual notification or permission dialog box. The files, said
Dunn, are related to the XP and Vista versions of Windows Update (WU) itself.
"We started hearing from readers that Windows was
modifying files in the middle of the night, even when Windows Update was turned off," Dunn said today. Some machines' event logs pinpointed Aug. 24
as the date when the invisible updates began, but on one of Dunn's personal machines, the log showed the changes taking place this week.
winbeta.org - 13.09.2007
Windows Search 4.0 to Become Available on Windows Update
Since Windows Search 4.0 (WS4.0) was released to the web on
June 3rd, we've seen a good number of downloads, and a number of positive responses from customers who started using it. Users are telling us
that they're seeing better performance and reliability of search after WS4.0 is installed. As a result, we feel it's time to make WS4.0
available to the broader audience.
In late July WS4.0 will become available for installation off Windows Update. Customers
using Windows XP will see WS4.0 available as an Optional update, meaning they can manually install it from update.microsoft.com. Windows Vista customers will see the update as a
recommended update. Depending on the Windows Update settings on your Windows Vista SP1 client, WS4.0 may be installed automatically, updating
the search capability in Windows Vista SP1.
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