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- Service Pack
- A collection of software fixes and enhancements that is applied to an installed version of an operating system. Always a major update, service packs are typically downloaded from the...
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- Microsoft Releases Hyper-V
- I just received a message from Microsoft about the release of Hyper-V. It has some interesting details about platform support and availability. Here's what Microsoft had to say Tomorrow, June 26, Microsoft will reach a significant milestone for customers and partners with the release of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Intel X86, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Hyper-V, VM, SMP, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Hyper-V: It's here
- As reported by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley yesterday, Microsoft released its Hyper-V bare metal hypervisor platform (Updated: 4:20PM EST)for Windows Server 2008 today, in a virtual shot across competitor and market leader VMWare's bow, which currently holds over an 80 percent market share in x86 virtualization. We...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Intel X86, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Service Pack, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, SMP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Servers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- XP Key Changer (zip)
- XP Key Changer finds Windows XP Product Key, retrieves Owner, and Organization information. Finds and decrypts the product key in your computers and displays the information right in the main panel. Also recovers the Service Pack version, Owner registered name and Organization registered name. Changes all this information, with one...
- Tags: Product Key, Service Pack, MoonValleySoft, XP Key Changer, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Software downloads 2008-05-13
- Minimizing XP SP3 woes - UPDATED
- I'm getting sporadic reports of Windows XP users having problems installing XP SP3 on some systems. Here are some tips to help make the install process a little smoother. Disable AV software It seems that some antivirus AV software causes the SP3 install to hang, while...
- Tags: Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., AV, Service Pack 3 Setup, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16
- Systems administrators: Mark your calendars. Microsoft is going to start pushing the first service packs for Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 next month. In December, when Microsoft rolled out Service Pack SP 1 for the 2007 Office System, company officials said they'd give customers a minimum 30-day...
- Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- New Gateway desktops, more 64-bit Windows Vista
- Gateway has overhauled its desktop line with new models ranging for the $550 budget DX series to the over-clocked FX gaming rig, which tops out at around $3,800. Some models are retail only; others are available direct from Gateway. The most noteworthy part of the announcement is...
- Tags: Desktop, Gateway Inc., Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), 64-Bit, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- XP SP3: Now on Windows Update
- A week after deciding not to release Windows XP Service Pack SP 3 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download site as planned, Microsoft has begun pushing the collection of updates and fixes through those channels again. On May 6, Microsoft both released officially SP3 and resumed...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Windows Update, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Microsoft Windows, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- XP SP3 - Downloaded and installed
- I've just carried out my first Windows XP SP3 install and I'm pleased to report that things went just fine. I downloaded the XP SP3 bits from TechNet (if you're a subscriber look for it on the top downloads page - it's also available on MSDN). The...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Service Pack, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- 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
- Online Dating Service Pack (exe)
- The powerful search features enable you to search dates around the world with more than 2 million members worldwide. You can customize the search according to your desire like, country, state, city, gender, age, and even interest of the members. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Service Pack, Member, Cheetu, Search
- Software downloads 2008-04-16
- Should I install SP1?
- SP1 is out and the emails have started hitting my inbox. I'm noticing one question being asked more than any other - "Should I install SP1?" Should I install SP1? I've handled SP1 a lot since it went RTM back early February. I've carried...
- Tags: Service Pack, SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Troubleshooting Home Networks
- Once you've designed and configured your home network to suit your needs, it's tempting to think your work is done. But you still have to make sure your systems are optimized, up to date, and running as trouble free as possible. You also need to know what to do when...
- Tags: Network, Home Network, Service Pack, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Download resources 2008-03-11
- Vista SP1 - Benchmarking round-up
- Given that I've made numerous posts relating to benchmarking Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this blog over the past few weeks I thought that many readers would appreciate a single post that pulled together all the individual posts and which drew together the thoughts, findings and conclusions from the individual...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, 32-bit, 64-bit, Benchmarking, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Remote Desktop Connection, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- There's no Windows Server 2008 SP1 in the works. Here's why
- There's no Windows Server 2008 SP1 in the works. Here's whyVista SP1 is a rock solid OSVista rocks!Upgrading to Server 2008I'm upgrading my server to Windows Server 2008 SP1 as soon as it becomes available. This is an exciting time to be rolling out a server machine on the Windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Servers, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Micro$oft, Windows Server 2008 SP1, service pack, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- More Vista SP1 answers
- Earlier this week I posted a FAQ on Windows Vista Service Pack 1. In the Talkback section of that post and via e-mail, I got a few additional questions. Here are the answers. Does SP1 need a product key? The service pack doesn't require...
- Tags: Disk, CD, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08What about optical drives?What about the need for the latest and greatest optical drives? I know you can get a LG BluRay/HD DVD combo drive for under $300, or a Light-On BluRay player for under $200.I have not been following HD...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, NVIDIA 8800GT, service pack, PC ecosystem, Hardware 2.0, E8400, x3850, X3650, NVidia Corp., hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-02-12
- Vista SP1 rolls up 551 bug fixes
- No wonder the Wow had so much trouble getting started. By Microsoft's own count, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 rolls up 551 separate hotfixes, in addition to 23 security updates rated Important and already delivered via Windows Update. A handful of those hotfixes were previously released via Windows Update, but most were available only to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Vista SP1 will contain undocumented fixes
- Vista SP1 will contain undocumented fixesThe WOW really starts now.How can you take a perfect product and make it even better, leave it in the hands of Microsoft, the world leader is absolute security. I asked my Rep to comment on [I]Microsoft identifies the root cause of each security...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, exploit, API, software, service pack, security, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Vista SP1 highlights in 60 seconds - The reasons why I'll be applying the service pack
- Vista SP1 highlights in 60 seconds - The reasons why I'll be applying the service packFile copy and read times readThese are the improvements that I think most people will welcome.[i]Improves performance over Windows Vista’s current performance across the following scenarios: o 25% faster when copying files locally on the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, RAM, service pack, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Vista SP1 highlights in 60 seconds - The reasons why I'll be applying the service pack
- So, yesterday Microsoft announced that SP1 for Vista had gone RTM. This means that the first service pack for Windows Vista has been finalized and this is what we'll have to live with until we see SP2. I've been plowing through the masses of SP1 related documentation to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
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