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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.
windows - comments - 21.8.2007

Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000 x64 download

File Name: 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO
download - comments - 8.1.2009

Windows 7 build 7229 download x86 and x64

Windows 7 Build 7229 x86 & x64 will leak within few minute. It is expected that Zukona from Russia will leak windows 7 Build x86. The thread is started by saying members of the Technical Adoption Program (TAP) was given the 7229 build.
download - comments - 11.6.2009

Windows 7 RTM 7600 download x86 and x64

Windows 7 RTM 7600 ( 7600.16384.090710-1945 ) download is here. Enjoy it!
download - comments - 12.7.2009

NEW Activation crack for Windows Server 2008 SP1 x64

Ok How Active Windows Server 2008 ? Super Simple!!!
download - comments - 17.10.2008

Windows 7 RC build 7100 x86 and x64 download

Microsoft just cant keep these builds to themselves, eh? Yet another build has managed to slip past the watchful Redmond eye, this time being build 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700, which is the official RC build that will be officially released by Microsoft in May.
download - comments - 24.4.2009

Windows 7 RC build 7100 x86/x64 download

Microsoft has just announced the availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate for MSDN and TechNet customers. In addition, we have confirmed that it is also available on Microsoft Connect for those enrolled in the Windows 7 test program.
download - comments - 30.4.2009

Windows 7 Build 7137 download x32 and x64 + screenshots

First diwnload links of Windows 7 Build 7137 download x32 and x64 available here!
download - comments - 27.5.2009

Windows 7 Build 7232 x64 VHD Image Download

Leaking of Windows 7 Builds still continues even after availability Windows 7 Release Candidate. We have seen Windows 7 Build 7201, Build 7227, Build 7229 & Build 7231 leaked on internet as ISO image or VHD Image.
download - comments - 16.6.2009

Windows 7 64-Bit x64 Direct Download Links

User who only wants to download Windows 7 installation files via official and verified source can choose to download the ESD files instead, which contains setup1.box, setup2.box and a edition-specific Windows 7 setup installer, and not in ISO format, although its easy to make a bootable Windows 7 DVD or ISO with the unloaded Windows 7 setup files.
download - comments - 25.10.2009

Download Windows 7 Build 7048 x64 (64-bit) Edition

Windows 7 Build 7048, which may possibly to become the release candidate for upcoming Windows 7 operating system, has had its 64-bit (x64) installation files leaked on Internet. The leaked x64 Windows 7 Build 7048 appears to have the same build number with the Windows 7 Build 7048 screenshots leaked previously, which is version 6.1.7048.0 (winmain.090219-1845).
download - comments - 3.3.2009

Leaked Windows 7 RTM Direct Download Links for Both x86 and x64 Flavors

The leaked direct download links for Windows 7 followed promptly the October 22nd general availability deadline, offering end users access to the latest iteration of the Windows client.
download - comments - 26.10.2009

Download Windows 7 RTM 7600.16385 x86 and x64 Original ISO Image

The original untouched ISOs of Windows 7 RTM Build 7600.16385.090713-1255 for both x86 and x64 from Microsoft are finally here!
download - comments - 24.7.2009

Download Microsoft Office 2010 Mondo Beta 1 (Technical Preview v14.0.4302.1000) x86 and x64

Not feeling confident or miss out downloading the pre-beta version of upcoming Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview (TP) version 14.0.4006.1010 or 14.0.4006.1008?
download - comments - 13.7.2009

Vista SP1 RTM Is Available for Download

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM has been made available for download after the bits went gold on February 4, 2008.
windows - comments - 12.2.2008

Windows Vista SP1 Beta Available for Download in September

Via TechNet, not the pre-beta, but the actual Vista SP1 Beta! The first beta build for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 will be made available for download in September via TechNet. As of yet, Microsoft has failed to reveal the actual release date of the beta build for the service pack of Windows Vista. pacpis report this too in our forum.
windows - comments - 23.8.2007

EXCLUSIVE: Download the Vista SP1 Pre-Release Beta!

