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Windows Ultimate Extras update - Windows DreamScene goes final, but no language packs

Windows Ultimate Extras update - Windows DreamScene goes final, but no language packsDreamScene is perfectI was looking for a way of ensuring that my CPU never went below 30% usage. DreamScene was the perfect solution for me!!;)RE: Windows Ultimate Extras update - Windows DreamScene goes final, but no language packsDreamscene...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Windows DreamScene, Ultimate Extras, language pack, Windows Ultimate Extras update, Microsoft Windows, Windows Ultimate Extras, DreamScene

Discussion threads 2007-09-25

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About those Windows XP 'upgrades' from Vista ...

About those Windows XP 'upgrades' from Vista ...Windows Xp a hero now?It's weird how everyone thinks of Windows XP as that damn good. I guess no one remembers the Blaster virus and it's variants that were so deadly and did cost millions to business. Plus a lots of other bugs...

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

Discussion threads 2008-06-11

SP1 for Vista 64-bit on Windows Update?

SP1 for Vista 64-bit on Windows Update?SP1 for Vista 64-bit on Windows Update?There's more reports of it too:http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=11914RE: SP1 for Vista 64-bit on Windows Update?Woke up this morning and came to me computer and low and behold there is Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 update. All went well with the install...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Update, 64-bit

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

SP1 brings with it a softer, gentler, naggier WGA - Day 3

Windows Vista SP1 brings with it a new tweaked version of the WGA Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy scheme. How does this look to the end user? Check out the complete SP1 WGA gallery here. Currently Vista offers two different user experiences to those considered to be running...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-02-09

The SP1 upgrades continue - Day 2

Today I carried out the most critical SP1 upgrade so far - I upgraded my main system. This is a Core 2 Extreme monster that's been running Vista Ultimate 64-bit. All the SP1 upgrades I've done so far have been 32-bit upgrades. How did the upgrade go?...

Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Remote Desktop Connection, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-02-08

RIP Ultimate Extras

RIP Ultimate ExtrasDon't forget...I know this article will make anti-MS headlines, but you shouldn't escape your responsibility to mention the 50+ features in Ultimate that are not in Home or not in Business when contrasted with each product.Home users, the 'Previous Versions/TimeMachine feature' and CompletePC are enough to justify the...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Games, English Version, RIP Ultimate Extras, DreamScene, language pack, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-08

Windows 7 debut in 2009? Another reason to skip Vista

Windows 7 debut in 2009? Another reason to skip VistaWhat's 7 going to have that Vista doesn't?If 7 is going to be a huge leap, then yes, I can see waiting for it to come out. But if it's the normal kind of leap that we're used to from...

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

Discussion threads 2008-01-18

Windows Ultimate Extras update - Windows DreamScene goes final, but no language packs

Some good news for those waiting for the final release of Windows DreamScene: Today Microsoft is making available the final code for Windows DreamSceneâ„¢, an Ultimate Extra that enables high-definition video content to be displayed as the desktop background. PC users running Windows Vista Ultimate will also have access...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Ultimate Extras Team, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-09-25

Friday Rant - Windows Live Messenger ads

It's a Friday and it's rant time again! This week has given me cause to rant and rave about a number of things â€" well they say that choice is a good thing!  I could take this opportunity to get off my chest the hassles that we've had over at the...

Tags: Thoughts, Microsoft, Ad industry

Blog posts 2007-07-20

Microsoft says more Vista Ultimate add-ons are in the pipeline

Microsoft says more Vista Ultimate add-ons are in the pipelineMS Windows Possibly The Most Overvalued Asset in WorldThis is actually a pretty classic category of business scenario. On the one hand we have MS Windows. It is marketed as the product of rocket scientists with MIT, Stanford and other such...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Ultimate add-on, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-07-02

Microsoft says more Vista Ultimate add-ons are in the pipeline

Windows users who shelled out extra to get the top-of-the-line Vista Ultimate SKU, your requests for an update have been answered. Microsoft hasn't abandoned its promise to get more of the expected downloadable add-ons to Ultimate to you, after all.Microsoft posted an update on the whereabouts to the Vista Team...

Tags: Windows client, Vista, Corporate strategy

Blog posts 2007-07-02

2nd impressions of the Apple iPhone

After spending a full two days with the iPhone while out and about, I had the chance to put it through a few more tests. I used the camera to take photos at a fund raiser car wash, text messaged back and forth with friends, showed it off to the...

Tags: Wireless carriers, Smartphone, Review, iPhone, Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-02

Windows Vista - Proceed with Confidence (or tread carefully?)

Windows Vista - Proceed with Confidence (or tread carefully?)The problem.MS gets it's ubiquity from its corporate presence.Vista is a consumer oriented OS for all intents and purposes.MS is getting its lunch eaten by Apple in the consumer space.MS is trying to convince corporations they really do need Vista.No wonder...A Secunia...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Piracy, Operating systems, AutoPatcher, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-06-21

Vista Ultimate users want their value-add

Those pesky Windows Vista users are a demanding lot.They are clamoring for information on Vista Service Pack SP 1. At the same time, they have the audacity to want to know what's up with "Fiji," the Media Center update to Vista. And now? Those who purchased the high-end Vista Ultimate...

Tags: Fiji, Service Pack, Vista, Windows client

Blog posts 2007-06-14

Vista passes its first Patch Tuesday test

Its Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft has released 12 Critical and Important updates.But here, where Im running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition and Office 2007, I didnt have to install a single one of those updates. Thats right: None of the vulnerabilities addressed in those security patches affected Vista or Office 2007....

Tags: Security, Windows Vista

Blog posts 2007-02-13

CES: Gates and team show off Microsoft's consumer chops

Ive been watching the Bill Gates keynote from CES. He declared that next year will be his last CES keynote, as he devotes his time to his foundation, unless the CES powers that be want a speech about eliminating infectious diseases from the planet. At the top of his keynote...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Game players, Intellectual property, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., team, Microsoft Windows Vista, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2007-01-07

On to the next version of Windows

Guess Microsoft really wants to make sure the next version of Windows doesnt take another five years. The day after releasing the final Windows Vista bits to volume-licensing business customers. Microsoft issued a call to testers asking for input on the next version of Windows. "Many...

Tags: Vista, Windows client, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2006-12-01

Vista Mythbusters #4: Yes, Microsoft really is price-gouging

Myth: The officially announced prices for Windows Vista aren't any different from previous versions.Reality: It all depends on how you look at it. By most measures, Windows Vista prices will indeed be virtually identical to prices for Windows XP. But one price in particular stands out, and unless Microsoft has...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2006-09-13

Screenshot: Vista Ultimate extras

The top-end edition of the Windows update will have perks for buyers, but Microsoft isn't saying what they will be.

Tags: perk, extra, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Image galleries 2006-06-07

Screenshot: Vista Ultimate extras

The top-end edition of the Windows update will have perks for buyers, but Microsoft isn't saying what they will be.

Tags: perk, extra, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Image galleries 2006-06-07