Category Archives: Vista

Slowdown – Vista SP1

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Ok, I know the Service Pack 1 is out and you’re watching it download like a giddy little schoolgirl, but this is a beefy piece of software that should not be applied lightly, especially if you were stupid enough to … Continue reading

Finding Network Connections in Vista

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One of the most shameful things you can do in IT (short of locking your boss in a data center cage) is having someone show you a really simple solution to your collosal problem… especially if you’ve spent days doing … Continue reading

Got Slots? Vista driving motherboard feature set

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Like it or not we are entering the age of Vista and with it comes the inevidable 64bit age. I’ve discussed this in some detail perviously but nearly every processor you can get on the market is 64bit. The only … Continue reading

CompUSA “launches” Vista for Business

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Last month Microsoft and CompUSA announced a joint effort to launch Vista under Volume Licensing. A misleading headline “CompUSA to Offer Early Sales of Vista” drew a lot of heat from VARs and consultants that went into the traditional anticompetitive manpile … Continue reading

Trailing disappointments on Vista and Office 2007

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As I have written before, Own Web Now is doing an experimental launch of Office 2007 and Vista to 1000 US customers. We’re basically providing our client’s main technology driver and early adopter a chance to test Vista and Office … Continue reading

Are we ready for 64bit?

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On the servers, yes. On the Windows workstations and peripherals, not quite. There has been a fair bit of discussion on whether we are ready for 64bit platforms and more to the point, are we building systems that can power … Continue reading

Vista Business Upgrade

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The following comes courtesy of Tom Anderson of Business Information Systems. He went through with the Vista Business Upgrade and below are his remarks. Thanks for sharing Tom and hopefully everyone will find it useful. OK, I have worked through … Continue reading

Experience of first dozen hours on Vista

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Untitled document Spent the last day or so going through the process of Vista rollouts on our development systems and I thought I’d give you an honest take on the changes from RC2 to RTM that went live on MSDN … Continue reading

Vista DVD available at MSDN

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Just a heads up, Microsoft Vista DVD (full release) is now available on MSDN’s web site. Gentlemen, start your leeching. Update: As of 9:14 AM EST: “None of the MSDN subscribers are able to obtain a Vista product key. They … Continue reading

Vista Changes: How Windows Update Works

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Untitled document It has been a while since I’ve written a technical article and my Vista laptop reminded me tonight just how much the Windows Update process has improved. Not very earth shattering on the surface, but very elegant and … Continue reading