Replace Windows Vista UAC with Smart UAC Replacement
In past we had review Norton UAC tool an alternative for default Windows Vista user access control. Now here is yet another similar Vista UAC replacement tool Smart UAC Replacement which is easier, more comfortable and definitely less irritating than the standard Windows UAC.
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27.9.2009 Who will replace Bill Gates?
Since joining Microsoft I've heard Bills name in conversations with me so many times now that It's quite disturbing to be honest. In that, a lot of the time I get the "yeah well tell your buddy Bill..." or "..When you next See Gates..." piecemeal conversations.
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12.3.2007 Windows XP SP3 Twice as Fast as Windows Vista – Leaves Vista SP1 in the Dust
Forget about Windows Vista. And forget about Windows Vista SP1. Microsoft's latest Windows client has been quite sluggish to begin with. This in both consumer adoption and in terms of the performance it delivers.
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27.11.2007 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 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 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 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 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 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 Microsoft Makes Its Own: 32-bit Windows Vista vs. 64-bit Windows Vista
With Windows Vista, Microsoft delivered both the 32-bit and 64-bit flavors concomitantly, a first for the company, whose Windows XP x64 Professional (April, 2005) was launched one year after Windows XP SP2 (August 2005) and four after the initial 32-bit Windows XP (2001).
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8.1.2008 Microsoft: Windows Vista vs. Windows XP – Definitely Vista!
As far as Microsoft is concerned there is only one choice possible in terms of desktop clients. But Windows Vista is also the clear option over Windows XP when it comes down to the Redmond company's preferred operating system for mobile PCs.
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6.9.2007 Genuine Windows Vista vs. Pirated Windows Vista
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Essentially there is absolutely no difference between a genuine and pirated copy of Windows Vista in terms of functionality. Sure, there is a very good chance that the counterfeit version of the operating system would contain malicious code and that the user experience would be gravely diminished because the fabric of the platform has been tampered with in the cracking process.
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12.9.2007 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 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 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 Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking
Enough with benchmarking the OS - let’s see if Office 2007 is any faster on Vista SP1.
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26.2.2008 Microsoft Says Vista SP1 Needs to Speak the Same Language as Vista RTM
Microsoft says that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 needs to speak the same language as the RTM version of the latest Windows client. Otherwise there's no game.
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2.4.2008 Vista SP1 to Cure the Vista RTM Wow Hangover
When Windows Vista was unleashed in January 31, 2008, Microsoft was promising performance, security, innovation, all wrapped up under an umbrella of a Wow user experience.
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11.4.2008 Vista-For-Free coupon with Vista ready PC's
Microsoft and the world's leading PC vendors have reached an agreement to promote the long-awaited Vista OS by offering PC buyers worldwide a free upgrade coupon, as a way of encouraging them to buy a Vista-capable PC as early as possible, according to market sources, citing information leaked from Taiwan-based PC makers.
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11.10.2006 Can Vista SP1 help polish Vista’s tarnished image?
Call it complaining. Call it whining. The end result is the same: Windows Vista’s image is tarnished. And it’s corroding more and more rapidly as the weeks are going on. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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21.8.2007 New Vista AutoPatcher - Vista update toolkit Alpha
Vista Update Toolkit Alpha (Windows Vista Updates Downloader) is a FREE program which downloads updates directly from Microsoft. All files are very useful with vLite!
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26.9.2008 Vista SP1 – Microsoft Could Not Have Given Less – Vista SP2 Anyone?
Microsoft had the chance to position the first service pack for Windows Vista as a panacea for the operating system, giving the platform nothing less than a fresh start and another take at the Wow.
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3.10.2007 Vista SP1 Rolling Over for Vista SP2
Vista SP1 did not do the trick for your RTM copy of the operating system? While such a scenario is highly unlikely, Microsoft is getting closer and closer to taking Windows Vista to the next level, again.
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7.12.2008Vista SP1 to replace 'Reduced Functionality' with nagware
A service originally designed to compel unpaid Vista users to obtain genuine licenses is apparently being scrapped in Service Pack 1, to be replaced
with a more "in-your-face" approach...
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04.12.2007Microsoft Building New Free
Mail Client
Internet Explorer isn't the
only application to enjoy a
resurgence in Windows Vista --
Microsoft is readying a new
desktop e-mail client that
will be integrated into
Windows Live and eventually
replace Outlook Express.
