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Microsoft is against the use of nLite and vLite

Slimming down your Windows install to save hard drive space or RAM is not essential as many tend to believe. In this day and age, hard drives and RAM both are very affordable and easy to install. Microsoft has said that their Vista operating system is larger than they would have preferred. They have also released information that the next version of Windows (known...

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Microsoft says Windows 7 expected around 2011

Even though Windows Vista is taking a severe beating at the hands of consumers and critics alike, Microsoft still has faith in its latest operating system and doesn’t believe there’s any need to abandon it just yet. But just in case you were hoping for it to hit store shelves next year, the company doesn’t want you to hold your breath. As speculation continued...

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Vista SP1 will be distributed via Microsoft Update

Windows Vista SP1 will be released as an update on Microsoft Update (MU). The patch is very large and there is a bug in Windows Server 2003 in the WinVerifyTrust API that will cause signing validation to fail. What this means is that once you approve this update on a System Center Essentials 2007 server on a Windows Server 2003 server, every time the...

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Vista SP1 Due In Coming Weeks

The wait is nearly over for the first service pack for Windows Vista, according to sources close to Microsoft. Microsoft has said the highly anticipated service pack would be out in the first quarter of this year, but some say it could be available in the next few weeks, more than a month before the quarter ends on March 31. A Taiwanese news outlet...

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Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Refresh is available to Beta testers through Windows Update. Experience the WU installation path for Windows Vista SP1 by following these simple steps and give us your feedback to improve our quality. There are two ways to install the service pack, first, as a pop-up notification that the service pack is ready to be installed (this is the...

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Microsoft accidently allows WinAntivirus Pro to install and run on Vista

Microsoft accidently allowed a well known malware by the name of WinAntiVirus Pro to become compatible with Windows Vista when they released their monthly Application Compatibility Update. This can raise many potential problems for Vista users if this malware gets through. WinAntiVirus is a form of the WinFixer malware. It displays false information confusing the user into believing that their PC is infected with...