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34 Vista Ultimate MUI Language packs for Ultimate SP2 via HTTP from MS

Here are the complete links direct from the Microsoft Windows Update server for 34 MUI language packs for Vista Ultimate with or without SP1 or SP2
download - comments - 3.7.2009

New Non-Critical Windows Updates are Available

KB904942 - Install this update to resolve HTTP authentication issues in Windows-based systems that do not appear until Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed.
windows - comments - 1.3.2006

Updates for Windows Vista

Here are new Updates for Windows Vista. (KB942089), (KB942089), (KB940069), (KB940069), (KB943544), (KB943544)..
download - comments - 25.10.2007

Windows 7 Client Updates

Microsoft released several updates for Windows 7 Client.
download - comments - 26.2.2009

Updates to Windows Live SkyDrive!

These past couple of months since our last release, we asked ourselves, What can we do to make SkyDrive even better? The most obvious answer is something that our users have asked us to do: give out more storage. Were excited to announce that were doubling everyones storage to 1 GB!
microsoft - comments - 13.10.2007

Many Windows Users Get Unwanted Updates

What better gift could Apple ask for with the launch of its "Leopard" Mac OS X v. 10.5? How about a PR disaster surrounding Windows?
windows - comments - 27.10.2007

Reports: IE 7 Crashes While Accessing Windows Updates

Some users of Internet Explorer 7's beta are reporting problems accessing crucial update sites, but Microsoft denies any system-wide glitch.

Some users of Internet Explorer 7's beta are reporting problems accessing the crucial Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites, but Microsoft denied any system-wide glitch.
windows - comments - 20.2.2006

Latest Windows 7 Updates Cause BSOD: Fix

TechARP had been providing giving updates on the Windows 7 Downgrade Rights Program. Now Microsoft has confirmed the same in a blog post, regarding the Windows 7 Downgrade rights program.
windows - comments - 16.4.2009

No Ultimate Extras for Windows 7

Windows Vista Ultimate had an interesting feature touted by Microsoft before it's release, named Extras.
windows - comments - 7.2.2009

Windows Updates Downloader v2.21 Final

Windows Updates Downloader is a small 3rd party utility that allows you to download all of the current Windows critical updates. All updates are downloaded directly from microsoft.com to your computer with a single mouse click.
download - comments - 18.8.2006

Windows Updates Downloader 2.24 Build 875

Windows Updates Downloader is a small utility that allows you to download all of the current Windows critical updates.
download - comments - 19.1.2007

Microsoft Killed AutoPatcher No More Third Party Windows Updates

The AutoPatcher project is dead, courtesy of Microsoft. Antonis Kaladis, AutoPatcher Project Manager broke the news on August 29, revealing that Microsoft killed the initiative designed to supply offline Windows updates.
microsoft - comments - 29.8.2007

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Updates

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 was released to manufacturing on July 21, 2008, and the gold bits are heading straight for the end users' machines.
download - comments - 13.8.2008

Microsoft release 2 updates for IE8 on Windows 7 RC

Microsoft has released two new updates for Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 RC, via Windows Update.
windows - comments - 6.5.2009

Windows 7 RC to receive test updates on May 12th

Those involved with Windows 7 will remember a while back the beta received test updates, to check if how well the update system worked within Microsoft's new operating system.
windows - comments - 11.5.2009

Windows Vista Ultimate explained

Windows Vista comes in several different incarnations. But essentially there are two pathways -- the home user and the business user. However, at the very top of the pile is the Windows Vista SCU that gives you everything that is in both the top of the lines business editions and home editions -- Windows Vista Ultimate.
windows - comments - 10.1.2007

The Ultimate Windows Vista laptop

The most visible part of Windows Vista is the Aero interface, and while we can't deny that it looks very swish we find it very hard to get excited by a shiny new GUI. Instead, we're looking forward to new Vista hardware, which includes a new use for the humble USB memory key and much, much more. So what will the ultimate Windows Vista notebook offer?
windows - comments - 25.1.2007

Windows Vista Ultimate download

This is the final version of Vindows Vista.
download - comments - 8.2.2007

Windows Vista ultimate serial

A lot of people are searching for some solutions, ni last days is one of most searched phrases "windows vista ultimate serial".
windows - comments - 12.2.2007

