Windows Vista™ Resource Kit
Get the definitive reference for deploying, configuring, and supporting Microsoft® Windows Vista™—with expert insights from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows Vista Team.
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7.4.2007 Introducing the Windows 7 Resource Kit PowerShell Pack
Today, the Windows 7 Resource Kit should be available in stores, and the PowerShell Pack is available for download on code gallery.
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18.10.2009 Academic Resource Kit – Free Tools and Resources from Microsoft
Whether you want to build an AJAX-based web application, or a Windows game, the Academic Resource Kit is a great place to start.
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9.2.2008 Bill Gates Promises Windows 7 Will Be Less of a Resource Hog
There are but scarce details pointing the direction in which Microsoft is taking the development of Windows 7, and the operating system, for that matter.
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12.5.2008 Microsoft Windows Vista OEM Preinstallation Kit available
The Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) OEM Presinstallation Kit is now available. Microsoft's Worldwide System Builder team would like system builders to experience the updated OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) tools which will be used to preinstall Windows Vista.
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16.10.2006 Vista Oem Activation Tool Kit 0.5 Beta
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this download. This is Vista Oem Activation Tool Kit 0.5 Beta by Steve Jobs @ Keznews forum
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22.3.2007 Vista Oem Activation Tool Kit v1.5
Steve Jobs update his Vista Oem Activation Tool Kit For Vista 32bit and 64bit to version 1.5. Vista will be 100% genuine, all downloads will work.
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3.4.2007 Vista Automated Installation Kit - WAIK User's Guide
Documentation Update 1 - Documentation update for the Windows Automated Installation Kit and Unattended Setup Reference.
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3.4.2007 Windows Driver Kit Beta release hints at upcoming Vista SP1
Thanks to pacpis for this post. One of our members received the following e-mail earlier today from the WDK team:
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18.7.2007 Windows 7, XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Vulnerability Exploit Included in Malware Kit
The exploit for a vulnerability affecting the Server Service on all supported versions of Windows has been included in a commercial malware kit, available for sale.
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17.11.2008 Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Blocker Tool Kit Draws Close to Expiration
Soon, there will be nothing standing between Windows XP and Windows Vista users and the automatic distribution of the latest service packs for the two operating systems. Microsoft provided a heads up related to the imminent expiration of the Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit, a tool that is designed with the sole purpose of blocking the delivery and installation of Service Pack 3 for XP and SP1 for Vista through Windows Update and Automatic Updates.
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24.4.2009 Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit - Block Vista SP2 Automatic Upgrades
Microsoft is offering Windows Vista SP1 users the chance to block automatic upgrades to Service Pack 2. In addition to making available Vista SP2 RTM as a standalone download, DVD ISO image, the bits are also released to Windows Update, and subsequently served to Vista SP1 users who have Automatic Updates enabled.
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3.7.2009 WGA Patcher Permanent Kit!
WGA Patcher Permanent Kit! By :
Matt Enables Pirated PC to become Genuine.
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11.11.2006 Windows Automated Installation Kit
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate IT professionals customize and deploy the Microsoft Windows Vista™ family of operation systems.
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14.2.2007 Xbox 360 Messenger Kit
This year's Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard Update brought MSN Messenger contact-list integration to Xbox Live, but many of us have been waiting for Microsoft to release the chatpad accessory before making full use of the service.
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23.7.2007 Windows 7 Activation Tool Kit BETA 1.8
Orbit30 releases a Windows 7 activation tool and a Windows Vista / 7 tweaker. - Windows 7 Activation Tool Kit BETA 1.8 | 25.4 Mb
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23.7.2009 Windows 7 Automatic Installation Kit Limitations
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK or WAIK) is among the free tools of choice when it comes down to building custom Windows 7 images and deploying them in a specific environment.
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31.8.2009 Windows Update Blocker Tool Kit - Block Automatic Windows Vista SP2 Update
After availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 for public download I am sure many users would have already installed Vista Service Pack 2 to see the performance improvements and its advisable to install Windows Vista sp2 as it has many noticeable changes and also includes all the fixes released after Vista sp1.
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27.5.2009 Windows Automated Installation Kit RTM Now Available for Download
The Vista RTM version of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows-AIK or WAIK) is now available for download from Microsoft downloads.
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16.11.2006 Get an Insight into the Windows 7 OEM Pre-installation Kit
Here is your chance to get an insight into the OEM Pre-installation Kit (OPK) that Microsoft will offer for Windows 7.
