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Support Ends For Windows XP SP1
News The ending of support for SP1 will help Microsoft to clear the decks for the arrival of Vista, which is expected to be released to business customers next month, and to consumers in January 2007. Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service...
[October 9, 2006, 15:10]
Tube Staff Get Huge Discount On Office 2007
News Tube Lines, a private company that has the maintenance and infrastructure upgrade contract for the Northern, Piccadilly and Jubilee lines, is planning to move from Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) to the Vista operating system in late 2008.
[November 28, 2007, 16:43]
Microsoft Has A Second Shot At Vista SP1
News Microsoft said on Thursday that it has released another updated test version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The company said that the new version, dubbed "Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2", has been released to about 15,000 beta testers.
[January 28, 2008, 12:54]
Microsoft Resumes XP SP3, Vista SP1 Updates
News The software maker said on Tuesday that it was releasing XP SP3 for web downloads, and resuming automatic updates to Vista SP1, after developing a filter that will prevent machines running Dynamics RMS from getting either update.
[May 7, 2008, 10:49]
Microsoft Delays XP SP3 Over 'compatibility Issue'
News The glitch also exists between Microsoft Dynamics RMS and Windows Vista SP1, though that product has already been broadly released. Microsoft started pushing out Vista SP1 last week via Automatic Updates.
[April 30, 2008, 12:33]
Windows XP Outshines Vista In Benchmarking Test
News New tests have revealed that XP with the beta Service Pack 3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with its long-awaited Service Pack 1. Vista, both with and without SP1, performed over two times slower than XP with SP3 in the test, taking over...
[November 27, 2007, 7:10]
Microsoft Wants Help With Vista Service Pack
News Windows Vista is not even fully out of the door, but Microsoft is already laying the groundwork for its first service pack release of bug fixes and other enhancements for the operating system. Windows Vista doesn't hit retail shelves until next...
[January 24, 2007, 5:50]
Windows Vista - Here I Go Again!
Blog First, installing the Vista updates which were released while I was running XP; then a couple of driver updates. So, after reading all of the recent posts about Vista SP1 being available "Real Soon Now" (which made me aware that there are some...
[February 19, 2008, 13:02]
Microsoft Releases Vista Updates
News Microsoft also confirmed that pre-beta code for Vista SP1 and XP SP3 had been distributed to testers. Microsoft has released two updates for Windows Vista. Users must validate their version of Vista with Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) — a...
[August 9, 2007, 10:36]
Forrester: IT Managers Delaying Vista Rollout
News In September, Brad Goldberg, general manager for Windows client product management, predicted that Vista would be put in use by twice as many businesses in the first year as Windows XP was in the 12 months following its October 2001 release.
[August 16, 2007, 8:56]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Vista has been slammed by business users and gamers alike for bringing their systems to their knees or at least noticeably reducing speed with some apps and games compared to XP. One thing you will notice is that it now says Windows Vista...
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Getting Ready For Windows PE 2.0
White Papers As work began on Windows Vista, the Windows setup team was focused primarily on building entirely new setup architecture, creating a new imaging tool to help with deployment, and designing a replacement for Remote Installation Services (RIS).
[December 5, 2006, 23:00]
Microsoft: Vista SP1 Due Next Year
News In the next few weeks, Microsoft will start private testing of a beta of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Vista as well as a third service pack for Windows XP. Microsoft has set out ambitious goals for business adoption of Vista, saying it expected...
[August 29, 2007, 18:15]
Screenshot Magic
Downloads Screenshot Magic also features the ability to mask window corners in Windows XP and Vista style windows. Version 3.4 includes Windows Vista SP1 support. Screenshot Magic can save images in the following formats (24-bit): Windows or OS/2 Bitmap (BMP...
[April 28, 2008, 16:17]
Vista To XP - A Forced Retreat
Blog But I said that I would keep this blog up to date with my Vista/XP adventures, and I want others who may run into this situation to know they are not alone, and they are probably not at fault. This morning when I turned the system on, it said...
[February 26, 2008, 8:49]
Vista Migration Plans Unexpectedly Ambitious
News Most of the Vista upgrades will be software-only, with just 18 percent of these companies upgrading their hardware at the same time, despite the extra horsepower required by Vista over Windows XP. Windows Vista on the other hand makes it difficult...
[December 5, 2006, 15:36]
Microsoft Hopes SP1 Will Drive Vista Adoption
News Microsoft has said it expects businesses to move to Vista at twice the rate that they did with XP over its first 12 months. It's a nice indication that they are not trying to subtly coerce customers to move forward onto Windows Vista.
[August 30, 2007, 14:59]
Making The Grade With Vista
Talkback I think some companies will jump on the bandwagon, other will wait until SP1, and yet others will wait until their key applications offer new features, which they can only get when run under Vista. Having played with Vista, I can't see a reason why...
[October 5, 2006, 17:28]
SAMBA, Microsoft And The Real Issue
Blog If you want proof of that statement, look at Vista, look at XP etc. Talk about Vista SP1 began almost immediately after the release. Vista betas sucked yet they went ahead and released a product they knew was flawed.
[December 29, 2007, 15:59]
Microsoft 'frightened' By Police XP Hack
News Windows Genuine Advantage for Vista is more stringent than for Windows XP. McGrath also said that SP2 for XP had a firewall, and that Vista was not as "accessible to the average hacker" due to "operating system components".
[November 13, 2007, 10:26]