Windows Vista Ultimate and WSUS

Just a quick one this time ("We've heard that one before" I hear you cry!) about Windows Vista Ultimate and WSUS. What is WSUS I hear you ask?
windows - comments - 18.4.2007

Windows XP Ultimate 2007

This is Windows XP Ultimate 2007 - AIO pack with All new upgrades..
download - comments - 23.6.2007

Windows Vista Ultimate Preactivated

This Is Preactivated Version Of Windows Vista Ultimate. So There Is No Need Of Any Serial No, Any Crack Or Activation. It Even Works On Windows Updates. This Is Not Dell edition. So This Version Works On All Computers.
download - comments - 29.6.2007

The Ultimate Windows Vista Screensaver

A top notch Windows Vista screensaver is coming to your desktop, not from Microsoft's Ultimate Extras website, but courtesy of the design firm Jackson Fish Market.
microsoft - comments - 25.8.2007

30 Windows 7, the Ultimate Steal

Its not piracy! At least this is the message accompanying the dead cheap Windows 7 editions offered by Microsoft to students in the UK.
windows - comments - 6.10.2009

Windows 7 Ultimate Free Giveaway

I am giving away my fully licensed Windows 7 Ultimate NFR copy which I got today from Windows 7 launch event for free with absolutely no strings attached!
windows - comments - 23.10.2009

Microsoft addresses new reports of forced Windows updates and reboots

Microsoft has posted a long and complex explanation to its Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) blog, explaining the latest case of why software updates are being pushed to users who believe theyve turned automatic updating off.
windows - comments - 25.10.2007

Updates and Task Manager Disabled by New Windows XP Worm

The Windows functions are always under attack because disabling a vital function of the operating system automatically means an open door for the hacker, who would be able to infiltrate into the computer and conduct his malicious activities.
windows - comments - 24.1.2008

Microsoft test updates in Windows 7 Beta 7000 Today

Starting February 24, we will be releasing up to 5 test updates to PCs running the Windows 7 Beta (Build 7000) via Windows Update.
windows - comments - 24.2.2009

Windows Update Remover - Uninstall and Remove Windows XP Updates

Many users tend to set their Windows XP Automatic Updates on so that the OS will routinely check the Windows Updates Web site for new high-priority Windows security patches, critical updates, hot fixes, service packs, etc to protect the computer from the latest security threats.
download - comments - 3.5.2009

Windows Vista Ultimate Could Cost $450

We have absolutely no way of confirming the information ourselves, but according to iTWire, we can expect to really pay out the nose for the most ultimate version of Windows ever conceived, Windows Vista Ultimate.
windows - comments - 30.5.2006

No Ultimate Extras for Windows 7

Windows Vista Ultimate had an interesting feature touted by Microsoft before it's release, named Extras. This was intended to be an added extra for the paying the hefty price of Ultimate, to give some bonuses to those who paid for it. Unfortunately, Microsoft didn't plan it very well, and included very few with in the release of Vista Ultimate. This led Microsoft to publicy apologizing over the matter, and to this day not a great number have been released. This led people to wonder about Windows 7 Ultimate. Would it feature Extras, or would Microsoft not worry about them this time around?

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neowin.net - 07.02.2009

First Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite Update for Ultimate/Enterprise Users Now Available

Two or three updates are required before you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The updates that are required depend on the edition of Windows Vista that you are upgrading. Prerequisite update 935509 is only applicable to Windows Vista Enterprise and to Windows Vista Ultimate. The other prerequisite updates that are discussed in this article apply to all editions of Windows Vista.



Before Windows Vista SP1 is released, these prerequisite updates will be delivered to most users through Windows Update as part of regularly scheduled monthly updates. These updates will be installed together with other updates that will require that you restart the computer. An additional restart will not be required. Therefore, this delivery method will simplify installation of these prerequisite updates.