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24.5.2009 Download the Windows 7 RTM Automated Installation Kit
With the gold build of the latest iteration of the Windows client now live on MSDN and TechNet, Microsoft has also made available for download the final version of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 RTM.
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10.8.2009 Get Genuine Kit and Windows Product Key Update Tool
The best and most cost-effective way for customers to acquire Windows software is preinstalled on a new PC.
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15.8.2006 Pre-Activated Windows 7 RTM DVD Kit v2.1
Pre-Activated Windows 7 RTM DVD Kit v2.1 Windows 7 RTM Ultimate only Any language
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21.9.2009 Custom PC makers finally get Windows 7 preinstallation kit
On October 12, Microsoft provided system builders with the Windows 7 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) tools and related documentation they need to preload and customize Windows 7 on multiple new PCs.
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13.10.2009 Windows Driver Kit RTM Build 6000.16386 Available on Connect
UPDATED! Microsoft have made the final version of the Windows Driver Kit available on Connect under the
Microsoft Windows Driver Kit Beta Program.
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5.11.2006 Microsoft Releases First Broad Beta Developer Kit for .NET Micro Framework
New framework allows developers to build applications for the smallest of devices.
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27.9.2006 Windows 7 RTM Windows 7 Preinstallation Kit for OEMs
Just 10 days ahead of the Windows 7 General Availability deadline, Microsoft made available for download the preinstallation resources associated with the RTM Build of the latest Windows client.
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14.10.2009 Windows 7 Performance Tools - Performance Tools Kit 4.1.1
Internet Explorer 8 will be not only an apex of performance, but also the next major iteration of the Windows client, according to Microsoft.
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1.9.2008 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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15.2.2008Windows Server 2008 Developer Training Kit (Beta 3)
The Windows Server 2008 Developer Training Kit includes a set of hands-on-labs and presentations for technologies such as IIS7, Management, WCF, WF,
Windows CardSpace, Windows PowerShell, Virtualization and the Transactional File System (TxF). The content was originally created by Microsoft's
Developer & Platform Evangelism group as part of the Windows Server 2008 Touchdown training activities.
The seven hands-on labs
included in this kit are based on the DinnerNow sample application. The entire source code for the DinnerNow sample application can be downloaded from
codeplex (see the related resources), however, this sample is not required for using the developer training kit.
Although this
kit is intended to show developers how to build applications that target Windows Server 2008 technologies, the kit can be installed on Windows Vista,
Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. The hands-on labs and most of the technologies covered in this training kit also apply to Windows Vista.
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03.01.2008Windows Vista available on Volume Licensing
Thanks Tom Warren and
Bink for
this information that was
relayed to me yesterday
(shortly before my power
outage), but better late than
never! We can reveal that
Windows Vista is available for
Volume License users, shortly
ahead of the scheduled Nov.
17th release to MSDN
subscribers.
The
following flavours were
released:
- Windows Vista
Business 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD
English
- Windows Vista
Business 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD
UPG
- Windows Vista
Business 64-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD English
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD English
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD UPG
English
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 32-bit English Disk
Kit MVL MVLS Only DVD Language
Packs
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 64-bit English Disk
Kit MVL DVD English
- SA Win Vista
Enterprise 64-bit English Disk
Kit MVL MVLS Only DVD Language
Packs
The site
appears to be non-responsive,
it's probably being
hammered!
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16.11.2006Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate IT professionals customize and deploy the Windows Vista and Windows
Server 2008 family of operation systems. By using Windows AIK, you can perform unattended Windows installations, capture Windows images with ImageX,
and create Windows PE images.
This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows Vista License Terms.
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05.02.2008TomTom iPhone car kit price announced
TomTom announced pricing for their iPhone in car kit, which will be sold separately from the application, for a retail price for $119.95 US,
available in October. Last month, TomTom released their GPS applications, pricing their U.S. & Canada application at $99.99 U.S. The iPhone car
kit mounts to windshields for hands free communication, including a mounting to hold the iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS, also including a charging plug. The
mounting car kit was published on the European iTunes store, but was later taken down. The combined price for the TomTom iPhone car kit, $119.95,
and the U.S. & Canada application, $99.99, comes to a total of $219.94 + Tax US.
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27.09.2009Microsoft Malware Removal Starter Kit
Urs Küderli: I just had to create a bootable CD/DVD to offline clean a PC of a friend of mine. So I installed and used the
Microsoft
Malware Removal Starter Kit:
Based on the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) kit, great collection for creating
a rescue and cleaning disk. It is also very easy to add your own favorite tools as well.
