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Running the numbers on Vista

Sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista continue to significantly trail those of Windows XP during its early days, according to a soon-to-be-released report.
windows - comments - 11.9.2007

See Windows Vista site up and running

There is a new site online with more information on Windows Vista covering some very cool topics and there are some videos too.
windows - comments - 1.6.2006

Running Vista today is a headache

TECH COMPANIES don't care much about Vista today. They know that the deadline is the end of January 2007 and they can relax until then.
windows - comments - 15.12.2006

Running Microsoft Security Essentials

Yesterday I downloaded the installation files for Microsoft Security Essentials beta, Microsoft’s free consumer antimalware program. So, is it any good?
microsoft - comments - 24.6.2009

Windows XP Running on PS3 - video

That’s right, a programmer has managed to get Windows XP running on a PlayStation 3 via Linux/QEMU.
windows - comments - 26.11.2006

TrayIt - Keep Running Applications Under System Tray

Release candidate for Version 4 of TrayIt! is finally out. It has an improved graphical interface and usability and also supports a lot of new features like window grouping, and support for SDI-type application like MS Excel or PowerPoint.
download - comments - 2.3.2009

Windows CE 6 Beta running in Virtual PC

The first Virtual PC lab is now tested/running (see the screen shot below) - I'm handing the lab over to MSDN today for testing and to release to the MSDN Virtual Labs web site.
windows - comments - 13.7.2006

Running Virtual PC 2004 SP1 on Windows Vista

Normally, one would install Virtual PC to run a beta operating system on top of their production environment. In this case however, you might just be risk taking enough to run a beta operating system as your production environment. In such a case, you may have applications or other things that don't work the way you hoped under this operating system. This is where Virtual PC comes in run a production operating system on top of a beta environment. Clever, huh?
windows - comments - 4.3.2006

2,600 sites running Windows Server 2008 on the Internet

Thanks to pacpis for this post. Microsoft has recently switched its main website, www.microsoft.com to Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft-IIS/7.0.
windows - comments - 27.6.2007

27 Vista SP1 Copies Running Simultaneously on the Same Machine

Microsoft never contested the fact that Windows Vista's hardware requirements qualified the latest Windows client as resource hungry, but at the same time, the company did point out that, given the right system, the platform would deliver quite a performance.
windows - comments - 9.6.2008

Microsoft Halts XP SP3 Update to HP PCs Running AMD Processors

The recent Windows XP Service Pack 3 update has left certain AMD-based PCs manufactured by Hewlett-Packard caught in an endless reboot cycle caused by an Intel-specific disk image mistakenly being used with AMD hardware.
windows - comments - 20.5.2008

Minimem - Automatically Lower, Optimize or Reduce the Memory Usage for Any Running Program at Interval

Nowadays modern computers comes with high memory, from 1GB to 4GB and some even up to 8GB!
download - comments - 6.8.2008

Internet Explorer 7 running side by side with IE6. (standalone)

If you already have Internet Explorer 7 installed you might be interested in Multiple-IE . An installer for the standalone versions of IE6, IE5.5, IE5, IE4 & IE3!
download - comments - 11.12.2006

How to Install Windows Vista

For people with access to the Vista betas through MSDN, there is an installation guide.
windows - comments -

How to install another OS on your PS3

Who'll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isn't worth it, isn't a bargain. Well, look at it now! It's shaping up to be something worth its weight in news.
common - comments - 13.11.2006

Install multiple versions of IE on your PC

Ever wanted to test your website in various versions of Internet Explorer?
download - comments - 10.12.2006

How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7

Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
windows - comments - 13.1.2009

Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E

Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E – the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser.
microsoft - comments - 15.7.2009

How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7

Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file.
windows - comments - 20.11.2009

Microsoft patch fails to install for some users

Microsoft Corp. has reported a problem with one of its security patches released yesterday that requires some users to take additional steps to ensure it installs properly.

The problem affected patch number MS06-007, which fixes a TCP/IP vulnerability in several versions of Windows that could allow a denial-of-service attack. Microsoft called the patch important but not critical, and said users should install it as soon as possible. It was one of several patches released yesterday (see "Microsoft issues seven security patches").
microsoft - comments - 16.2.2006

Vista: Should I Install 64bit or 32bit Version?