Dubbed Windows Live Mail
Desktop, the product is
currently in beta testing...
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11.03.2006Sneak peak at upcoming Windows 7 advertisements
Microsoft has a lot riding on its upcoming launch of Windows 7. With Vista burned by bad reviews, user errors, and a general vibe of negativity, it
needs Windows 7 to replace Windows XP as the next rock solid platform. Posted below are some upcoming advertisements for the Windows 7 campaign
where Microsoft hopes to show off some of the highlights of the new platform, according to istartedsomething.com. Each advertisement shows off a
different feature in a unique way that directly address negativity received over its previous "The Wow is Now" campaign for the launch of Vista.
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08.09.2009Vista-downgrade lawsuit revised; Microsoft now accused of price-gouging
The California woman suing Microsoft Corp. over Windows Vista's downgrade rights revised her lawsuit yesterday to focus her charges on the
requirement that users buy the most expensive versions of Vista if they want to replace that operating system with Windows XP.
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08.03.2009New theme coming for Vista
Mentioned at a dinner last
night with Jim Allchin was
that a new theme is coming to
replace the Non-Aero Theme for
Vista Capable PCs (PC's that
cannot run Windows Aero).
Also mentioned were
some other great features
coming from Vista, Restart
Manager and Windows
ReadyBoost.
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25.05.2006Korean music format MT9 tries to replace MP3 - with a karaoke twist
Yet another format is attempting to replace MP3 as the standard for digital music, but can MT9 really succeed where others have failed for a decade -
even with its advanced features?..
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28.05.2008Blu-ray: We'll Replace DVD in Three Years
Blu-ray is aiming to replace
the DVD format within three
years, and is practically
claiming victory at the CeBIT
technology show in Germany...
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16.03.2007AT&T to replace batteries after explosions and fires
AT&T Inc said on Wednesday it will replace 17,000 batteries mostly used to back up power supply for its U-verse television network after two fires and
two explosions in a little over a year. The company said no one was injured by the incidents and the replacement of the batteries housed in outdoor
telecommunications equipment cabinets would not change its spending plans for 2008. The communications company said the incidents did cause some
damage to surrounding property but it did not immediately give details.
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17.01.2008Samsung PRAM Could Replace
Flash Memory
In three years, PRAM could
become the leading storage
technology for solid-state MP3
players that now use flash
memory. But does Samsung,
which announced a working PRAM
prototype today, really want
to replace its own
bread-and-butter?..
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12.09.2006Vote For The Best Windows Vista Website!
WinVistaClub, in association with 'Windows Vista - The Official Magazine', has organised a contest to recognise some of the Best Windows Vista
Blogs and Websites.
The following 10 websites have been being declared by the Judges, as the Top 10 Vista websites and have been put up
for a public vote.
MintyWhite Windows Guides
Vista Revisited
Windows Vista Update
Windows Vista For Beginners
Tweaking With Vishal
MaximumPCGuides
Windows Vista Forums
The Road To Know Where
Windows Vista Weblog
Vista & XP Media
Center Support Community
Click
HERE to cast your vote for your
favourite Windows Vista Website, and in the process also get to know some other real good ones !
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02.09.2008Are You Ready for Windows Vista?
Columnist Stuart Mudie
describes how to make the move
to Windows Vista using Windows
Vista Upgrade Advisor and
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29.09.2006Why 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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20.03.2008Gartner: Windows collapsing under its own weight;
Radical change needed
Microsoft’s Windows juggernaut is collapsing as it tries to support 20 years of applications and becomes more
complicated by the minute. Meanwhile, Windows has outgrown hardware and customers are pondering skipping Vista to wait for Windows 7. If Windows is
going to remain relevant it will need radical changes.
That sobering outlook comes courtesy of Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil
MacDonald. Half of a full room of IT managers and executives raised their hands when asked whether Microsoft needed to radically change its approach
to Windows. “Windows is too monolithic,” says Silver.
