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Microsoft have released patch with code „KB941649” which like said company makes better windows vista compatibility, stability and durability.

You have heard an opinion that users won’t use windows vista before the first service pack for windows vista won’t be released. Many of you definitely remembers windows xp first appearance with big amount of mistakes.

To make this fear lower Microsoft released new patch. It like a wonderful remedy corrects more that 10 windows vista mistakes.

Quote from Microsoft site:

• It extends the battery life for mobile devices.

• It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).

• It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.

• It improves the stability of Internet Explorer when you open a Web page.

• It improves the stability of wireless network services.

• It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.

• It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.

• It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.

• It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.

I f you are using windows vista it is recommended to install this update via automatic update or download it here in Microsoft home page

Microsoft have announced that Office 2008 for Mac will be available for users in January of next year. Overall there will be three office packages.

The first - “Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition” includes “Word”, “Excel”, “PowerPoint”, “Entourage” (multi functional mail client) and mostly will be for home users.

The second version will be simply “Office 2008 for Mac”, without “Home and Student Edition. Probably there will be available “Windows Exchange Server” (that is for professionals).

And lastly the third - “Special Media Edition” that also includes “Expression Media” that is for photos editing and organization.

Further details are available about windows vista and windows xp new service packs. Meanwhile service packs are in testing, these packs are given out to about 100 people. And these service packs are available in emule file exchange software.

Official dates when these service packs will be released are in first part of 2008. We don’t gt anything special from these service packs. Windows Xp SP3 will include Network Access Protection that is already included in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.

Windows Vista service pack 1 will included tools that will make windows vista faster (including making faster Internet Explorer 7), will be improved disk encoding in BitLocker Drive Encryption and will be added remote VPN control using SSTP protocol

Microsoft corporation officially announced that first service pack will be turned out for windows vista operating system.

Service pack 1 development head Nick Wait said that this service pack will be available in first quarter of 2008 year. Starting from 2007 year September service pack will be in testers hands.

Microsoft promises that Windows vista service pack 1 will make better compatibility with much software, expand supported appliances choice and make better operating system safety and exploitation safety.

First news about windows vista service pack appeared already in February of 2007 just a month after Windows Vista operating system was available for customers.

Here is a tutorial with pictures how to install windows vista. We have wrote similar article about windows xp installation here. So let’s start about Windows Vista now.

Windows Vista setup.

In this tutorial we will use Windows Vista Retail DVD, that includes all windows vista versions. We will setup windows vista home premium version (Steps to setup windows vista are the same to all versions). Further details about each windows vista version you can read here in Microsoft Web site. In default windows vista is available only in DVD disks but there is a possibility to order setups disks in CD format. Read the rest of this entry »

Third part (35%) antiviruses for Windows Vista 64-bit operational systems can’t protect system correctly, said Virus Bulletin scientists. Conclusion is based on 20 antiviruses test’s results. In testing denied are 7 antiviruses: eTrust (CA), 3 Trend Micro products, FortiClient from Fortinet, Ikarus Utilities and Virus Buster.

eTrust have configuration by default that allows that allows ignore large part of file formats that can contain viruses.

All 3 products from Trend Micro have false alerts on one of Microsoft instruments. Other denied antiviruses in legal software saw evil code. This antiviruse’s manners can trouble system’s work, because user can delete system files that incorrectly identified as malign.

“Windows Vista” “Performance and reliability” and “Compatibility and reliability” patch has changed status – those are not beta versions anymore, but end-product. Still in this moment there are no information when will start Service Pack 1 beta testing.

“Microsoft” have let out their final versions “Performance and reliability” and “Compatibility and reliability” patches operating system “Windows Vista”

In this moment they are accessible in company home page . “Microsoft” plan to release them with “Windows Update” service in the next days. To place these products , user will have to pass the software legality test- just like it is for the most of biggest “Windows” updates.

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Meanwhile only in China. And I think readers won’t guess why? But we will announce that Microsoft have violate their principles.

Prices drop for all Windows Vista versions is associated with aspirations to limit Windows illegal versions prevalence in computer users. This is an unique event - till now Microsoft never haven’t consider price drop for effective way to get legal users.

Vista Home Basic have became the cheapest Microsoft operational system - price is lowered for 66%. In China you can buy it for 66USD. Prices for expensive operational systems practically haven’t been changed, Vista Ultimate costs 325USD (for 13% cheaper than before).

Microsoft developed Windows Vista core protection code with no signature now is easy to overcome, because there are new free utility software , that allows in core to do any motion.

Company Symantec inform, that Australians lab LinchpinLabs researchers released software Atsiv, that allow to upload in the system core drivers without signature. Till now all thinkd that Windows Vista core tak’s only those drivers that have digital signature , but not signed and old (legacy) drivers use is restricted. Utility software Atsiv allow bypass this limit and download any driver- as well as those who don’t have digital signature.

This article mostly is for Windows fans. Ok how do we all know “iron’s” with operating system is tied with drivers help. Like any program, driver updates regularly comes out. In the Windows OS structure theirs number is 80, and then track theme all are wary hard. This problem easily can help us resolve firm’s SimplisIT program DriverMAGIC.
Let us look step by step - how do it works. Read the rest of this entry »