Deciding which Vista version to install can be a difficult decision and can really limit what you can do with your system. Here are practical hints which should help a user decide which version to install. I decided to write this guide after installing 64-bit and 32-bit vista systems on several test boxes.
windows - comments - 12.1.2007

Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) 6.1

Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install.
download - comments - 29.7.2007

Windows 7 testers - RC is a clean install

The latest post on Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate.
windows - comments - 9.4.2009

How to Install Microsoft Telnet Client on Windows 7

If you have been fan of traditional Microsoft Telnet client then you will be surprised to see that traditional Telnet Client is not available in Windows Vista & 7 by default and you have to manually install Telnet Client to use Telnet from command prompt.
windows - comments - 17.7.2009

Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO

Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
download - comments - 9.11.2009

Crack Available to Install Windows Vista with Only 256MB RAM

Want to perform the impossible with Windows Vista and install the operating system on systems with only 256 MB of RAM? vista_nomem.exe is a patch that promises to deliver just that, enabling you to deploy Vista even if you only have 256 MB of memory.
windows - comments - 8.2.2007

Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key

I've been reading the breathless reports this week about the "Vista upgrade loophole." Most of it is typical echo-chamber stuff, and most of the reports I've read so far have gotten the basic facts wrong.
windows - comments - 19.2.2007

Pirates release fully cracked Vista install

DISCUSSING PIRATED software is still fairly taboo within the press, but sometimes a scene release is worthy of note, despite the influx of staunch anti-piracy e-mails that will flood our in-box.
windows - comments - 18.5.2007

Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fair

The Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team wanted me to pass along notice of an upcoming Install Fair being held here in Redmond at month's end; we've held events like this before and they've always been well received.
windows - comments - 3.10.2007

My Day at the Windows Vista SP1 Install Fair

On Saturday October 27th, I had the chance to visit the Microsoft campus and join various others in installing the Windows Vista SP1 Beta.
windows - comments - 29.10.2007

Installing Branded IE7 on Windows XP SP3

Jane Maliouta: Last week, I blogged about installing Windows XP SP3 and how it affects different versions of Internet Explorer (See my earlier blog post here). Today I will be discussing installing branded/custom versions of IE7 on machines with Windows XP SP3 installed. This post is primarily aimed towards folks who use the Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7 (IEAK7) to create custom IE7 packages, like Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and web developers. If you ever installed the IEAK7, built a custom version of IE7 or distributed a version of IE7 to others, this post is for you.




winbeta.org - 13.05.2008

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:

• My Main Desktop PC running Windows Vista Ultimate x64 - check.
  
• My Test/Work PC running Windows Vista Business - check.
  
• My Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop running Windows Vista Ultimate - check.
  
• My Samsung Q1 UMPC running Windows Vista Home Premium - check.
  
• My Digital CableCard PC running Windows Vista Home Premium - check.

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

Windows Server 2008: Printer-Driver Packages

Day Twelve. We're almost halfway through our series. Today we'll continue on with our Printing theme - specifically, Printer-driver packages. We'll also provide some background on the driver store feature of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.



Printer-driver packages are digitally signed printer drivers that install all of the components of the driver to the driver store on computers running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. Using printer-driver packages on a print server that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 enables users who are not members of the local Administrators group to connect to the print server and install (or receive) updated printer drivers. Before we go too much further, let's go over the concept of the driver store.




winbeta.org - 12.02.2008

Want a Zune? Uninstall Windows Vista

Those early adopters who bought a Microsoft Zune on Tuesday were greeted with an embarrassing incompatibility when they tried to install it on to their computers running Windows Vista: it doesn't work with Redmond's latest operating system...
betanews.com - 15.11.2006

Comparing running processes in Windows Server 2008 in Full and Core installs

Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation is a minimal install of the upcoming Windows Server OS that can run specific roles (like DNS, Active Directory or File Server) with a much smaller footprint and attack surface. In a previous blog post I looked into overall image sizes for both and also discussed some of the details about the differences between these Full and the Core installs. I later discussed which files are on disk for each one. Now I am looking at the processes running in the the two types of install.



This time I actually installed a couple of things on the servers before looking at them. First of all, I loaded the Virtual PC virtual machine extensions. Second, I loaded the DNS Server roles (which is available for both). I did not furter configure the servers, but used the systeminfo.exe and tasklist.exe (which also exists in both install) to compare the differences in loaded process, physical memory and pagefile memory used.



My goal here is not to have very precise lists, but to get a feeling for how the two installs compare. Also note that Windows Server 2008 is in pre-release format today (there is a public Beta 3 and an MSDN-and-TechNet-subscribers-o nly release called June CTP or IDS3). Keep in mind that this will most likely change before final release. The information here is based on an Enterprise edition, June CTP install.




winbeta.org - 02.08.2007

Vista pushes XP and Linux aside on Asus EeePC

The Asus EeePC ships with Linux but with the help of an external DVD drive, its possible to install almost any OS of your choice, even Leopard with a bit of hacking but that comes with some legal issues that are discussed in that post.



Lets face it, the Asus EeePC isnt too terribly useful with the Linux install that it comes with, you cant add applications to it until they are developed and the update installer is somewhat lacking. The first thing I did was wipe the hard drive and install Windows XP Home Edition but one user decided to install something else.