Customers who decide to install Windows Vista SP1 by using the stand-alone installer, instead of by using Windows Update, will not have to install the prerequisite packages separately. The prerequisite packages will be installed by the stand-alone installer if they are necessary.




winbeta.org - 08.01.2008

Windows Vista Ultimate and WSUS

Just a quick one this time <"We've heard that one before" I hear you cry!> about Windows Vista Ultimate and WSUS. What is WSUS I hear you ask? Well, it stands for Windows Server Update Services and essentially, allows administrators to deploy updates across a network, so instead of all the users on your network navigating to Windows Update and downloading the updates separately, just download them once, and distribute using WSUS.

The reason for the post is that WSUS currently does not allow Windows Vista Ultimate Extras to be distributed via WSUS. Not good. A view which is backed up by Erik Neuenschwander, who works in the Ultimate Extras team here at Microsoft "That's not a good situation for customers, so we plan to improve it. The Ultimate team is working with Windows Update to revise the Extras to be offered to WSUS"

Erik goes on to say "We cut support for WSUS at launch to reduce the test burden, and because we didn't think many WSUS environments would deploy Ultimate. We're hearing that we were wrong, so all the Wave Zero Extras will be offered to WSUS later this year."


neowin.net - 19.04.2007

Disappearance Of Vista Language Packs

On Friday 24 August, an internal process change inadvertently caused the current versions of the Windows Vista language packs offered as Ultimate Extras to be withdrawn earlier than normal in preparation for release of new updates to these language packs. This situation has since been resolved and the language packs are once more available to Windows Vista Ultimate customers via Windows Update. The content of the language packs themselves has not been changed.



Finer points:



▪ Validation of these language packs is handled in the same manner as security updates.

▪ If they are accessed directly from Microsoft.com Download Center, then validation is required to download.

▪ If they are accessed via the Windows Update control panel, then validation is required before updates will appear.

▪ If Automatic Update (AU) is enabled in Windows Update, then all of these updates will install automatically. There is no validation on AU.


jcxp.net - 30.08.2007

Where are the Extras?

Some people may have noticed that the Windows Ultimate Extra Language packs went missing over the weekend, many suspected a prelude to new updated Extras. Turns out it was in internal Microsoft process change that inadvertently caused the currently offered language packs to be withdrawn. They have resolved the issue put the language packs back up and the contents have not been changed...here is a little more detail.Clock is still ticking on Ultimate Extras...




winbeta.org - 30.08.2007

Microsoft Launches New Windows Vista Ultimate Extras

Despite no announcement being made on UltimatePC.com, Microsoft have released a new sound scheme and a content pack for Windows DreamScene as part of its Windows Vista Ultimate Extras offerings for customers who purchased the Ultimate edition of Vista.

After installing the sound pack customers get Ultimate Extras Pearl and Glass sound schemes and additional Windows DreamScene Content.

For those who have been waiting for Ultimate Extras perhaps this is a sign that more is to come from the software giant.


neowin.net - 23.04.2008

Neowin give-away: Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 launched last week and we held a little launch party with some other Windows bloggers. At that time we gave away a total of 12 copies to some lucky people in New York City. You can see a video of the lucky winners below. Not everyone lives in New York though so this time around we are giving away a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate to one lucky winner no matter where you are in the world.

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neowin.net - 27.10.2009

RIP Ultimate Extras

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Back in September of last year I wrote a piece about how the Windows Ultimate Extras window from the RTM version of Windows Vista differed from the pre-release SP1 code that was floating about at the time. Is Microsoft going to do right by Windows Vista Ultimate customers and start handing over the goodies or not? Looking at SP1, it seems that Windows Ultimate Extras as good as dead.



OK, time for a little trip down memory lane. Heres what the Windows Vista Ultimate screen looks like for Windows Vista Ultimate RTM...




winbeta.org - 08.02.2008

Fancy a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate for FREE?

A little bird has informed me of an official Microsoft hosted survey in which the winner(s) will receive a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate after simply filling out a 4 question survey. It couldn't be any easier than this folks. The survey is entitled "Windows 7 Discovery", and the instructions are crystal clear: "We want to know how you find information about Windows 7 from Microsoft. Please answer questions in the survey below for a chance to win a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition when it becomes avaialble in Oct 2009." In order to be eligible for the survey, which is hosted on SurveyMonkey.com, all you have to do is answer the following questions: 1.