Additional resources for this topic:
The Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=28732 The Responding to IT
Security Incidents page on Microsoft TechNet:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securi
ty/guidance/disasterrecovery/responding_sec_incidents.mspx The Windows Security Resource Kit, Second Edition from Microsoft
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08.11.2007Windows Server 2008 RTM WDK now available on Connect
Microsoft has released the Windows Server 2008 RTM Windows Driver Kit (WDK) on Connect. Supported driver platforms for the development kit include
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008:
We are pleased to announce the release of the
Windows Server 2008 RTM WDK. The WDK build is now available for download on Connect. This WDK beta release to Connect coincides with the recent OS
release of Windows Server 2008 RTM. Please take a few moments to install the newest WDK build and test as applicable for your needs. As always, please
file bugs found as quickly and as detailed as possible.
In this WDK release, the WDK is delivering the latest updates to build
drivers for Server 2008 and earlier platforms since the release of Vista a year ago. This is the supported platform for the development and release of
all production drivers for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
The driver kit is
available for users currently registered in the beta and it is also available via "
Available Connections" on Connect for anyone registering in
the "Microsoft Windows Driver Kit (WDK) and Windows Logo Kit (WLK)" beta program.
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05.02.2008Windows Driver Kit Version 7.0.0
The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) Version 7.0.0 contains the tools, code samples, documentation, compilers, headers and libraries with which software
developers create drivers for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003. This
development kit does not contain device drivers for your personal computer. If you are looking for drivers for your personal computer, go to
Microsoft Update for downloads, or visit
Windows Hardware Help for more information to find device drivers and hardware.
A working knowledge of C programming is necessary to use this kit to develop Windows drivers. For additional information about doing driver
development, please go to
Windows Developer Hardware Central.
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07.08.2009CES2008: Crucial External SSD Kit
At CES, there were several booths showing off functioning solid state disks (SSD). One that caught our eye was the Crucial SK01 External Drive Kit.
This kit gives you the benefits of having a SSD as well as higher portability. The kit comes with a 3.5" bay, 5.25" drive bracket, and a 2.5" USB
2.0 enclosure for a SSD. This allows you to plug the drive into a computer and get SATA2 3Gb/s speeds, and then eject it to have the ability to take
it anywhere and plug it into any USB. This hot-swappable feature may prove to be very useful.
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11.01.2008CompUSA to Sell Vista November 30
Small businesses looking to
get an early start on
upgrading to Windows Vista
won't need to wait until the
new operating system's late
January 2007 launch after all.
Microsoft has partnered with
CompUSA to sell a special kit
containing Vista Business and
Office 2007 Small Business...
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14.11.2006Vista Application Compatibility Kit Out
Although Windows Vista
officially launched for
businesses back in November,
Microsoft waited until today
to release the final version
of its Application
Compatibility Toolkit for the
new operating system. The
software is designed to
diagnose any potential
problems that may arise from
upgrading...
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31.01.2007Windows Performance Tools Kit v4.1.1 Update Available
The Windows Performance Tools (WPT) Kit contains performance analysis tools that are new to the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework
3.5. The WPT Kit is useful to a broad audience, including system builders, hardware manufacturers, driver developers, and general application
developers. These tools are designed for measuring and analyzing system and application performance on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and
later.
Version 4.1.1 is an update to WPT Kit v.4.1.0, which was released as part of the
Windows Server
2008 SDK. Version 4.1.1 contains fixes for the following issues:
- Windows Performance Analyzer does not start when
double-clicking an ETL file.
- Windows Performance Analyzer does not perform power state transition analysis.
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11.02.2008Driver Signing changes between Windows XP and Vista...
Chris Taylor: In XP the driver rankings were determined in the following way as discussed in the "Windows Vista Resource Kit":
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In-box drivers are given first preference.
- Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) signed drivers next.
- Unsigned drivers are
given lowest preference.
In Vista this algorithm was extended to include eight levels of digital signing:
- Microsoft
signed WHQL Certified Drivers.
- Microsoft signed in-box drivers (NT Build Lab Certified).
- Microsoft signed Windows Sustained
Engineering Certified drivers.
- Drivers that have been signed using Authenticode (Enterprise CA).
- Drivers that have been signed
using Authenticode (Class 3 CA Certified).