I wouldnt have thought the EeePC capable of running Vista but according to the EeePC forums thats exactly what one user is doing. To be fair, there may be more but this is the only one I know of.




winbeta.org - 16.11.2007

Windows XP SP1 support ends on October 10, 2006

Support for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 1a (SP1a) ends on October 10, 2006. This also includes security updates for these service packs. Microsoft is providing final notifications to customers regarding the end of support for these products.

Microsoft is ending support for these products as part of the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Service Pack support policy. We recommend that customers who are still running Windows XP SP1 or SP1a upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 as soon as possible.

To determine whether you are running Windows XP SP1, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. If ?Service Pack 1; appears under System, you are running Windows XP SP1. We do not recommend that you install SP1a if you are already running SP1. We recommend that you install Windows XP SP2 if you are running Windows XP SP1 or SP1a.


jcxp.net - 07.06.2006

New Updates Available for Windows Vista and XP

Microsoft have released 2 updates on the Microsoft Download Center for Windows Vista and 1 update for Windows XP:




Vista:

-KB932156 (x86) (x64): Install this tool to resolve an issue where certificate information cannot be viewed in either Internet Explorer 7 or Certificate Manager after successfully importing a certificate on a system running Windows Vista.



-KB949758 (x86) (x64): Install this update to enable remote management of a Windows Server 2008 computer running the Hyper-V RC0 role.



XP:

-KB940275 (x86): Install this update to resolve issues that may occur after applying security update 930178 (MS07-021) on a system running Windows XP SP2.




winbeta.org - 25.03.2008

Pirating Windows? No free Security Essentials for you!

Microsoft has confirmed via its Genuine Windows Blog that only those Windows users running genuine, validated copies will be able to download and install the new Microsoft Security Essentials software. The Director of Microsoft's Genuine Windows team, Alex Kochis, stated in his post that, "During installation, you'll be asked to validate Windows running on your PC to make sure that it's genuine." Windows validation is by no means a new technology, and has been implemented in many of Microsoft's software packages with a few notable exceptions: Internet Explorer 8, for example, and Windows Update which allows users running pirated copies of Windows to download essential security patches without validation.

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neowin.net - 01.10.2009

Upgrade to Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is coming

Back in November we shipped the final version of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 along with several other Windows Live applications and services. A lot of you have already upgraded, and for that we thank you and hope you?re enjoying it as much as we enjoyed building it. Starting soon, we?re going to make it easier for those of you who haven?t upgraded yet to get onto our latest and greatest.

This will happen in two phases. First, everyone running Windows XP or Windows Vista will get a prompt encouraging you to upgrade. When you accept the upgrade, the new unified installer will launch and start upgrading Messenger. While it?s installing, you?ll have the option to download and install other Windows Live applications. You don?t have to take any of them, but we think you?ll like them and hope you?ll give them a try.

Click Read More to view the rest of this article.


jcxp.net - 22.02.2008

New Updates Available on MDC for Vista/XP/Server 2003

Microsoft have released a few updates on the Microsoft Download Center to resolve various issues in Vista/XP/Server 2003:

Vista (x86):
-KB936150 : Install this update to resolve an issue where you receive a Stop error when you wake a computer running Windows Vista from sleep.

Vista (x64):
-KB936150 : Install this update to resolve an issue where you receive a Stop error when you wake a computer running Windows Vista from sleep.

XP:
-KB938828 : This is a reliability update. Install this update to improve the stability of computers running Windows XP.
-KB928595 : Install this update to resolve an issue where computers running Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2003 cannot upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Server 2003:
-KB936539 : Install this update to resolve an issue where functionality in Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 stops working after upgrading a computer to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2).
-KB928595 : Install this update to resolve an issue where computers running Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2003 cannot upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).


winbeta.org - 25.07.2007

New Updates Available on MDC for Vista and XP

Microsoft have released a few updates on the Microsoft Download Center to resolve various issues in Vista and XP:



Vista (x86):

-KB929547: Install this update to resolve an issue where after installing the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) driver, applications and services appear to stop responding for approximately 15 seconds.

-KB930194: Install this update to resolve an issue where an attached optical drive utilizing a SiI Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) chip from Silicon Image is not recognized as a recordable drive on a computer running Windows Vista.

-KB936004: Install this update to resolve an issue where a USB telephony device (USB telephone, handset, headset and so on) is unexpectedly set as the default audio device on a computer running Windows Vista.

-KB936710: Install this update to help resolve a secondary graphic card operability issue when running DirectX 10 applications on multiple graphics cards.

-KB938952: Install this update to resolve a display issue that occurs during language pack installation and when accessing the Regional and Language Options control panel.

-KB939159: Install this update to resolve an issue in the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS).

-KB939165: Install this update to configure the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program to improve the quality of software information sent to Microsoft.