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neowin.net - 30.06.2009

Non-security Vista update rolls out Tuesday including SP1 prerequisite for BitLocker

Nick Whitel: Tomorrow, Tuesday 8 January, we are releasing several non-security update packages via Windows Update. The updates include the regular monthly Malicious Software Removal Tool and Windows Mail Junk Mail Filter, two updates in our regular series of Windows Vista updates (KB943302 for application compatibility and KB943899 for reliability and performance), and one update of particular notice: KB935509. Similar to previous updates that enhanced Windows Vistas performance and reliability, these updates will be distributed automatically through Windows Update.



Tomorrows KB935509 release is a little different than past updates. It is a prerequisite for installing SP1 and is applicable only for Windows Vista Ultimate and Enterprise users, because it only affects versions of Windows Vista supporting BitLocker Drive Encryption.




winbeta.org - 08.01.2008

Windows 7 beta receiving test updates on Feb. 24th

As various Windows blogs are reporting, Microsoft is issuing some test updates for the official Windows 7 Beta (that's build 7000) this month, on the 24th. The purpose of these updates is to ensure that Windows 7 is fully capable of being issued online updates, and to help the Windows 7 check for any problems or bugs. The updates themselves will not automatically be install, but yet the user will be notified of these and will be offered if they wish to download them. The updates serve no purpose except for testing, and this will be clearly labeled that they are for testing purposes only.

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neowin.net - 20.02.2009

New Windows Ultimate Extras Now Available

Chris Flores: Today we are excited to announce that 3 new Windows Ultimate Extras are now available for installation via Windows Update! This is the 6th wave of Ultimate Extras released by Microsoft exclusively for Windows Vista Ultimate users. Users will find the following Ultimate Extras waiting to be installed:



Microsoft ® Tinker (TM): Microsoft Tinker is a casual game that provides players with short puzzle game play sessions set in a warm, calming environment.



Ultimate Extras Sounds from Microsoft Tinker: Based on the positive feedback we received from the release of additional Windows Sound Schemes in April, we've integrated the unique audio sounds from Microsoft Tinker into a new sound scheme.



Windows ® DreamScene (TM) Content Pack #4 Windows DreamScene Content Pack #4 which adds three additional nature-setting Windows DreamScenes. 



Microsoft Tinker was developed for Microsoft as an Ultimate Extra by our Partner Fuel Industries.



Windows Ultimate Extras are only for Windows Vista Ultimate users and designed to add to their Windows experience. We will be shipping new Windows Ultimate Extras in the near future and will post additional information here on the blog when that occurs. 




winbeta.org - 24.09.2008

Remaining Ultimate Extra Language Packs Released

We are pleased to announce the release of the remaining 19 languages packs for Windows Vista Ultimate. This Ultimate Extras release brings the total number of language packs for use with Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) to 35. Windows Vista Ultimate enables users install multiple languages on their system and quickly switch between them by associating a system language with their login name.



MUI is particularly useful in multilingual homes where multiple people use a single computer and choose different languages for their primary use. People who wish to learn a new language will also find MUI to be a particularly useful feature. We are aware of a very large number of customers who have purchased Ultimate for this feature specifically and are gratified that these customers can now realize the full benefit of Windows Vista Ultimate.



The languages we are adding today are as follows...




winbeta.org - 24.10.2007

Microsoft talks about Office 2007 Ultimate

For those who don't know about it yet, Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate Edition is, as Ultimate Edition, a sum of every features of the product. The actual Ultimate edition contains the following products:

-Word
-Excel
-PowerPoint
-Outlook
-Publisher
-OneNote
-Groove
-Access
-InfoPath

But all those features have a price, which is already mentioned: 679 US$. We currently don't know if it will offer special services like those that will be available to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition users.

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jcxp.net - 27.05.2006

Dreamscene Preview Ultimate Extra available

Microsoft have just released the 'Dreamscene Preview' Ultimate Extra to users of the Ultimate Edition of Windows Vista. Dreamscene, which was revealed at CES 2007, was missing from the lineup of extras at the launch of Vista, as it needed further work. This preview release allows Ultimate Edition users to see what the final technology will be like once the final version is released to the public.