The limited Windows Vista Service Pack 1 pre-beta release made available to a select group of testers in mid July was leaked to torrent trackers and is free for the taking.
download - comments - 11.8.2007

Windows Update spoof allows early download of Vista SP1

Ever since Vista was released, there has been discussion of when Microsoft would deliver SP1, and whether or not that delivery would be a significant milestone in the OS's development.
windows - comments - 17.10.2007

Hack Available to Download the Official Vista SP1 Straight from Microsoft

That's right! There is a hack available that will permit you to access, download and install the official release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 straight from Microsoft.
windows - comments - 17.10.2007

Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate RC Available for Download

Making headway with the development of the first service pack for Windows Vista, Microsoft has made available for download a new testing milestone of the refresh. On November 14, 2007, the upcoming service pack for Vista evolved into the Release Candidate phase.
windows - comments - 15.11.2007

New Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh - Build 17128 Available for Download

Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate Refresh - Build 17128 is now available for download. Microsoft is making headway with the development of the first service pack for Windows Vista.
download - comments - 10.1.2008

64-bit Vista SP1 RTM Available for Download Straight from Microsoft

In another move coming out of nowhere, unconfirmed and unannounced through official channels, Microsoft has now apparently started serving the 64-bit variant of Vista SP1 RTM to end users.
windows - comments - 21.2.2008

Download Windows Vista SP1 RTM Standalone DVD ISO

Over two months since Windows Vista SP1 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and almost a month since it became available to the general public on March 18, the first service pack for the latest Windows client is once again available for download.
download - comments - 15.4.2008

XP SP3, Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 RC0 Available for Download Next week!

New test builds of Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 will be made available for download next week.
windows - comments - 7.9.2007

Vista SP1 Beta Download Next Week? Windows XP SP3 Missing in Action

Microsoft is hard at work cooking the upcoming releases of Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2008 RC 0, formerly codenamed Longhorn.
windows - comments - 21.9.2007

Download Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 for XP SP3 and Vista SP1 and SP2

While Windows 7 technologies are, as a general rule, available exclusively with the latest iteration of the Windows client from Microsoft, there also are exceptions.
windows - comments - 4.11.2009

Download Windows Vista SP1 Beta RC Build 6001.17036 v.652 via WebUpdater

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta build 6001.16659.070916-1443 v.275 has been upgraded to new version.
windows - comments - 12.11.2007

Vista SP1 Beta Build 6001.17036 v.652 Kills Hack to Download the Service Pack

Microsoft is making headway toward the final release of the first service pack for Windows Vista. A new beta build of the first refresh for the operating system is now live following the initial beta release.
windows - comments - 12.11.2007

Got Vista x64 questions? I've got answers

I got a lot of great questions and comments via e-mail and in the Talkback section of my previous post on the sudden surge in adoption rates for Windows Vista x64. In this follow-up, I summarize the answers Ive found for each question.
windows - comments - 5.8.2008

Microsoft Is Defending x64 Windows Vista

The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista have came under assault recently (read about it here and here), especially when it comes down to the kernel mode code signing security mitigation introduced in the x64 versions of the operating system.
windows - comments - 3.8.2007

I Spy the Windows Vista SP1 x64 Full DVD (integrated)

Keith Combs: The Windows Vista SP1 x64 .ISO file is now online in the TechNet Subscriber Downloads center. It's the fully integrated SP1 thus allowing you to install the operating system from scratch. Although it says English, it's my understanding it includes French, German, Japanese and Spanish as well.




winbeta.org - 29.02.2008

Can Vista SP1 help polish Vistas tarnished image?

..winbeta.org - 21.08.2007

Microsoft lets loose Vista SP1 for x64-based systems

Additional info is available at HEXUS.net and Winfuture.de



Engadget: Not a whole lot to say here, but if you're running Vista on an x64-based system, you've probably already noticed a little surprise courtesy of Windows Update, which today started pushing out the x64 edition of Vista Service Pack 1. If you've been following things in SP1 land, you'll notice that's actually ahead of the neat and tidy Windows Update launch for non-x64 systems, but behind the unofficial options already available.




winbeta.org - 21.02.2008

Releasing Windows Vista SP1 for more languages

Chris Flores: It has been almost a month since we released Windows Vista SP1 to Windows Update in 5 languages. To date: millions of people have successfully installed Windows Vista SP1 on their PCs. So we're happy to announce the next step for Windows Vista SP1 availability.



