Windows Vista Weblog

October 13th, 2006

Vista license allows only one reinstall

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 […]

By Vincent -- 7 comments

May 16th, 2006

Skip Vista, try modular Windows!

Former WVW-editor John has a great view on the future of Vista. On his weblog he writes that all these delays could be a perfect opportunity to call the end of Vista. Ray Ozzie’s vision of step updates to Windows rather than the earthquake of a totally new version once or twice a decade is […]

By Vincent -- 1 comment

April 15th, 2006

New beta for Windows Anti-Spyware

Oops, we shoud call it “Defender” and not Anti-Spyware, so it seems;) The Defender software got a minor update with improvements to the user interface and signature updating. As you may know the Defender will be integrated into Windows Vista, so at this time it’s only available as an add-on to WinXp.
“With these upcoming […]

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March 21st, 2006

Download new IE7 Build!

IEBlog writes: Internet Explorer (IE) build 5335.5 is now available for download at microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/. This build is for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and shows the current state of IE7!

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January 26th, 2006

Video: Why Vista?

Someone said to Scoble “XP is good enough for me.” And he answered back with 15 videos about why he’s moving his life over to Windows Vista. Manuel Clement posted all the links on his blog (via Vistablog Netherlands):
New TCP/IP network stack - Video
New Audio stack - Video
New Aero user interface - Video
New integrated search […]

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January 12th, 2006

Windows XP vs Windows Vista

A few months back we had a comparison of Windows Vista with Mac Tiger OS but Vista was still in a very early beta version. Microsoft has promised the “largest upgrade since Windows 95” in Windows Vista. Bentuser.com takes a look at build 5270, which will probably be one of the last intermediate releases before […]

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December 31st, 2005

A Happy New Year from b5media

A happy and prosperous New Year to all our readers.
2006 is the year of delivery for Microsoft, with a tsunami of new product releases slated. b5media will do its utmost to keep you informed. Stay tuned.

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November 28th, 2005

Vector Graphics in Windows Vista

One of the quantum leaps Windows Vista will make is the move from raster graphics to high-quality vector graphics. Two outcomes result.
1. The visual information on computer screens running full versions of Vista will be assembled using lines and curves not grids and dots. These vector elements scale without breaking up into jagged edges and […]

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