• 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.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you are playing an .mpg file format movie file in full-screen mode in Windows Media Center. However, when you press ALT+TAB to switch away from Windows Media Center, one of the following symptoms may occur:

Symptom 1

You receive an error message that states that Windows Media Center has stopped working.

Symptom 2

Windows Media Center displays a black screen.

Symptom 3

You receive the following error message:

Cannot Play Video

Additionally, an error message that resembles the following is logged in the Application log:

Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: Date
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: ComputerName

Description: Faulting application ehshell.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp TimeStamp, faulting module ntdll.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp TimeStamp, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0×0003b15f, process id ProcessID, application start time TimeStamp.

In Windows Vista, when you pause video in an application that uses version 7 of the Video Mixing Renderer (VMR7), the application may crash.

• Catalyst 8.3 drivers released
  Included support for DirectX 10.1, which is included in Vista SP1, as well as many other features.
  (tags: Drivers ATI Video )
• Diskeeper 2008 now certified for Windows Vista
  Includes ‘InvisiTasking’ real-time defraging, which runs during idle time and keeps your system performing optimally.
  (tags: Defragment Software Compatible Certification )

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Included support for DirectX 10.1, which is included in Vista SP1, as well as many other features. Keep reading →

• Special Action Pack update to include Vista SP1
  March shipment to include Business with SP1, April shipment to include Ultimate with SP1.
  (tags: SP1 Ultimate Business Action )
• NVIDIA ForceWare 174.16 Official Beta
  Adds support for GeForce 9600 GT GPUs, Aero compatibility for Blu-ray & HD DVD, per-display controls for video settings, dynamic contrast enhancement, etc.
  (tags: Nvidia Video Drivers )

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