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IT Dojo: Remove all remnants of the Windows Vista SP1 installation files

When you install Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the installation process leaves behind about 800 MBs of original Windows Vista files--in case you later want to remove SP1. Relative to current hard drives, 800 MBs isn't that much space. But, it's still enough space to store a couple hundred...

Tags: Installation File, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Management, TechRepublic Inc., it dojo, microsoft windows vista sp1, sp1 file removal tool, bill detwiler

Videos 2008-07-28

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PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!

Buying a new PC from one of the Tier 1 OEMs can often be a frustrating exercise in crapware removal. My Tuesday morning started like this. Phone rings. 9AM. Hey Jason, uh, it's Christine. Javi just booted up the laptop...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Costco, PC, OEM, Intuit QuickBooks, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-01

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

Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1?

Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1?I have resisted WGA but never had unlicensed softwareI resisted upgrading to Windows XP for years entirely because of WGA, yet I have never bought pirated software. For home users WGA is even more of an issue since unlike a business,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Windows Vista SP1 gallery (Sneak preview of Windows Vista SP1)

Windows Vista SP1 gallery (Sneak preview of Windows Vista SP1)Note for next time, use GIF or PNG for screenshots, NOT JPG! ...RE: Windows Vista SP1 gallery (Sneak preview of Windows Vista SP1)you can remove the search yourself by right clicking the start button in taskbar and go to properties then...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Windows Vista SP1 gallery, Sneak Preview, gallery, SP1

Discussion threads 2007-09-25