Long Zheng posted this video, apparently leaked by an “unflattered” microsoft employee. The video does a good job looking like a Bruce Springsteen video, but the lyrics are cheesier than the nachos I had for lunch.

• Microsoft: Vista feature designed to ‘annoy users’ | Tech News on ZDNet
  They set out to change the independent software vendor ecosystem to try and make software more secure, and they say it is working.
  (tags: Security UAC )
• A list of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles is available to help you troubleshoot error codes and error messages that you may receive when you try to activate Windows Vista
  Having trouble activating your copy of Vista? Here’s a list of common error codes and how to proceed.
  (tags: Activation Error )

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Another ‘leaked’ version of the Nvidia drivers. Keep reading →

• James.Random() : Customer Satisfaction with Vista
  A survey shows that those not yet using Vista don’t like it, and those already using Vista do like it.
  (tags: Review PR )
• nVIDIA ForceWare 174.74 WHQL Graphics Drivers for Vista - 9Down.COM
  I guess they aren’t leaked anymore, go grab the official release.
  (tags: Nvidia WHQL Video Drivers )

I guess they aren’t leaked anymore, go grab the official release. Keep reading →

• Windows Vista Team Blog : Announcing the Windows Search 4.0 Preview
  If you use the search feature in Vista, here’s a preview of the improvements you’ll be seeing soon.
  (tags: Search )
• Changes to the default NTFS Discretionary Access Control List (DACL) settings in Windows Vista
  In Windows Vista, the NTFS file system Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACLs) have been changed to enable data sharing and collaboration in data directories that are outside protected directories.
  (tags: DACL NTFS )

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Hmmm, are these really leaked? 174.70 was supposedly leaked as well. Keep reading →

• ForceWare 174.70 drivers ready for download | Terramir’s Hardware
  Apparently a ‘leaked’ beta driver. You better be desparate if you’re trying this!
  (tags: Nvidia ForceWare GeForce Driver Video )
• Windows Vista SP1 Flunks Out At Penn
  The IT staff is recommending it only have SP1 when preinstalled, and users that already have SP1 should ‘wait and see’. Understandable from the viewpoint of the people that will have to go fix any problems that occur.
  (tags: SP1 Deployment )

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Apparently a ‘leaked’ beta driver. You better be desparate if you’re trying this! Keep reading →

Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has multiple display adapters in a Linked Display Adapter (LDA) configuration.
• You use the Driver Test Manager tool on the computer to run a Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) test that includes a Logo stress subtest.

In this scenario, the Logo stress subtest triggers a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) aperture corruption. Therefore, the WHQL test does not finish successfully.