-KB940105: Install this update to resolve potential Graphics Virtual Address problems that may occur when running Windows Vista.

-KB940646: Install this update to resolve an issue where the throughput of a 3G Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Data Card is reduced on a computer running Windows Vista.

-KB941090: Install this update to resolve an issue where messages become stuck in the Outbox and cannot be deleted when using Windows Mail.



Read more for Vista x64 and XP updates.....
winbeta.org - 29.08.2007

Microsoft Advises Users To Run Update Again

Windows users may have to update their PCs more than once to completely patch one of the vulnerabilities Microsoft fixed last week, the company's support site said Monday. Security update MS06-061 -- one of five labeled "critical" by Microsoft -- may install multiple versions of the XML Parser or XML Core Services when it's downloaded manually or via an automatic update mechanism. But "if you install a version of MSXML after you install this security update, you may have to install an additional package for this security update," read a Microsoft support document. That "additional package" can only be acquired by running Automatic Update a second time, said security company Symantec.

"Users that may have been affected are advised to re-scan their system for additional updates which may result in an additional patch being accessible that wasn't before," Symantec said in an alert to customers. "Administrators who are planning to, or who already have, applied the MS06-061 patches are advised to review the knowledge base and re-update their systems where applicable."


neowin.net - 18.10.2006

New Updates Available for Windows Vista

Microsoft have released 6 updates on the Microsoft Download Center to resolve various issues in Windows Vista:



-KB945149 (x86) (x64): Install this update to improve the graphics performance for multiple Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) scenarios on a system running Windows Vista.



-KB945435 (x86) (x64): Install this update to resolve an issue where delays are experienced while accessing a WebDAV share for the first time on a system running Windows Vista.


-KB945145 (x86) (x64): Install this update to resolve an issue where a user is prompted for Windows Live Passport credentials every time a document is accessed on a WebDAV site from a new workspace.


-KB938660 (x86) (x64): Install this update to resolve a performance issue on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)-based programs on a system running Windows Vista.


-KB944652 (x86) (x64): Install this update to resolve an issue in administrative MMC snap-ins where icons display incorrectly on a Windows Vista-based computer with Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack installed.



The following was released a few days ago:



-KB947506 (x86) (x64 N/A): Install this update to resolve an issue where partially installed language packs may cause installation of update packages to fail on a Windows Vista machine.




winbeta.org - 22.01.2008

Windows XP SP3 Yields Performance Gains

After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed a 10% performance boost vs. the same configuration running under Windows XP with Service Pack 2.




winbeta.org - 24.11.2007

Windows Vista Sidebar Protection Update Available

Install this update to improve protection in Windows Sidebar. This update enables Windows Sidebar to block certain gadgets from running. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.




winbeta.org - 08.01.2008

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP1 Final Now Available

Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 delivers important customer-requested mangement, stability, and performance improvements, while incorporating further enhancements to local publishing of drivers and the Client Servicing API addition.



WSUS 3.0 SP1 delivers new features that enable administrators to more easily manage and deploy updates across the organization. This package installs both the WSUS 3.0 Server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console components, for all Windows Server 2003 SP1 supported languages. Additionally, the WSUS 3.0 SP1 client is included in all supported client platform languages. You must install the server components on a computer running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later. You may install the Administration Console on a remote computer running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 SP1, or Windows XP SP2.



If you are installing the WSUS 3.0 SP1 product on Windows Small Business Server 2003, follow the instructions in Installing Windows Server Update Services 3.0 on Windows Small Business Server 2003.




winbeta.org - 08.02.2008

Group: AOL 9.0 Uses Malware Tactics

AOL is being accused of using malware-like tactics to install software unbeknownst to users when they install AOL 9.0, the company's latest version of its online service software. The charge was made by industry coalition StopBadware.org...
betanews.com - 29.08.2006

Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E

Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E – the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser. Users will be required to install an internet browser from external media, such as a USB pen drive or CD, as there will be no way of browsing the web without one otherwise. Due to the EU pushing on with its anti-trust case against Microsoft, users buying Windows 7 E will have to find their own browser to use.

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neowin.net - 15.07.2009

Turning a Mac Mini into a virtual Windows HPC Server 2008 Compute Cluster

Volker Will: Best thing you can do to a Mac Mini? No, wait, certainly not the right way to start this post.



I am going prepare a Mac Mini in such a way that you will be able to install a 2 or more node HPC cluster and a head node. Once you followed the steps outlined in the videos you will be able to install a fully functional HPC cluster environment, literally a cluster-in-one-box. This post covers all aspects from reinstalling the Mac OS with fewer options, using less space on the disk to a Boot Camp installation of Windows Server 2008 and configuring Hyper-V. The final steps necessary to install the HPC cluster software are outlined in Giovanni’s document on windowshpc.net.




winbeta.org - 20.03.2008