We are excited to report that today we are making Windows Vista SP1 available to folks running Windows Vista in any of the supported languages. Starting today, users will be able to choose to manually install Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update or download the standalone installer from the Microsoft Download Center (x86 and x64) for any of the 36 supported languages, not just English, Spanish, German, French, and Japanese. For now, it is available for users who visit Windows Update or the Microsoft Download Center. We encourage most users to get Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update-which will provide the best update experience.




winbeta.org - 16.04.2008

Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems?

An iTWire journo by the name of Alex has found yet another Vista SP1 issue to bitch about, this time it's the x64 version and early reports are pointing to several problems. Anything from the "Windows Performance Rating" vanishing, to the poor souls Treo not being recognized through "Windows Mobile Center" after SP1 installation. There could be many explanations for this happening: Either the guys laptop is so sucky that Vista did him a favor by simply hiding crap results, and his phone may no longer sync to Mobile center because he has so few friends and contacts it just isn't worth it.

Vista may of done the guy a favour.

Or Vista is indeed broke, and Microsoft need to sort it. Either way I am sick of all the ranting as of late, so much so that I will be installing Windows Vista x64 SP1 just to annoy websites like iTWire, InfoWorld and CNet (Staff bloggers) and all of their readers to show them that any normal user can install Vista x64 SP1 and have everything work afterwards. Meanwhile a whambulance has been dispatched to the above mentioned sites to pick up the whiney tossers.


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neowin.net - 25.02.2008

Vista 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



winbeta.org - 30.07.2007

Windows Vista SP1 RC Standalone Packages Available

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) RC should be used to update a PC running Windows Vista RTM to Windows Vista SP1. This standalone package will install SP1 as well as any applicable pre-requisite packages.



The 5-Language standalone package supports installations on all versions of Windows Vista with one or a combination of the following languages installed: English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish.



The All-Language standalone package supports installations on all versions of Windows Vista with one or a combination of the 36 Windows Vista languages installed.




winbeta.org - 12.12.2007

Download: Windows Vista x64 Recovery Disc

NeoSmart: Ever since we first made available the Windows Vista Recovery Disc for download back in January, we've been inundated with requests for an x64-compatible version. Flash-forward to three months later, and it's finally here!




winbeta.org - 08.04.2008

Windows Vista SP1 Enterprise x86 Full DVD (integrated) now available

Keith Combs: The Windows Vista SP1 image rollout continues and at this point TechNet Direct subscribers can download the Enterprise x86 DVD image. I'm sure the x64 image will arrive in the next day or so. Keep your downloader warmed up.



For those of you with subscriptions, you know there are VL MAK keys available so you can begin some serious testing with the 32 bit platform.




winbeta.org - 03.03.2008

OpsMgr 2007 SP1 RC Console crashes on x64

Andrzej Lipka: When you try to open the Distributed Application Designer from a console installed on an x64 server you may see the console crashes with .NET error in the Application Log (something of type badimageformat).



This seems to be a bug in SP1 RC. To work around it use a console from an x86-32 (32 bit) machine to connect to the x64 server.



On OpsMgr 2007 RTM this issue does not exist.




winbeta.org - 08.11.2007

Windows Vista SP1 Update Available via Microsoft OEM site

It looks like Microsoft has posted the final Vista SP1 bits to their OEM site which is accessible to anyone that registers. The file is a 1.13GB .img which combines the 32-bit and 64-bit update executables into one image:




winbeta.org - 12.02.2008

Internet Explorer 7.0.5346 Public Release

It seems that Microsoft have updated the Internet Explorer 7 public download to build 5346. The new build supports the following versions of Windows: Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Pro x64, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows Server 2003 ia64.



