Never mind Vista, here's Fiji and Vienna
Face it, Windows Vista is just so played these days. With that preliminary biz release under its belt, we're ready for bigger and better things, and luckily a certain "jameskyton" drive-by-blogger has the low-down for us on Vista's successors, Fiji and Vienna.
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1.1.2007 Windows Vista SP1 codenamed "Fiji"
From Microsoft: Longhorn Server RTM/ Windows Vista SP1 RTM Second half of 2006/first half of 2007 (Client RTM + 6 to 9 months).
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13.12.2006 Vista Media Center update "Fiji" delayed
Fiji, the suspected codename for the next version/upgrade of Media Center might be held up by a lack of frequent flyer miles. The beta program, which many of you may have registered for isnt exactly moving along.
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19.6.2007 Vista RTM and SP1 Windows Fiji Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Developed under the codename Windows Fiji, and released to manufacturing under the label Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008, the first major update to the Windows Media Center component included by default in the Home Premium and Ultimate SKUs of Windows Vista RTM and SP1, is right on track to be a disappointment.
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11.8.2008 Nation upset at use of name Microsoft Fiji
Fiji's government says it's still trying to contact the Microsoft Corporation to discuss the company's plans to launch a product called Microsoft Fiji.
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28.6.2008 Windows Fiji beta testing begins
Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, theres been no word in ages from Microsoft about Fiji, the next version of Windows Media Center Edition.
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20.5.2008 Will Windows Vista's Delay Push Back 'Fiji'?
Microsoft has a code name for the next version of Windows. But what is the planned delivery date for the product, as well as its successor, 'Vienna'? No one's talking, but plenty are speculating.
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12.4.2006 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Microsofts Windows Fiji on track to debut before Windows Seven
With Microsoft constantly switching up codenames, it's tough to keep track of what's on and what's off. But "Fiji" is on.
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19.3.2007 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 - lets 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 Vistas tarnished image?
Call it complaining. Call it whining. The end result is the same: Windows Vistas image is tarnished. And its 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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3.10.2007Windows Fiji' beta testing has begun
Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, there’s been no word in ages from Microsoft about “Fiji,” the next version of Windows
Media Center Edition. But that isn’t because Fiji has evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with
whom I’ve spoken and who’ve asked to keep their identities under wraps.
It’s not clear how many testers are part of this
current test phase. There’s also no word on when and if Microsoft is going to tap the many other Fiji testers whom the company has signed up
over the past year-plus or when Microsoft expects Fiji — also known as “Media Center Edition +1″ in some circles — is due
out.
Last anyone heard, Fiji was supposed to build on the functionality that Microsoft delivered as part of Vista Service Pack 1. Some
potential testers said they heard that Fiji would deliver some of the fit and finish that was missing in the Vista release. DirectTV support also is
expected to be added to Media Center with the Fiji release.
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21.05.2008Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with Fiji?
Mary Jo Foley: After a brief blip of news following
the mid-July release to manufacturing of
Microsoft “Fiji,” it’s back to radio silence again. But the quiet shouldn’t be interpreted as all is well.
In fact, a number of Fiji testers who asked not to be named and with whom I’ve communicated are not happy with how the test process for
Windows Media Center TV Pack (Fiji) was conducted or the product that resulted.
In fact, one tester made a convincing argument
that Microsoft is doing more harm than good with Fiji, by sending mixed messages around whether users should wait for Windows 7 or upgrade now to
Windows Vista coupled with Fiji.
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06.08.2008Microsoft (finally) speaks out on 'Fiji'
It only took two-plus years, but Microsoft finally issued on August 8 its official comment about Fiji, a k a "Windows Media Center TV Pack."
Although Microsoft isnt going to
make Fiji commercially available until
September 3, when certain OEM partners start shipping the new Vista Media Center update preloaded on new systems, the Fiji team finally decided to
talk to clear up some of the speculation and rumors about it.
<...> For what its worth, heres Microsoft statement from Ben
Reed, Product Marketing Manager, Windows Media Center...
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08.08.2008Fiji' on track to debut before Windows Seven
Before you get all excited, I
should emphasize that the
source of this news post is a
blog. In my defence, it is a
fairly trusted one and
Bink has
already approved it. Fiji
has often been referred to as
the codename for Windows Vista
Service Pack 1. You might as
well throw that association
out the window. It seems Fiji
is actually the next version
of Windows Media Center. This
is a bit odd for many reasons,
even if you don't realize
that the last two WMC
codenames have been precious
stones. Windows Vista's
successor is codenamed Vienna,
formerly codenamed Blackcomb,
but it appears that Microsoft
is now internally referring to
it as Windows Seven.
Microsoft's plan is to
release Fiji before Windows
Seven, much like Windows Media
Center 2005 (codename Emerald)
was available before Windows
Vista.
