• James.Random() : Windows Vista - still undecided?
  A nice 60 minute ’round-table’ discussion about SP1. Well worth the watch.
  (tags: SP1 Review )
• Slipstream Windows Vista with SP1 & Create a Bootable Vista SP1 DVD
  A tutorial on how to use vLite to create an SP1 install DVD.
  (tags: SP1 Install DVD )

A nice 60 minute ’round-table’ discussion about SP1. Well worth the watch. Keep reading →

• How to copy a language pack to a Windows distribution for Windows Vista Service Pack 1
  You can use this method to expand and to apply the source and license files for a Windows Vista SP1 image.
  (tags: SP1 Language )
• Description of the CheckSUR update for Windows Vista and for Windows Vista for x64-based systems
  This article contains a description of an update for Windows Vista and Vista for x64-based systems. These updates contain the Check for System Update Readiness (CheckSUR) tool. CheckSUR will try to fix certain Windows Update installation failures.
  (tags: Update Install )

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Ed starts an investigation of a friends slow Vista laptop to see where the problem lies. Keep reading →

• Reader Poll: XP or Vista?
  Lots of reader comments on XP vs Vista. It really seem pointless to argue, but so many like to pick their religions, even if they are under the same faith. To me, arguing against Vista is like reading blog posts from the day after it was released.
  (tags: Review )
• Dell pointed out Microsoft’s Vista mistakes, internal docs show
  Windows Anytime Upgrade, hardware recommendations, Windows Update, and the ‘Capable’ labels were amung the many issues.
  (tags: PR )

Lots of reader comments on XP vs Vista. It really seem pointless to argue, but so many like to pick their religions, even if they are under the same faith. To me, arguing against Vista is like reading blog posts from the day after it was released. Keep reading →

• Microsoft Releases ShellRunas Utility for Windows Vista
  ShellRunas v1.0 is for heavy Explorer users who launch programs under different accounts (similar to the Runas tool).
  (tags: Software Utility )
• Digg - Windows Vista on a 500 mhz Dell!
  Vista on a 1999 500mhz P3 with 512MB RAM? It would appear so. This week has had a lot of pro-Vista news on various fronts. Is the tide turning for Vista?
  (tags: Legacy Performance )

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More indications that Vista isn’t as bad as the negative hype would have you believe. Keep reading →

• List of Vista SP1 problems - be careful with Service Pack 1
  A list of issue that have been raised so far with SP1.
  (tags: SP1 )
• Remembering Windows XP?s early days
  Ed does an excellent job pointing out how Vista’s current criticism isn’t anything new. The same people that now criticize Vista, did the same to XP when it was released. Funny how that unworthy XP has become “God’s Gift” now.
  (tags: Review XP )

Ed does an excellent job pointing out how Vista’s current criticism isn’t anything new. The same people that now criticize Vista, did the same to XP when it was released. Funny how that unworthy XP has become “God’s Gift” now. Keep reading →