Windows OS

Vista Drivers

July 15, 2007

At the Security Garden Corrine blogged Ed Bott’s ‘Vista Master Driver List‘, which she has added to Windows Vista Bookmarks That led me to Robert McLaws: Windows Vista: Six Months In, Your Mileage May Vary This may be news to Jessica Mintz of the Associated Press, but not every Vista user has been griping. You [...]

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Windows Vista Family Discount Program Ends June 30th

June 28, 2007

Vista Team Blog We’ve been pleased with the response to the program, which has enabled thousands of multi-computer families to upgrade more than one PC in their home to Windows Vista. You can still take advantage of this offer until 11:59 PM Pacific Time on 30 June 2007. Bring Home More “Wow”

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Vista DVD hologram mystery men revealed

June 13, 2007

Vista Team Blog An astute Windows user was intrigued by the holographic image on the face of the Windows Vista Business DVD and decided to take a much closer look, discovering in the margin a microscopic photograph of three men. Just who they could be? The user posted a blog entry mentioning the discovery, which [...]

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Windows Vista, some security programs may choose not to Certify

June 12, 2007

The home of Spybot-Search and Destroy. News Link 11. June 2007 Also, after struggling for months with Microsoft about Spybot – Search & Destroy 1.5 and the more advanced Certified for Vista logo, we have decided not to get our next release certified. While we found the “Certified for Vista” logo requirements to be very [...]

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Microsoft Office Outlook Connector Beta released

June 12, 2007

Article:Vista Team Blog The Microsoft Office Outlook Connector is designed to let you access your Windows Live Hotmail account through Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007. You will be able to download and install the Connector to sync up your email and contacts in Windows Live Hotmail for free. However, if you are a paid subscriber [...]

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Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 Public Beta

June 8, 2007

Vista Team Blog: The Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is happy to announce the release of the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 Public Beta. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment is an automated software tool that helps business customers and consultants make informed decisions about desktop deployment and migration to Windows Vista. Specifically, this tool provides users a [...]

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Take a Virtual Test Drive of Windows Vista

June 6, 2007

Microsoft is making it possible to take a 30-day test drive of Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, or Vista with Visual Studio 2005, through virtualization. You will need a tool such as Virtual PC 2007 (free Microsoft product) which is used to set up virtual machines on your desktop. Details at the Vista Team Blog

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Pre-release versions of Windows Vista expire today

May 31, 2007

May 31, 2007 is the last day of full functionality for Customer Preview Program versions of Vista. Redmond Report: The OS will gradually shut itself down in stages, and do it in an unusual way: Starting Friday, a user can log on to the OS for two-hour sessions only. After two hours, the OS will [...]

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Creative Labs, so long

May 2, 2007

After months of silence from Creative Labs and stonewalling by their forum moderators. “Based on the feedback received from Audigy users, this is the latest update from our developers: ALchemy for Audigy Development Started When we released the first beta of ALchemy for X-Fi, we hoped customers would appreciate our efforts. Within only a few [...]

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April 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

April 24, 2007

It is a Vista evening. Microsoft has released the April 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista. This update contains several improvements, and it resolves several issues. This cumulative update is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate. Article ID: 932818 Last Review: April 24, 2007 [...]

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