This seems
to leave us with more
questions than answers. If not
Fiji, what is the codename for
Windows Vista SP1? Why has
Vista's successor gone
through three different
codenames? Doesn't Windows
Vista already include the
latest Windows Media Center
(codename Diamond)? Shouldn't
Windows Seven include the next
version of WMC? I guess
not.
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20.03.2007Windows Fiji: Now second half of 2008?
Because Microsoft won't
comment officially on
"Fiji," the expected,
standalone update to Windows
Media Center, its tough to
confirm a date slip.
But Chris Lanier, a
Microsoft Most Valuable
Professional (MVP) in the
digital media arena, is
predicting that Fiji wont
debut in 2007, as Microsoft
and other interested parties
had been predicting. Instead,
Laniers betting Fiji is now a
second half of 2008 update.
In a blog post dated
June 12, Lanier blogged:
Don't
expect Fiji this year.
Dont expect Fiji early next
year. Based on water-cooler
talk Ive heard, I wouldnt
expect to see it released
until around Q3-Q4 2008 which
would bring the platform back
to Sep/Oct releases as has
been customary since 2002. .
Date is highly subject to
change if things like DIRECTV
support are to be
included. ..
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19.06.2007Nation upset at use of name Microsoft Fiji.
Fiji's government says it's still trying to contact the Microsoft Corporation to discuss the company's plans to launch a product called
Microsoft Fiji.
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told Fijilive his country wants an amicable resolution about the use of the name for
Microsoft's commercial gain.
Microsoft has revealed the next version of its Windows Media Center will be known as Windows Fiji.
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28.06.2008Windows Fiji: a world class failure
Zack Whittaker: Before I get blasted by the uber-nerds, I’ll tell you now. I’ve been playing with
Windows 7 (6519) for a while, and
Fiji, the new Windows Media Center TV Pack supposedly for Windows 7 for Windows
Vista (ta, MJ) for a good few days..
For the life of me, I cant see any differences in Fiji anywhere...
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09.08.2008Windows Fiji beta testing has begun
Mary Jo Foley: Speaking of
Microsoft information lockdown, there’s been no word in ages
from Microsoft about “Fiji,” the next version of Windows Media Center Edition.
But that isn’t because Fiji has
evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with whom I’ve spoken and who’ve asked to keep their
identities under wraps.
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20.05.2008Adding to the Confusion; Fiji = MCE?
After months and months of
speculation about whether Fiji
is simply the codename for
Windows Vista's first Service
Pack (SP1), Vista R2 and even
a whole new version of
Windows, it seems yet another
possibility has been added to
the table.
Today, Mary Jo Foley posted
an interesting article on her
blog claiming that Fiji is
indeed an interim release of
Windows and will be the next
version of Windows Media
Center. It was also noted that
Fiji is expected to be
released before Windows Vienna
(or "Seven").
Foley also sourced a
blog
post from back in November
2006, which was posted by
Charlie Owen, one of the
product managers for Windows
Media Center. The post claims
that Fiji is indeed the next
version of Windows Media
Center.
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20.03.2007Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon
Microsoft is done testing "Fiji," its update to Windows Media Center and is preparing to release the product officially known as "Windows Media
Center TV Pack 2008."
Microsoft notified testers that it had RTMd (released to manufacturing) Fiji on July 17, according to
testers who requested anonymity. From the alleged release note...
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18.07.2008First 'Fiji' Media Center systems start rolling out
As Microsoft watchers may recall,
Microsoft's gag order on "Fiji" (Windows Media Center TV
Pack) was slated to officially end this week, concurrent with the
CEDIA Expo show.
Announcements regarding the first PCs preloaded with Fiji are expected from...
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04.09.2008Vista Media Center Update "Fiji" Delayed
Fiji, the suspected codename
for the next version/upgrade
of Media Center might be held
up by a lack of frequent flyer
miles. The beta program,
which many of you may have
registered for isn?t exactly
moving along. The invites
that were supposed to be sent
out on May 31th have gone no
where fast. This leads me to
think that the target ship
date for Fiji is no where
close.
Typically, a beta program
for a product as large as
Media Center is going to last
for at least eight months to a
year, and depending on the
features included even longer.
As my main feature
predictions revolve around
DIRECTV/Dish support, and HD
DVD playback/Managed Copy I
expect the beta to be a long
one. Getting something like
DIRECTV tuners working isn?t
going to be easy, just look at
the current problems with
CableCARD.
Don?t expect Fiji this year.
Don?t expect Fiji early next
year. Based on water-cooler
talk I?ve heard, I wouldn?t
expect to see it released
until around Q3-Q4 2008 which
would bring the platform back
to Sep/Oct releases as has
been customary since 2002.
Date is highly subject to
change if things like DIRECTV
support are to be
included.
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19.06.2007Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers
Microsoft is in the midst of a quest for new testers for some kind of new Windows Media Center product, which may or may not be connected to
“Fiji,” the next version of Windows Media Center Edition (MCE).
