The eXPerience XP SP3... The Wow Vista SP1... and the Seventh Windows 7
Windows XP (Service Pack 3 imminent), Windows Vista (Service Pack 1 just around the corner) and Windows 7, still on the distant horizon, but at the same time becoming increasingly palpable...
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26.1.2008 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 Windows Vista Wow! Forget about Vista SP1, XP SP3 and Windows 7!
That's it, forget about Windows XP Service Pack 3, about Windows 7, the next iteration of Windows and even about Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
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1.2.2008 Wow! Windows Vista!
I finally got my hands on the finished product. Experiencing Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate, I was so excited I had to call in my family to show them the cool new features available right from the desktop.
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19.1.2007 The Vista wow becomes a whisper
I wasnt a big fan of the Wow campaign around Windows Vista. But its newest incarnation 100 Reasons Why Everyones So Speechless might be even worse.
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22.10.2007 Can There Be Wow in Vista Marketing?
Yesterday's Microsoft marketing bravado is just too funny. So now, 17 months after general availability, Microsoft will promote Windows Vista? Get a life.
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10.7.2008 Windows 7 Will Not Inherit the Incompatibility Issues of Vista
Microsoft is hard at work aiming to prevent the Windows 7 apple proverbially falling close to the Windows Vista tree.
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24.6.2008 Vista and Office: The WOW Starts Now!
It's official! The consumer release of Windows Vista and Office 2007 will be celebrated in New York on January 29 at a launch event the software giant has dubbed "The WOW starts now."
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4.1.2007 Microsoft on the Windows Vista Wow: Were Sorry! And the Autopsy
Back on November 30, 2006, Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer launched Windows Vista to businesses at the NASDAQ headquarters in New York.
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7.10.2007 Resolve TCP/IP Network Configuration Issues in Windows Vista
Microsoft has set up the networking infrastructure in Windows Vista in such a manner that it requires only minimal user interaction, especially when the operating system has to interact with a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
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7.10.2007 Wow Starts January 29: Microsoft Sets Vista Consumer Launch
Microsoft will officially launch Windows Vista and Office 2007 for consumers at a special event in Times Square in New York City on January 29 called "Wow Starts Now."
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25.12.2006 Mac OS X and Linux Left Scrambling for Wow Crumbs in the Windows Vista Dust
Microsoft is celebrating a veritable Windows Vista feast, while Mac OS X and Linux are left scrambling for Wow crumbs.
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2.11.2007 Zune Has Too Many Issues to Compete
After watching Apple and its ubiquitous iPod dominate the digital music industry largely from the sidelines, Microsoft has decide to tackle the market leader head on with the introduction of the Zune.
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10.12.2006 WoW for Free!
Are you tired of paying $14.99 a month for a game you already bought? If so check out this great site for a list of the best FREE World of Warcraft servers and their current statuses.
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IE7 Issues Fixed On Forums
On the Bink.nu Forums, we use a component called FreeTextBox for users to enter their posts. Aparently, there was a small bug that prevented people from posting in IE7. I have updated the script files, and we are all fixed.
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9.8.2006On the Bink. Hotmail users report connection issues
Several users of Microsoft's Hotmail service reported having problems with the free e-mail service on Tuesday. Microsoft late Tuesday confirmed the issue and said it has been fixed.
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19.4.2006 Microsoft Issues New Longhorn Server CTP
Although Beta 3 of Windows Server "Longhorn" was expected sometime this month, Microsoft has instead issued a new Community Technology Preview.
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8.4.2007 Microsoft: Update on Windows 7 UAC issues
Before getting into the actual news, lets take a while to understand the current Windows 7 UAC dilemma
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5.2.2009 Microsoft clears up Zune 80 availability issues
Those of you searching in vain for a Zune 80 may not have longer to wait.
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22.11.2007 World of Warcraft WoW Edition Free Download
Addicted to Peggle Extreme that available for free on Steam? PopCap Games
, the developer of Peggle series of casual action video game, has teamed up with Blizzard Entertainment, the developer of World of Warcraft (WoW), to release a special Peggle: World of Warcraft Edition, available for free download at no cost.
