Microsoft has begun including references to Windows Server 2008 in Windows Vista Knowledge Base Articles. This isn’t surprising as Server 2008 and Vista share a ton of code. Three of the articles released on August 1st make reference in some way to Server 2008. A ‘warning’ has been added to these articles pointing out that Server 2008 is a beta, and no formal support is provided. Keep reading →

One of my readers brought up in the chatroom that he’s faced with an undocumented bug. He’s using the Italian version of Windows Vista, and said that when he uses the command prompt to copy files, and it prompts you ‘Yes|No|All’ on whether or not to copy the file, the command doesn’t properly respond to your input. If he says ‘No’, the command copies the file anyway! I checked Microsoft’s Knowledge Base, and did find one article that perfectly describes the issue, but the article isn’t for Vista, it is for Windows Server 2003. Keep reading →

You don’t see this too often. Microsoft today released a security update (KB929123) for Windows Mail that fixes a remote execution vulnerability. They also released a Knowledge Base article explaining what to do if your Windows Mail doesn’t work right after installing the update. A fix for a fix? Keep reading →