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Question about Vista within Organizations
So, knowing some people complain about Vista...which I personally have had no issues with Vista...and knowing that Microsoft has Windows 7 due out in 2010...is there people considering to skip vista? If that is the case, do you think the communities will pressure Windows 7 to come out in 2009? What is the main reason for not going to Vista? Is it because of the memory requirements? Now, for the ones...
Rod's Vista SP1 adventure
Vista SP1 - 2 hours in, 2 hours out - nothing to show for it - Rod Trent at myITforum.com Wow, Rod had some issue with installing SP1. Not sure why his upgrade failed or why it took two hours...I wonder what type of PC he has? Hopefully he will have better luck with it the next time. Here is how it is suppose to run !!
Vista SP1 x64
WOW...I'm impressed. 45 minutes and a reboot or two in-between and SP1 for Vista x64 was up and running. Not sure if it's just me or what...but I think its a lot faster and smoother! Way to go Microsoft!
Vista SP1 changes
First thing I noticed... New command line for using Terminal Services Client (mstsc.exe) The new switch to connect to the server's active console session is: %systemroot%\system32\mstsc.exe /admin Not sure why the change...but enjoy! Plus the old /console doesn't work anymore! That vacuums!
Vista SP1 on Technet and MSDN
If you are a subscriber you can download Vista SP1 now. The 64bit exe with all the languages is 764 MB. WOW!
Notable changes in Windows Vista SP1
Overview This document provides more detail about the notable changes made to Windows Vista in Service Pack 1, which were focused on addressing specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d69c4e1b-c81a-41be-b1f5-66e615ba5912&DisplayLang=en
RTM of Windows Vista SP1
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/02/04/announcing-the-rtm-of-windows-vista-sp1.aspx
Samsung's 64GB flash hard drive
Review: Samsung's 64GB flash hard drive Nice review of a flash hard drive laptop. This technology should be the greatest way to increase performance of any computer device. I'm excited about this...now they just need to become affordable and I'll buy one to test it out. Or if you have one to give me, I'll do a review of it and post my findings here.
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 vs. Shipping Vista vs Windows XP - Preformance
Battlemodo: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 vs. Shipping Vista Why are the Network copy and Hard Disk Speeds so SLOW on Vista? I really like Vista, but I'm running Vista 64Bit on a beefy machine...but the numbers don't lie above. I wonder how fast my machine would be if I loaded Windows XP on it?
Windows Vista - 6 Month Vulnerability Report
http://blogs.csoonline.com/windows_vista_6_month_vulnerability_report See the full report - http://www.csoonline.com/pdf/6_Month_Vista_Vuln_Report.pdf
AdminPak for Vista
The word is NO they will not be releasing an AdminPak for Vista. The recommended process is to RDP into the server and use the tools within the Server. More on this issue here - http://msmvps.com/blogs/ad/archive/2007/05/28/adminpak-for-windows-vista.aspx I personally think this sucks. Sorry, but I do. It's just more clicks I have to make in order to do something. Microsoft...if you are listening...
The Windows Vista and Windows "Longhorn" Server Developer Story: Application Compatibility Cookbook
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480152.aspx
$10k hack challenge winner says Vista's code more secure than Mac's
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9018138&pageNumber=1 April 27, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Dino Dai Zovi , the New York-based security researcher who took home $10,000 in a highly-publicized MacBook Pro hijack on April 20, has been at the center of a week's worth of controversy about the security of Apple Inc. 's operating system. In an...