jcxp.net - 25.04.2006

Deployed: Windows Vista SP1 RC on ALL of my PCs

Brandon LeBlanc: Today Nick announced the availability of the release candidate for Windows Vista SP1. I had a chance to get the RC build of Windows Vista SP1 installed a few days ago. I decided to roll the RC out on all of my PCs which showcase a variety of device types and scenarios:



In installing the RC on my PCs, I did a combination of using the standalone installer and Windows Update. Before proceeding to install the SP1 RC bits, I first needed to uninstall the SP1 beta bits first. Users looking to install the Windows Vista SP1 RC will need to uninstall any previous version of SP1 prior to the installation of the RC from either Windows Update or the standalone installer.




winbeta.org - 06.12.2007

Vista 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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neowin.net - 28.01.2008

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Public Download Now Available

As a quick reminder, our "Reverse Integration" guide for Vista SP1 is available here.



Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues; supporting new types of hardware; and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also will continue to make it easier for IT administrators to deploy and manage Windows Vista. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone version can be installed on systems with any of the following language versions: English (US), French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional).



Read the overview of Windows Vista SP1, including what's new, technical details, guidelines and notable changes.



Read the Deployment Guide for Windows Vista SP1. This guide includes technical information, procedures, and recommendations for installing Windows Vista SP1 in a business or corporate environment.



Microsoft has also released an update for Vista SP1 to copy a local version of key help topics available in the Online Help feature of Windows Vista. This update is useful for customers who are frequently disconnected. (x86) (x64)




winbeta.org - 18.03.2008

Vista SP1 Beta Released to Testers

To much surprise, participants of the Windows Vista SP1 TechBeta program were finally greeted with an official download for the first beta, build 16659, of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on Connect.



There are two downloads available to testers, a full ISO which is approximately 2.95GB for the X86 client, 2.89GB for the X86 Europe (N) client and 3.79GB for the X64 client, or stand alone installers which are approximately 1.22GB for testers to install on their systems currently running RTM.



No word is out yet as to what changes are included in this build, however we do plan to publish our usual screen shot gallery and findings in just a few hours.




jcxp.net - 25.09.2007

Vista Hardware Assessment Tool Addresses Upgrade Dilemmas

Perhaps the most oft-asked question by consumers with regard to whether they should adopt Windows Vista is whether their six-month-old or older hardware is too obsolete for Vista to make good use of it. This morning, Microsoft released for free download the XP version of its Vista Hardware assessment tool, whose aim is to tell consumers what they may need to upgrade in order to put the best polish on those heavily anticipated exclamations...
betanews.com - 21.02.2007

Why 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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neowin.net - 20.03.2008

New Laptop Windows Vista SP1 Virtual Machine World Record

Keith Combs: In this case, a picture is worth a thousand words. I spent some time this afternoon and evening setting up for a fun little test of the Lenovo ThinkPad T61p I have. As youll recall from my previous post, my laptop is loaded up with 8GB of memory. So I thought it would be cool to fire up a bunch of virtual machines to see how effectively Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V allocate and juggle memory. I was able to get fourteen operating system instances running at the same time. The host OS is of course Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 with Hyper-V RC1. In the screenshot, youll notice I am running six instances of Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 x64 and seven instances of Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 x86. Paging and disk I/O really went up after I fired up VM number eight.




winbeta.org - 08.06.2008

VS2008 SP1 and .NET FX Beta Performance Improvements

David Berg: Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is packed with new features, major updates to frameworks, and fixes. So much so that with everything installed (including x64 and ia86 support) you would need to download and install about 1GB of updates. Which brings us to the first and most important performance improvement you only download what you need!



VS2008 SP1 includes a new installation / update engine. You just download the installer, which then analyzes your system installation, and only downloads the components you need. Thus a default installation of VS2008 Team System will only download about 600mb (and less still if you dont have all the default components installed). Download performance will vary substantially based on your internet connection and network contention; however, it generally outperforms an IE file download, and will automatically restart in the middle if your network connection drops out and comes back. (However, if you cancel the install, it will restart at the beginning.)




winbeta.org - 12.05.2008