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19.7.2009 XP SP3 Ships Complete with a Range of Issues that Survived RTM
Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and by all means the company took its due time with the service pack: a couple of additional months to develop it on top of what it needed for Windows Vista.
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6.5.2008 Microsoft issues warning to Volume License customers over Windows Genuine Advantage fail
Phil Liu of Microsoft has reported problems with the Windows Genuine Advantage authentication method for Volume License Key (VLK) customers and a temporary work-around.
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5.10.2006 Compatibility Issues When Surfing in IE7? Use User Agent String Utility to Spoof or Simulate as IE6
Although almost all websites has supported Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), the latest generation of popular web browser from Microsoft, but there are still some very few Internet sites that are still not updating the web server configuration for Internet Explorer 7 compatibility, and are not accessible by IE7 users and blocked the Internet surfers from viewing the web pages properly when using IE 7.
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21.11.2006 .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Microsoft has made Service Pack 1 for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2008 available for download. Designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now live on the Microsoft Download Center.
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11.8.2008 Making 64-bit Vista SP1 Say It's Vista SP1
Making a 64-bit copy of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 confirm that it is actually Vista SP1 might require a minimum amount of effort on behalf of the end user, such as right-clicking My Computer and selecting Properties, but things are a tad different when an application is programmed to identify the operating system versions or the service pack releases.
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25.8.2008 32-bit Vista SP1 = 1GB 64-bit Vista SP1 = 1.5GB
If you think that Windows Vista was a fast operating system, then just wait for the first service pack. According to data released by Microsoft, Vista SP1 with weigh in at a maximum of 1.5 GB.
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30.8.2007 64-bit Vista SP1 Runs Faster than 32-bit Vista SP1 and 32-bit XP SP3!
The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista delivers not only support for larger quantities of system memory, with the high-end editions supporting as much as 128 GB of RAM, but also some extra horse power hidden under the hood.
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29.4.2008 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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30.6.2008Windows Vista SP1 RC1 Release Notes
These Release Notes provide important information you should know prior to deploying and using the Windows Vista SP1 operating system, including known
issues. You should familiarize yourself with all of the known issues listed here prior to installing the software.
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06.12.2007Microsoft comes clean on Vista SP1 driver and vLite issues
As you may have been aware having certain drivers installed on Vista will prevent SP1 from installing. Microsoft had not exactly been forthcoming on
which drivers but has now made the list available to the public.
The company listed the affected drivers in a
support article. It consists of mostly audio and display drivers but there are
warnings for fingerprint readers as well.
Additionally, users are warned against using vLite to strip features out of a Vista
installation and install using it. Microsoft says that could also prevent the installation of Vista SP1. The previous support article lists
possible causes and solutions.
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19.03.2008Windows Vista SP1 Release Notes v2.0
These Release Notes provide important information you should know prior to deploying and using the Windows Vista SP1 operating system, including known
issues. You should familiarize yourself with all of the known issues listed here prior to installing the software.
These release
notes address late-breaking issues related to this release candidate of Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 (SP1), along with instructions
for working around them. Unless otherwise specified, these notes apply to all editions of the Windows Vista operating system with SP1.
For an overview of significant changes and improvements in this release candidate of SP1, see
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107921.
For a list of the hotfixes and security updates included in
SP1, see
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107922.
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01.02.2008Why installing Vista SP1 might fail via Windows Update
When you try to install Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update you can get error: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from
Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates.
To help ensure a positive update experience, Windows Update will temporarily not
offer Windows Vista SP1 to systems that have the following device drivers. In some cases, these device drivers are problematic on Windows Vista-based
computers when you update to Windows Vista SP1. By installing updated device drivers, you will resolve the issue and enable Windows Update to offer
Windows Vista SP1.
Click read more to view a list of drivers that don't work well with Vista SP1:
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20.03.2008Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems
Alex Zaharov-Reutt: Has the fallout already begun from Microsofts serious snafu of releasing Vista SP1 early to users of 64-bit Vista? Weve just
received a report that shows two new problems we havent heard of before, as we unofficially rename SP1 to Snafu Pack 1.