Late last week, Microsoft posted to its
Connect private beta-tester site a “Windows Media
Center Tester Application” survey, sources said. Microsoft is seeking a pool of testers for some new client-based product and is closing the
tester application process this Friday, February 1, sources said.
One tester said he believes the survey is for Fiji, known these
days as “MCE+1.” Microsoft officials would not confirm whether the survey is aimed at lining up Fiji testers. All they’d say (via a
statement from a corporate spokeswoman, was...
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30.01.2008Apply to Test the Next Windows Media Center
Microsoft is now accepting
beta test applications for the
next version of Windows Media
Center, code-named
"Fiji." The update
will likely contain bug fixes
and some new digital media
features, arriving alongside
Windows Vista Service Pack 1,
say sources...
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18.04.2007What you won’t hear Microsoft talk about at WinHEC 2007
Usually, at the annual
Microsoft Windows Hardware
Engineering Conferences
(WinHECs), Microsoft provides
its system partners with some
information about what's
coming next on the operating
systems front. Even if not a
full-fledged roadmap, usually
there are a few hints, a
handful of futures slides, a
couple of thinly-veiled
references to general
directions.
This year: The future has
been ruled off limits, at
least on the Windows client
front.
Execs are not
talking at all about Windows
Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 or
"Fiji," the Media Center
update expected later this
year. And don't even think
about hearing/seeing anything
on Windows Seven, a k a
Windows 2009. ..
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16.05.2007Microsoft to Abandon Major SPs for Vista
Finished are those dreams of
Fiji being a major Service
Pack 1 for Vista: a Microsoft
spokesperson has just
announced that Windows Vista
won't be having any major
upgrades through its service
packs as XP's previous
service packs were.
Reasons that
Microsoft gave mainly revolve
around Vista being a high
quality operating system right
out of the box, as well as
small updates improving the
system gradually thanks to a
new integration of Windows
Update into the core system.
The company also believes that
a lightweight service pack
will benefit both enterprises
and individual users, since
fewer major changes to the
system's core will also
reduce compatibility issues as
well as prevent performance
problems that users have
historically been complaining
about after Windows service
pack releases.
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03.04.2007No DirecTV HD for Vista Media Center until 2010?
Ben Drawbaugh: It has been three months since
we received leaked confirmation that the
yet to be officially announced DirecTV HD tuner for Vista Media Center
(VMC) was part of an upcoming update code named Fiji (expected in October). The fact that so much time has passed and our sources still haven't
actually received a tuner was really starting to bother us. So we got even more concerned when we learned that the first release candidate issued to
testers was missing required pieces to make the HDPC-20 possible...
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06.07.2008What does Microsofts IPTV reorg have to do with Fiji?
Mary Jo Foley: I’ve been thinking about Microsoft’s quiet reorg, via which the company unified the IPTV, Media Center and HD DVD
initiatives into a single organization, known as
the
Microsoft Connected TV business group.
Just munging these three teams together doesn’t necessarily mean a cohesive set
of Microsoft TV products and services will suddenly emerge. As Microsoft Platform Strategy Advisor Harry Mower blogged:
“This is a step in the right direction as long as we also
begin to consolidate the underlying platforms and developer technologies. Today, if you want to build a media experiences that spans devices, you
are forced to use a hodgepodge of languages, tools and standards. Until we (Microsoft) realize that we need to deliver one unified platform for
multimedia development and consumption, these types of changes are not going to matter much to the general consumer or customer.”
As a result of the latest reshuffling, the Media Center team, which (supposedly) has been working on
the next out-of-band Media Center release, codenamed “Fiji,” is
now part of Robbie Bach’s Entertainment and Devices unit, rather than the Windows client one. So what does this mean, if anything for the
development and release of Fiji?
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28.12.2007Onto the next version of
Windows
The day after releasing the
final Windows Vista bits to
volume-licensing business
customers. Microsoft issued a
call to testers asking for
input on the next version of
Windows.
"Many
customers have expressed the
desire to have an impact on
future releases of Windows. We
have often heard from
customers that they want the
opportunity to make
suggestions about the way
Windows works," according to
a copy of a note Microsoft
sent to Windows testers,
published on the ActiveWin.com
Web site.
"The
purpose of this program is to
gather that early feedback
from Windows customers and use
it to make the next version of
Windows the best release yet.
Who Can Participate Initially
this program will be open to
participants of the Windows
Vista Technical Beta
Community. At a future date
after general Windows Vista
consumer availability it will
be opened up to all registered
Microsoft Connect users," the
note said.
jcxp.net -
04.12.2006Buy More Vista Licenses, Save 10%
Microsoft has launched the
appropriately named Windows
Vista Additional License
program, which will enable
customers to save a bit of
money if they want to install
Windows Vista on multiple
computers. Before, users had
to purchase a completely new
copy of Vista...
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