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Vista SP1: Create a recovery disc

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Long Zheng takes a look at a new administrative tool that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 provides to create a recovery disc.
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The XP alternative for Vista PCs

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CNET News posted a news story that Microsoft quietly allowing PC makers to offer a downgrade option to buyers that get machines with the new operating system but want to switch to Windows XP.
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Security Changes Coming in Vista SP1

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ENTMag reports that Microsoft will unveil three security enhancements as part of its upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) release, slated for early 2008.
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Will update drive Vista use?

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CNET News published a news story that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 remains an important signal for some businesses that the operating system has reached a level of maturity.
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Gabe Newell: DirectX 10 for Vista was a mistake

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Heise Online reports that Gabe Newell, president of Valve Software, said in an interview that Microsoft made a terrible mistake releasing DirectX 10 for Vista only and excluding Windows XP.
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Vista SP1 brings small UI tweaks

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istartedsomething reports that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 brings a few small user-interface enhancements
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Researcher: Vista prevents users playing high-def content

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InfoWorld reports that computer researcher Peter Gutmann argued at the USENIX Security Symposium in Boston that content protection features in Windows Vista are preventing customers from playing high-def content
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Woman sues Microsoft over Vista marketing

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Microsoft has been sued on grounds of deceptive marketing practices with its "Windows Vista Capable" campaign, according to a report by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The plaintiff, a certain Dianne L. Kelley, alleges that a large number of computers sold last year with a "Windows Vista Capable" sticker are only able to run Windows Vista Home Basic, which lacks many of the "signature" Vista features. TechReport has more.
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Vista: Deleting files can take forever

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Windows Vista suffers from a bug that causes many machines to stall while deleting, copying and moving files, a flaw that has provoked consternation in online forums. "I've seen this bug in action, and trust me, it's as if you're copying over a 64k link using only 256mb of RAM," one Reg reader complained. "To add to the problem, you can't cancel or anything." Reg has more.
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March 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update

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The March 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update is a package of software updates that address common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. When you try to install and run certain legacy games or applications in Windows Vista, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: The game, the application, or the firmware may not be installed correctly. The game, the application, or the firmware may cause system instability. The primary functions of the game, the application, or the firmware may not work correctly.
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Microsoft allows bypass of Vista activation

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Microsoft always says it opposes "software pirates" who sell thousands of unauthorized copies of Windows. But the Redmond company has made things a lot easier for pirates by adding a line to the Registry that can be changed from 0 to 1 to postpone the need to "activate" Vista indefinitely. Learn more how it works at WindowsSecrets
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Microsoft Releases Two Vista Fixes

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Microsoft pushes out several high priority patches, including two for Windows Vista.As promised, Microsoft Corp. did not unveil any security fixes Tuesday. But it did push out several other patches it deemed "high priority," including two for Windows Vista.
The last time Microsoft went a month without releasing security fixes was September 2005
Among the four updates Microsoft pegged as "non-security, high-priority" today were the usual monthly revamp of the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and new signatures for the Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 antispam filters.
One Vista-specific update was also on the list, as was another that affected both XP and Vista. PCWorld has more.
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Vista users get the 64-bit blues

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Microsoft is keen to stir up enthusiasm for Windows Vista, but when it comes to the 64-bit edition of the recently released operating system, the software giant is sending decidedly mixed messages.
Vista is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, with the latter targeted at owners of recent computers with 64-bit processors. However, customers who purchase the retail version of Vista Home Basic, Home Premium or Business don't have the option of buying the 64-bit version directly.
Instead, they have to purchase the 32-bit version and then order a replacement CD from Microsoft, for which they are required to pay a postage charge. The charge is described as "minimal" by Microsoft, but comes in at just under AU$15 for Australian users.
Read on at ZDnet DownUnder
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Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista

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Microsoft's own antivirus software, Live OneCare, is unable to fully protect Vista users against viruses, and one of security firm McAfee's antivirus software packages also fails to protect users, according to independent research released Friday.
Security news Web site Virus Bulletin, backed by a team of security researchers based in Oxfordshire, U.K., tested 15 antivirus software packages used by businesses and designed specifically for Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system. The packages were released to businesses two months ago. Read on
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When is a firewall not a firewall? When it?s Vista?s built-in firewall

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Whereas one job of a personal firewall is to block potentially malicious inbound connections to your machine, another is to block potentially malicious outbound connections. For example, if some malware does find its way onto your system and then it attempts to "phone home" with whatever sensitive data it may have found, a good personal firewall should stop stop most outbound communications dead in their tracks until the end-user explicitly allows it (one problem with such conditional blocking is that end-users are rarely presented with enough information on which to base a decision).# Read on at ZdNet
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More fatal Windows Vista exploits

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ActiveWin reports: Last week, the media went schizophrenic over the Windows Vista speech recognition ?loophole? which allowed anyone with a microphone to have full access over your computer. Granted, you must also be partially-deaf, turned your speaker volume to full, carefully place your microphone next to the speakers, turn on speech recognition and train your speech profile as if you were someone else. It might sound incredibly challenging to get this exploit working properly, but the media assures this exploit is a ?fatal flaw?, so obviously Microsoft is to blame and Vista gets a big red ?Fail? on security.
This week, two top Swedish security experts only to be named ?Long? and ?Zheng?, to hide their identity from Microsoft, exposes many more ?fatal? security flaws inside the newborn operating system, Windows Vista. Here are the two most dangerous exploits you should be concerned about.
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Installing And Tweaking Windows Vista

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-This guide is done using Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. If you see something mentioned that you don't have don't stress out, just skip it.
-Is is intended as a step-by-step guide. In other words, this is the exact order I did it in.
-I very much want your tips, insight, and feedback.
-Since is this is BETA it is intended for Geeks. No pics or screen-shoots, just fast and furious.
TweakHound - Installing And Tweaking Windows Vista

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