Watch
out, Microsoft youre in serious danger of sending people over the edge. While Im happy with my own Vista installation, especially since a stack of
driver issues were sorted out earlier in 2007, Ive stayed well away from SP1, and based on the latest report, Im glad I did...
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25.02.2008Microsoft Partners: We Want Vista SP1 Now
Many partners in the Microsoft galaxy are none too pleased about Redmond's decision earlier this week to withhold downloads of Vista service pack 1
until mid-March. But after a firestorm of online protest from disaffected partners, it appears that Microsoft may consider revising its decision.
During beta testing, Microsoft says it discovered device driver glitches in systems with Vista SP1 installed,
which reportedly have to do with audio
drivers, graphics drivers, and network drivers being disabled after installing Vista SP1. Although the issues can be fixed by uninstalling and
reinstalling the drivers -- a relatively simple task for most IT professionals -- Microsoft
decided
not to release Vista SP1 while it spends the next six weeks ironing out the problems in conjunction with its hardware partners.
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07.02.2008Can There Be 'Wow' in Vista Marketing?
Yesterday's Microsoft marketing bravado is just too funny. So now, 17 months after general availability, Microsoft will promote Windows Vista? Get
a life. The big talk and promises came from Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference, in Houston, where Brad Brooks fessed up about Vista
marketing mistakes and promised there would be response to Apple's "Get a Mac" ads. They say that confession is good for the corporate soul. I
say that it's not good enough.
Microsoft should never have abandoned the original "Wow" Windows Vista marketing campaign. It brought
new meaning to the term "marketing blitz." The campaign flashed by before anybody could blink and say, "Wow." Even if Microsoft executives loathed
the ads, better to keep them than have nothing. I remain convinced that the Vista marketing campaign could have been very effective. The TV
commercials were aspirational, potentially creating positive feelings about the then-mysterious Windows Vista.
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10.07.2008Photos: Installing Vista SP1 beta
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Earlier today I downloaded the standalone installer for Windows Vista SP1 build 6001.16659 and installed it on a few systems
to see what it was like -- and I thought you might like to take a look at it.
Don't expect huge UI changes after installing SP1
-- the changes are small and subtle. In fact, if you're not familiar with Windows Vista, you might miss the SP1 changes. I've put together an image
gallery showing some of the most significant changes.
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28.09.2007Improved startup repair tool, media throttling among Vista SP1 changes
To reassure customers that it really has been addressing consumers' concerns about Vista, Microsoft has made its change log to Windows Vista SP1
publicly available early...
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11.12.2007Overview and Notable changes in Windows Vista SP1
This document provides more detail about the notable changes made to Windows Vista in Service Pack 1, which were focused on addressing specific
reliability, performance, and compatibility issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards.
The second document presents an overview of Windows Vista SP1 and the improvements it contains.
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05.02.2008Notable changes in Windows Vista SP1 (v2)
This document provides more detail about the notable changes made to Windows Vista in Service Pack 1, which were focused on addressing specific
reliability, performance, and compatibility issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards.
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04.03.2008Changes to UAC in Vista SP1: Much less than meets the eye
A video is making the rounds showing how Vista SP1 has significantly improved Vista's immensely annoying User Account Control (UAC). But there
appears to be less to the improvement than meets the eye --- hardly any changes were made to UAC in SP1, and it remains a very big Vista annoyance.
Microsoft blogger Michael Kleef
has
made a video that he says illustrates how much better UAC is under SP1 than before SP1. It very nicely shows that when you create a new folder in
Program Files, you only need to go through one UAC prompt under Vista SP1, rather than four previously.
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17.05.2008Windows Vista SP1 Application Non-Compatibility List
Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista is an important update for Windows Vista. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains many security, reliability, and
feature updates for Windows Vista. A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1. However, most programs will
continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1.
This article lists programs that have been reported to
experience a loss of functionality when they are installed on a Windows Vista SP1-based computer.
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19.02.2008Language Packs and Windows Vista SP1
Nick White: We have some information we'd like to share in regards to Windows Vista SP1 and folks running Language Packs. Some of you may have
noticed that after installing Windows Vista SP1 on Windows Vista Ultimate - the Language Packs fail to appear on Windows Update (
KB947875).
