Just recently I have experienced two Windows Vista pains — hibernate and bluetooth.
I didn’t have any problems with Windows hibernate for the past year or so; but recently my computer just wouldn’t hibernate and would shut down right away.
The other problem I have is with my bluetooth. This used to work, then became broken, […]
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Microsoft has already released Windows Vista SP1 via automatic updates; however, they are releasing this in bits and pieces.
Another option you have is to download the service pack directly from the Microsoft website and have the entire thing run on you box.
The service pack site is found here.
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Since Microsoft is stopping all support to Windows XP starting June 30 of 2008, large vendors have taken it upon themselves to support Windows XP and offering it to business customers until January 31, 2009.
Dell and Lenovo have both signified their intent to offer downgrade discs to Windows XP while HP would continue to […]
The revenue of Microsoft Windows as a whole has significantly dropped by 24% in the first three months of 2008 as compared to last year’s numbers.
Microsoft however, said that the decline is only a measly 2% when all the free Vista upgrades and licenses they have given for the past two years is taken into […]
Follow these steps to determine if you computer supports hibernation:
1. Search for the Command Prompt then right right-click Command Prompt in the Programs list, and then click Run as administrator.User Account Control permission If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.
2. At the command prompt, type powercfg […]
Simple help has a great post on speeding up Vista with a thumb drive. The steps are as follows:
1. Start by plugging in the USB thumb drive. Windows AutoPlay will prompt you to either open the ‘folder’ to view the files on your thumb drive or to Speed up my system. Select the latter.
2. […]
Will old software run on Windows Vista? (Tech Yahoo)
Apple updates Boot Camp software (MAC World)
Windows Vista plays to a captive audience (Vista Blorge)
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This is a compilation of the many faces of Steve Ballmer. He has some funny moments and I am sure some those pictures are reactions of the sales of Windows Vista.
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1: Not for the Impatient (Washington Post)
Could Windows Vista actually be a beta? (Blorge)
Benchmarks fail to explain why Vista falters and Server 2008 succeeds (Blorge)
Meet the Windows Server 2008 robot (Network World)
Making the PC and Mac safer for kids (Bangkok Post)
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Steve Ballmer has talked during the Microsoft MVP Summit 2008 on Vista as reported at WVW. The MVPs may not be at all satisfied (they are full paying customers as well) with the “work in progress” mantra, but they surely did make it up on this party:
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Microsoft has released a Vista Feature Pack supporting Bluetooth 2.1. Below are the details for it.
Description of the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless
This article describes the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless. This software update includes the following components or features that improve wireless support in Windows Vista:
Bluetooth version 2.1 support
Unified Pairing user interface
Windows […]
There was big coverage about Windows 7 being released in 2008 which probably has increased the number of people who wanted to skip Vista.
Benjamin Gray, analyst at Forrester, is against this thought and says: Although we applaud companies for thinking ahead, there are some harsh realities for those considering skipping Windows Vista. Ironically, one of […]
SeattlePI has an excerpt of the speech of Steve Ballmer at the MVP conference in Seattle. I agree with Steve that Vista is a work in progress; but when you are the paying customer who paid in full, it is another story.
In an excerpt of the speech:
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Windows Server 2008 is enjoying great reviews with its performance, stability and spot-on features while Windows Vista is getting the opposite despite having the same codebase as that of Windows Server 2008.
TheRegister has an article hoping to see Microsoft platform and services division Mark Russinovich get his teeth into this. The article is saying that […]
Three different hackers found ‘Pwn To Own’ bug (ComputerWorld)
Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction pool (ZDnet)
Vista Credential Inching Toward 20K (MCPMag)
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I and my friends have had problems enabling our bluetooth on our laptops. We were not able to find updated drivers in our vendor sites.
If you are using Toshiba you should have no problems as you can download the Vista bluetooth here.
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I have previously written about Bill Gates saying that Windows 7 is going to be released in 2009. This was also reported around the web but Microsoft has this statement as released to SeattlePI:
“We are currently in the planning stages for Windows 7 and development is scoped to three years from Windows Vista Consumer GA. […]
Greg from TechRepublic has a post about adding your favorite search engine to Vista’s Start Search. He demonstrates how to add Google search in it.
In an excerpt:
Fortunately, you can make Vista’s Start Search feature even more useful by adding Google to it. To do so, you’ll use the Local Group Policy Editor, which you […]
Using Windows Vista for your Home Media Center is simple for simple requirements like recording your TV show.
Below are the things you would need for the basic setup:
1. Windows Media Center - this is the software found in Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Editions
2. 500GB to 1 TB Disk Drive - this […]
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