- Drivers that have been signed using Authenticode (MAKECERT.EXE Certified).
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Microsoft signed WHQL Certified drivers for a down level Windows Operating system.
- Unsigned Drivers.
This behavior is
illustrated in setupapi.dev.log when determining which driver to install for a device.
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13.03.2008Windows Vista SP1 Product Guide
A comprehensive feature-by-feature guide to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. With contributions from people who actually worked on the product, this
is the definitive resource to learn about Windows Vista. The Windows Vista Product Guide is available in XPS and PDF formats.
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22.03.200810 Ways Vista is more annoying with Windows 7 available
We all know Windows Vista got a bit of a bum rap. Its biggest sin was that it shipped earlier than it should and its reputation has never recovered.
However, with Windows 7 now out, those of us who have to switch between PCs now find ourselves discovering completely new things about Windows Vista
that are annoying -- because they are things that Windows 7 made so much better. Here's our list... #1 "Program not responding" Windows
Vista loved to throw programs under the bus for not responding. This was especially true of Windows Explorer which regularly would fade out a window
because it was trying to access a network resource.
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05.11.2009Hackers update malware tool kit, add first zero-day attack code
A new version of the IcePack hacker exploit tool kit has been released, security researchers warned today, and for the first time it includes attack
code designed to exploit an unpatched, or zero-day, Microsoft vulnerability.
Three of IcePack's eight exploit tools are new,
said Roger Thompson, chief technology officer at Exploit Prevention Labs Inc. That's noteworthy in and of itself, Thompson said. "The mix of old and
new exploits is to be expected, but three new ones in one update is pretty impressive," he noted.
But the new tool kit also
sports a first. "The latest iteration has done something original," said Thompson, pointing to an exploit that attacks a zero-day vulnerability in
Microsoft's DirectX software development kit (SDK). "The closest to a tool-kit zero-day exploit
was for the ANI
vulnerability."
He was referring to a Windows bug that surfaced in early April. By the time that Mpack, an IcePack predecessor,
added the ANI exploit, however, Microsoft had patched the vulnerability with an emergency out-of-cycle update. ..
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Office Accounting 2008 Software Development Kit
The Microsoft Office Accounting 2008 Software Development Kit shows developers how to use the Office Accounting platform to create custom solutions
and to integrate their products with Office Accounting.
winbeta.org - 14.11.2007
Critical Flaws Found in Java Development Kit
Two vulnerabilities
open to remote exploitation by
hackers have been found in
Java Development Kit, one of
which could be used to take
over a compromised
system.
JDK
(Java Development Kit) is a
software development tool made
by Sun Microsystems
specifically for Java users.
The vulnerabilities were rated
"critical" by FrSIRT (French
Security Incident Response
Team), a security research
organization based in France.
One flaw is caused by
an integer overflow error in
the image parser when
processing ICC profiles
embedded within JPEG images,
according to FrSIRT
researchers...
winbeta.org - 18.05.2007
Comparing Browsers' Memory Usage
The resource usage of browsers is an important aspect in modern-day computing, because the browser is taking on an ever more important role in
day-to-day computing tasks. Hence, it may come as no surprise that many complaints regarding browsers are not about rendering speed or rendering
quality, but about resource usage. Dot Net Perls ran an interesting benchmark on
Windows Vista SP1, comparing 5 browsers to each other.
winbeta.org - 25.06.2008
Apple opens App Store Resource Center for developers
Apple's App Store has only been around for a relatively short time, but it's grown phenomenally during the period of time that it has been
available. Unfortunately for the company, it may have grown a bit too fast, and as such, Apple seems a bit under prepared. Many developers face long
wait times for application approvals, some get their software rejection unfairly, and a vast majority get frustrated when they face long periods of
silence whilst their applications are inspected. Whilst the first couple of issues are being worked on, the third has been somewhat addressed today,
according to MacRumors, with the introduction of the App Store Resource Center.
Read full story.....
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360 Messenger Kit, Halo 3 Accessories Hit Next Week
The Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Controllers and Headset and the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit both hit on Sept. 4, Microsoft announced today.
The wireless controllers, which feature Covenant Brute and Master Chief art by Todd McFarlane, sell for $60 a pop. The Spartan green and gold
wireless headset also sells for $60.
The Xbox 360 Messenger Kit includes a backlit Chatpad that pops on to the bottom of your
controller and a special headset that attaches to it. The two sell for $30, which seems like a pretty great price to me.
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