Security firm Authentium claimed they have cracked PatchGuard which is included in the 64-bit version of Windows Vista. According to reports, they found a way to disable the protection so that they could install their kernel patches and enable the technology once again.
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Windows Vista was expected to be released to manufactures last October 24 but showstopper bugs have forced Microsoft to delay their release.
According to Microsoft: We have not announced our final plans for launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007. However, we are on track for business availability in November and general availability in January, although […]
Microsoft Platform and Services Division co-President Jim Allchin has launched a blog for Windows Vista. His first and only post so far was last October 25, 2006 6:18. In an excerpt of his post: Welcome to the new and improved Windows Vista blog. A few months back, I pushed our team to bring the […]
Microsoft has launched a marketing web site to boost the noise surrounding Vista. The star of Clearification is Dimetri who talks about his tour and various thoughts including a Vista specific one. The site is an animated cartoon done in Macromedia Flash (Yes, it’s done using a Microsoft competitor product).
So far, the site has been […]
Microsoft announced Japan is replacing their Windows XP in 2 - 3 years time making Windows Vista their number 1 selling operating system. According to Microsoft’s research, Japanese culture of replacing their computers in 2 years time is the main reason Windows Vista is going to overtake Windows XP. They are expecting that the new […]
Informationweek has reported that Raikes confirmed Microsoft’s research that Windows Vista is saving business users around $35 per PC per year which is broken down as follows:
Image Management: $19
Support: $13
Security & Virus Protection: $4
Cost savings together with increased productivity by business users make upgrades more reasonable, however, I am thinking about savings that home users […]
You are looking forward to purchase your Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium which are the two most affordable retail versions of Windows, and if you are a developer like me, you’d like to use VMs to ensure you could install, re-install and experiment with various development tools without worrying of any possible crashes, […]
If you own a retail version of Windows XP there are no restrictions on the number of times you can transfer the software from one computer to another. Well, that’s about to change for the worse in Vista, with only one lifetime transfer allowed! That limitation on retail licenses is a remarkable change. Previously, a […]
I am a paying customer of Windows Vista who has purchased an authentic, licensed version from Microsoft; and yet, I am obliged to help the company monitor pirated copies. InformationWeek reports that Gartner strongly suggest that Microsoft should pay for their security hassles such as (in an excerpt):The process, which Microsoft calls “Volume License Activation,” […]
While we we’re afraid that OneCare wouldn’t be made available for Vista, it seems that MS has rolled out version 1.5 which is compatible with the Vista operating system. This latest beta version of Windows Live OneCare is available as a free download (click). But OneCare will still be an add-on, the original version sells […]
As one of our commenters already wrote, RC2 is offline! Going to Microsoft’s website it appears as if RC2 didn’t even exist. All the download-links are gone and the page just redirects to the Vista default…
But, like we have seen before, Bittorrent to the rescue! So go here for the Vista RC2 torrent (via digg.com).
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I am reading an article on Computerworld about things you should hate on Windows Vista Networking. The following are:
Poor support for Windows XP - Computerworld: Windows XP PCs may not show up as being present on your network, even though they’re there. Or they may appear and then mysteriously disappear. Or you may see them […]
Microsoft isn’t a company known to release stable builds, and bugs in Windows Vista RC1 build number 5728 were cut from 2,479 to 1450 in RC2; meaning the number of bugs would go down below 500 within the month where the manufacturing RTM version is rumored to be out.
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MS needs more outside info on Vista, so they’re trying to be friends with the hacking-community… During a recent visit to Malaysia, a team from Microsoft actually threw local hackers a party, and spoke to them about Vista. I also think this marks a change in strategy to how Microsoft views hackers: From incurable villains […]
Microsoft has released the latest version of ActiveSync simultaneously with the release of Windows Vista. Windows Mobile Device Center beta 3 release can be downloaded here. According to Microsoft they released ActiveSync together with Windows Vista because a lot of people are already using the operating system and they expect more vista users with the […]
Windows Vista RC2 (Build 5744) is available for public download! This build has a number of improvements and updates from previous builds, according to MS the software has been through daily testing processes to refine quality and performance. It is the fourth “milestone” in the Windows Vista development process: Beta 1, Beta 2, RC1 (Release […]
Stock analysts are confident on buying Microsoft shares since Windows Vista is going to hit the target date this November for their enterprise and manufacturing editions, while the consumer release is set on January.
The second test version of Windows Vista is expected for release in two weeks time and if it happens, stocks will […]
Microsoft announced they have included features in Windows Vista that will validate pirated copies of the software that would eventually shut out all features, only leaving internet browsing. If users using pirated copies are policed, then they get what they deserve; but if Microsoft’s validation process fails again, then users are left with an expensive […]
Hello Windows Vista Weblog readers, I’m Milo and I’ll be co-blogging with Vincent, here at WVW, who has done an excellent job growing this site.
I started applying for B5 technology related sites since last year but have been snubbed a number of times until Aaron, who used to be the CE of the Sports […]
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