We will be releasing Windows Vista SP1 in two
"waves". The first wave will only provide Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Vista Ultimate PCs running the following 5 Languages: English, French,
German, Japanese and Spanish. The second wave will follow shortly after - supporting all 36 languages.
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04.03.2008Vista SP1 to be just 45MB over Windows Update?
Mary Jo Foley got a chance to
see a note sent to certain
testers of Vista SP1 earlier
this month and quite a few
interesting factoids have
turned up in it:
Q: How big is SP1?
A: Windows Vista
SP1 is approximately 45 MB
when delivered over Windows
Update and is designed to not
significantly change the UI or
regress application
compatibility.
Q: What are some examples
of support for emerging
technologies and
standards?
A:
With SP1, Windows Vista can
boot via EFI (Extensible
Firmware Interface) on an x64
machine. SP1 supports ExFAT, a
new file format that will be
used in flash memory storage
and consumer devices Support
for SD Advanced DMA Support to
improve transfer performance
and decrease CPU utilization
is part of SP1
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30.07.2007The Vista SP1 saga: the best ad for Mac and Linux yet?
Alex Zaharov-Reutt: First, it was a 5 year delay for Vista minus plenty of features, drivers and software compatibility. A year later, Vista SP1
launches, but few can get it yet. Then two SP1 pre-updates launch, only to have many reports of endless rebooting. What more can Microsoft do to
convince people to try a Mac or Linux?
I wouldnt exactly call the delay of Vista SP1 a comedic situation, but the whole thing
seems to have gone from comedic to shambolic in less than three weeks since the February 4 announcement that Vista SP1 had gone to RTM.
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21.02.2008MS Now accepting Nominations for Vista SP1 TAP
Brief Summary
Windows
Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
will be a standard service
pack that will include
security updates, hotfixes, as
well as limited other changes
focused on improving quality.
The Technology Adoption
Program (TAP) is looking for
customers and partners
actively test and provide
feedback on Windows Vista SP1
to help us prepare for its
release in the second half of
CY07. Customers must be
willing to provide feedback
and deploy pre-release builds
into production
environments.
About
the TAP
By joining the
TAP, customers gain access to
early builds and NDA
information about the Service
Pack. A dedicated TAP Program
Manager will work with the
customer to enable
deployments, gather feedback,
drive issues, answer
questions, and connect them
with the product group as
necessary. There will be only
a limited number of seats
available in the Windows Vista
SP1 TAP.
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24.01.2007Visual Studio Incompatibility
Hits Vista
Microsoft acknowledged Tuesday
that developers looking to
build applications on Windows
Vista will need to upgrade to
Visual Studio 2005 SP1,
highlighting compatibility
issues the company is dealing
with as the new operating
system nears release...
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28.09.2006Vista SP1 x86 appears on Torrent Sites
In the last few days, certain Neowin forum members have reported that an image of Vista SP1 x86 Final has leaked to torrent sites. This file is
supposedly a slipstreamed image of the final Service Pack 1 for Vista x86. It is allegedly available in various languages, including English. Since
many believe that this is indeed the download that Microsoft will provide in the upcoming weeks, I would like to emphasize that this is not the case.
This release is not official, nor is it genuine. I repeat: Vista SP1 has not gone final.
Neowin members are reporting that the file in
question may be SP1 Refresh 2 slipstreamed or simply a malware-filled release. I would like to remind our members not to post links to any Vista SP1
build, unless it comes directly from Microsoft’s servers.
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28.01.2008Microsoft: Vista SP1 Available In Mid-March
Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) may have soothed the angst of the service pack hungry masses by releasing Vista SP1 to manufacturing, but users won't be
able to actually download it until mid-March at the earliest, company officials said Monday.
During beta testing for Vista SP1, Microsoft
found that some device drivers were causing problems on systems with SP1 installed. Although the issues can be fixed by uninstalling and reinstalling
the drivers, Microsoft decided this would be too complicated for most users. As a result, Microsoft will spend the next month hunting for additional
problematic device drivers, said David Zipkin, senior product manager in Windows Client Group. "With drivers, we wanted to make sure when folks
upgrade to Vista that they have a smooth experience," Zipkin said.
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