Your desktop background comes to life with Windows DreamScene. When you download this Ultimate Extra, you can select a video for your desktop background the same way you select a stationary picture. You can choose one of the high-quality looping videos that we've included, or use a video from a company that produces content for DreamScene. You can even use your own video as a background.

To download Dreamscene, click the Windows Update or Ultimate Extras shortcut on your start menu, and click the 'Check for new updates' link.


neowin.net - 14.02.2007

Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras - Microsoft Tinker

Microsoft has silently released 3 updates for Windows Ultimate users today.

Microsoft Tinker, Ultimate Extra sounds from Microsoft Tinker and Windows DreamScene Content Pack #4 are all available on Windows Update now.

Microsoft Tinker is a puzzle based game where players get a set amount of moves to move a robot around a puzzle and solve the level. The DreamScene content pack adds some new high definition videos for use on the desktop and the sound pack allows you to set your sound scheme to that of Microsoft Tinker.

Previously, Microsoft released a set of extras back in April and promised more offerings in the future. Like the update in April there has been no official announcement that these extras have been released on UltimatePC.com or Microsoft's main site.


neowin.net - 24.09.2008

Windows Feedback Program participants can get Windows 7 gift

Are you looking to get a copy of Windows 7 when it's released sometime later this year? Well it looks like Microsoft is giving out a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate to participants of the Windows Feedback Program who meet certain criteria according to an e-mail shown in the screenshot below: To those who are wondering what the e-mail says: To encourage your continued participation in the Windows Feedback Program using Windows 7 RC, we will send you a copy of the commercially released version of Windows 7 Ultimate as a gift within 3 months of its general availability in the US provided that: 1. You are a US resident of age 18 or older; 2.

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neowin.net - 17.05.2009

The Ultimate con

Long Zheng: Even if the Windows Ultimate team has fled to the International Date Line, summer is officially over. Normally I wouldnt care what season it is in the northern hemisphere but today it proves this team is incapable delivering anything and should never be trusted again.



Two months ago, after weeks of pressuring for answers, Microsofts Windows Ultimate group director Barry Goffe finally spoke out about the missing Windows Vista Ultimate Extras. As implied throughout most marketing materials including the official website and even Window Vistas own control panel, Ultimate Extras were suppose to be frequent and free premium products and services delivered to the customers who wanted it all. And the truth is, customers are getting near to nothing. Although realistically not everyones equally upset at the lack of extras, some argue it wasnt part of their choice to buy Vista Ultimate, which is fine but that doesnt help the people who did.




winbeta.org - 23.09.2007

Windows Vista Ultimate explained

Windows Vista comes in several different incarnations. But essentially there are two pathways -- the home user and the business user. However, at the very top of the pile is the Windows Vista SCU that gives you everything that is in both the top of the lines business editions and home editions -- Windows Vista Ultimate.

The main attraction of Windows Vista Ultimate is that users get all the professional features of Windows Vista Business like domain logon, full backup, full Remote Desktop support, and so forth as well as the full feature set of Windows Vista Home Premium such as Media Center, XBox 360 integration, etc.

But Microsoft sweetens the deal for Windows Vista Ultimate users in the form of Windows Vista Ultimate Extras. Ultimate Extras is an on-going series of downloadable content that allows Microsoft to deliver some outstanding new features to Ultimate users even after release.

This week at CES, Microsoft unveiled the first set of Ultimate Extras including Windows DreamScene, a game, bit locker support, a photo manipulation application, and multi-language on a single PC support.

Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley has more details on this below.


neowin.net - 10.01.2007

Remaining Vista Ultimate Language Packs released

Late yesterday Barry Goffe, Director of Windows Ultimate, today disclosed on windowsultimate.com that the remaining 19 language packs have been made available via Windows Update.

A multi-language user interface (MUI) pack allows a user to run Windows Vista Ultimate in one of 36 available languages. You can quickly switch among languages on a single installation of Windows Vista by associating a system language with your login name.

The additional supported languages are ->


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neowin.net - 24.10.2007