Silver also gave another anecdotal point to show the conundrum Microsoft
is in: Clients are calling him to ask whether they should skip Vista entirely and wait for Windows 7, which promises to be more modular and
potentially lightweight. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has also found
an impact on
Vista from all of the Windows 7 chatter. Silver’s recommendation: Go with Vista but on an attrition basis. As XP PCs die, replace them with
Vista PCs
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10.04.2008Yahoo to replace CEO Jerry Yang
Yahoo announced late Monday it is seeking to replace CEO Jerry Yang, who has decided to return to his former role as Chief Yahoo! upon the appointment
of his successor as CEO. Yang assumed the CEO role in June 2007, but has since come under fire after withdrawn buyout talks with Microsoft and a
failed deal advertising with Google. "Over the past year and a half, despite extraordinary challenges and distractions, Jerry Yang has led the
repositioning of Yahoo! on an open platform model as well as the improved alignment of costs and revenues," said board chairman Roy Bostock.
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18.11.2008Windows 7 Beta 1 Vs Windows Vista Vs Windows XP
After Windows 7 beta 1 leaked, many bloggers caught hold of it very soon and started testing/using Windows 7. We saw Ed Bott from ZDnet reporting
about the changes in the Windows 7 beta 1 license agreement. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes from ZDnet has benchmarked Windows 7 with its successors Windows
Vista and Windows XP. The Windows 7 build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400 was considered for testing. Since its 32bit, it was tested against 32bit versions of
Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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03.01.2009Exclusive: Windows Vista SP2 RC released to general public
As expected, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RC is now available to general public for download. You can
download the SP2 RC for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 below: ISO for Windows Server 2008 x86/x64/ia64 and Windows Vista x86/x64x86 for
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista x86x64 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista x64IA64 for Windows Server 2008 ia64 The service pack is
delivered as a single release for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. There will be a single 32-bit standalone installer (302 MB to 390 MB)
for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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04.03.2009McAfee says Vista's StickyKeys could be misused
A Windows feature designed to
simplify computing for
disabled users could be
misused in Vista, a McAfee
researcher reported Monday.
Attackers could use this
feature, called StickyKeys, to
trick a user into launching
unauthorized software on the
Vista machine, according to
Vinoo Thomas, a McAfee
researcher who blogged about
the issue on Monday.
StickyKeys is launched when a
Windows user hits a modifier
key like Shift or Alt five
times. This makes the modifier
key "sticky" so commands
like Shift-F1 can be launched
without having to hit two keys
simultaneously.
An
attacker could replace the
sethc.exe file used to launch
StickyKeys with some other
executable, like the Windows
command utility, Thomas wrote.
This backdoor vulnerability
was already known to exist in
Windows 2000 and Windows XP,
according to Thomas.Although
it is interesting that Vista
is also vulnerable, it's not
clear how useful the backdoor
would be to an attacker
because one must first gain
access to the machine in order
to replace the StickyKeys
file. Thomas believes that it
could be used by an inside
attacker to bypass log-in on
terminal servers and
workstations. Microsoft
executives were not
immediately available to
comment on the issue.
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13.03.2007Will your PC run Windows
Vista? Download the Windows
Vista Upgrade Advisor
The Windows Vista Upgrade
Advisor is an application that
you can run on your current
Windows XP-based computer to
find out if it's ready for an
upgrade to Windows Vista...
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25.05.2006Vista SP1 to Replace 'Reduced Functionality'
A service originally designed to compel unpaid Vista users to obtain genuine licenses is apparently being scrapped in Service Pack 1, to be
replaced with a more "in-your-face" approach.
In a prepared Q&A released by Microsoft this morning, corporate vice
president for Windows product marketing Mike Sievert divulged that Reduced Functionality Mode (RFM) -- a service that disables certain features of
Windows Vista until the user activates the system, assuming she can -- will be scrapped in Service Pack 1. In its place will be something that reduces
the user's experience instead.
"Although our overall strategy remains the same, with SP1 we're adjusting the customer
experience that differentiates genuine from non-genuine systems in Windows Vista and later in Windows Server," Siever stated.
"Users whose systems are identified as counterfeit will be presented with clear and recurring notices about the status of their system and how to
get genuine. They won't lose access to functionality or features, but it will be very clear to them that their copy of Windows Vista is not genuine
and they need to take action."
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05.12.2007New Visual C++ refresh has tools for Office, IE 'look and feel'
If you're an MFC developer for Windows, your applications won't have to look like they were made for Windows 95 anymore. The final edition of the
latest VC++ Feature Pack enables you to replace your toolbars with the Office ribbon...
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