• Vista ReadyBoost doesn?t improve performance
  Apparently in some cases it even hurts performance.
  (tags: ReadyBoost )
• Mother’s ire puts Ballmer on defense over Vista
  Ballmer gets to defend Vista after a mother first installs, then uninstalls it for her daughter.
  (tags: PR Review )

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If you manage Vista machines with GPOs, the Group Policy Team Blog has packaged all of the .admx/.adml files that shipped with Vista and have them available for download. Keep reading →

• Microsoft Releases “Administrative Templates” for Windows Vista
  If you have Vista machines in an Active Domain, here are the templates you need to manage them via GPO.
  (tags: GPO Domain )
• VIA HD Audio Driver Package v4.0a
  For Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-Bit, Windows XP 64-Bit, Windows 2000, Windows XP Compatible with VIA HD Audio Codec VT1708 paired with VT8237A/VT8251 ( VT1708 )
  (tags: Audio Drivers )

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• Microsoft outlines Vista desktop search changes
  Microsoft is now releasing details on how they will satisfy the court order to allow their search feature to work with third-party tools. It’ll be in SP1, and Microsoft is providing details to help others avoid performance issues as well.
  (tags: SP1 Beta Search Legal )
• Windows Vista Team Blog : Give the Group Policy team your feedback
  If you use Group Policy to manage Vista, give your feedback here!
  (tags: Group Policy GPO )

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In an Active Directory directory service domain environment, you configure the Folder Redirection policy setting for Windows Vista-based client computers. In this situation, every time that this policy setting is applied, all the contents are pinned and are filled in the redirected folder. However, you expect only the updated contents to be pinned and to be filled when the Folder Redirection policy setting is applied.

This behavior results in lots of unnecessary disk writing operations. For example, the search index has to be updated both for the updated contents and for the original contents in the redirected folder. Also, this problem makes the network performance slow when the Folder Redirection policy setting is applied.

Note: The Folder Redirection policy setting will be applied if one the following conditions is true:

• The Folder Redirection policy setting is changed.
• You enable the Folder Redirection policy processing policy setting together with the Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed option.

• Vista Codec Package 4.4.9 Final
  The latest update to this code package includes an updated AC3Filter and ffdshow, and has some bug fixes as well.
  (tags: Codec Software )
• Featured Windows Vista Download: Get Virtual Desktops on Vista
  Get multiple desktops that allow key combo’s to jump between them.
  (tags: Desktop Software Beta )

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A group policy extension that allows customization of UAC, providing permissions to applications, users, and computers. Keep reading →

When you enable a Group Policy setting in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or in Microsoft Windows XP, all the check boxes that appear on the Group Policy setting are not selected. However, when you enable a Group Policy setting in Windows Vista, all the check boxes that appear on the Group Policy setting are selected.