• RSAT for Vista - The Adminpak replacement is available for testers - How nervous is Microsoft about Vista?
  The Administration Tools Pack doesn?t work properly on Vista, much to the dismay of system administrator.
  (tags: Compatibility )
• December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems
  The lastest time zone update
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Nick says SP1 RC will be available ‘very soon’ for you to test yourself. Keep reading →

In some scenarios, games and benchmarks perform more poorly than expected on a Windows Vista-based computer. This issue occurs when the games and the benchmarks use multiple display adapters in a Linked Display Adapter (LDA) configuration.

An example of a benchmarking test. This one involves running a window-open, window-close routine at accelerated speed. Nick at the Windows Vista Team Blog says:

You can see that it isn’t representative of real-world user behavior and hence isn’t an accurate gauge of the actual end-user experience. Further, tests like these only measure a very small set of Windows capabilities and so aren’t representative of the user’s overall day-to-day experience of working with Windows and running applications.

• Futuremark Releases Innovative Benchmark for Windows Vista®: PCMark® Vantage
  Futuremark Corporation announced today the release of PCMark® Vantage?the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Vista®.
  (tags: Benchmark Software )

Futuremark Corporation announced today the release of PCMark? Vantage?the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Vista?. Keep reading →