If you want the Refresh 2 version of the Vista SP1 RC code, here’s how to get it through Windows Update. Keep reading →

On January 9th, Microsoft released another version of it’s Vista SP1 code, this one called “Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh”, to 15,000 testers. Microsoft was quick to note that this version would not be available to the public. Well, on January 11th, Microsoft released the same code to the public. Keep reading →

• Microsoft extends the reach of Media Center
  Vista Premium accounts for 70% of Vista sales, and each copy could create a link to the living room, putting digital media on your HDTV.
  (tags: Media Center Premium )
• TechBlog: What’s Microsoft doing to battle the negative Vista buzz?
  Does Vista really suck, or do people just perceive that it sucks, and what’s Microsoft going to do about it?
  (tags: PR )

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The final release is expected in February, so this could be the last RC code. Keep reading →

• TechBlog: In which Windows Vista SP1 and my own stupidity kill my PC
  Dwight has a bad experience with SP1 RC. As he pointed out, it’s definitely still beta software, use at you’re own risk!
  (tags: SP1 RC )

Dwight has a bad experience with SP1 RC. As he pointed out, it’s definitely still beta software, use at you’re own risk! Keep reading →

• Windows Vista Team Blog : Windows Vista SP1 RC now available for public download
  Additional info about the SP1 RC release.
  (tags: SP1 RC )

Additional info about the SP1 RC release. Keep reading →

Microsoft has released the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) ‘Release Candidate’ (RC). This is the last step before the official SP1 is released in the first quarter of 2008. Note that this is still not official code, so there could still be bugs (but hey, there will still be bugs in the official release as well). If you install this, you will most likely need to remove it before installing the final release. Keep reading →

• Microsoft Jokes for Christmas
  A version of ‘12 Days of Christmas’ that mentions Vista, though it could really apply to any OS.
  (tags: Humor )
• One year later: Where are the killer Vista apps?
  After a year, Mary Jo asks the same question. Could it be that the answer is ‘There aren’t any’? It’s not suprising that business isn’t pushing hard to adopt Vista, there currently are few good reasons to upgrade, but for some, many reasons not to.
  (tags: Software Compatibility )

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