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Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6

Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6Nothing to be impressed about ...Vista's performance was ridiculous, so any fix would show up as significant improvement.Now, the real question is how does the performance compare with the previous MS OS version (ie: XP). Base on what has being...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance management, tech world, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, performance, SP1 performance boost, SP1 performance, incredible SP1 performance, SP1, Day 6, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

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Windows 7: To wait or not to wait? That is the question

Windows 7: To wait or not to wait? That is the questionWindows 7: To wait or not to wait? That is the questionNo need to wait. If you upgrade to Vista now you will have the best version of Windows available to you right now. You will get...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Microsoft to begin automatic distribution of Vista SP1 today

If you're a Vista user and you've been waiting (patiently!) for Service Pack 1 (SP1) to be pushed to your systems automatically, your wait is nearly over. As of today Microsoft will begin automatic distribution of SP1 to Vista users. I've covered SP1 in great detail on...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Windows Vista (In)capable

Windows Vista IncapableOn 915 graphics.I have a Dell D620 (Not even Vista basic recommended but possible, this via Dell's site) running PCLinuxOS, it flies, including with Beryl turned on.There is no reason why I, and others with even more modest video capabilities can run Beryl smoothly, with 100x for Wow...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista Capable Sticker, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-03-02

XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark

Here are the benchmark results that many of you have been waiting for - a look at how well ten popular games work on XP SP2, Vista RTM and Vista SP1. It's been nearly a year since I took a look at the state of gaming under...

Tags: Game, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-02-28

Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking

Enough with benchmarking the OS - let's see if Office 2007 is any faster on Vista SP1. The test The tests will be carried out on the AMD Spider platform that I have set up in the lab (Phenom 9700, Radeon 3850 graphics card, 2GB...

Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Benchmarking, Microsoft Office, Problem, Goal, Microsoft Windows Vista, Test, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-02-26

News to know: Microsoft patches; Vista SP1 speed; Firefox 3; Mobile World Congress

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft delivers 11 patches, 6 critical Firefox 3 Beta 3 steps up its security game Firefox 3.0 beta 3 is out John Morris: The battle for the soul of your smartphone Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., U.S. Congress, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Internet, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-02-13

Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost - Day 6

[UPDATE: Mark Russinovich Technical Fellow in the Platform and Services Division at Microsoft emailed in to point out that he's written a detailed post on his blog explaining the reasons behind some of these dramatic improvements.  Thanks Mark!]  Some systems on which I've installed Windows Vista SP1 are showing...

Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-02-12

Will Vista and Windows Server 2008 really be better together?

Will Vista and Windows Server 2008 really be better together?Examples of the Turd, pleaseExactly what is it about the core of Vista you find to be such a turd? What experiences have you had where the core of Vista has failed you? Please elaborate on the problems you've...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 2008

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Office 2007 slips... again - so what?

Office 2007 slips... again - so what?Am I the only person that expects better?I agree that this isn't a suprise. Microsoft is world known for their shipping delays.[b]I don't mind the delays.[/b]That is if the software actually works and works exactly as it should.However, I get the feeling that...

Tags: forecasting, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software, Microsoft Office 2007

Discussion threads 2006-07-05