Vista
Vista SP2 incompatibilities
Service pack 2 for Vista is coming soon but, before you install it, check out the Microsoft list of software that may be broken or impaired by the update.
Firefox updated again
Mozilla has had to issue Firefox 3.0.10 just days after version 3.09 was released. It seems 3.09 had some stability problems for some users. I had it on both a Vista and an XP system and didn’t notice anything amiss but I have now gone to 3.0.10. As usual, click in the “Help” menu on [...]
Windows Vista SP2 is done
Microsoft has announced that service pack 2 for Vista has reached Release to Manufacturing:
Today we are announcing the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. SP2 represents the latest step in Microsoft’s commitment to continuous improvement. It includes all updates that have been delivered since SP1, [...]
Windows Vista SP2 coming soon?
The Windows Club says service pack 2 for Windows Vista should probably be out in early May.
Quick way to configure Windows user accounts
If you want to add/modify a user account or change a user password in Windows, you can go the long way through Control Panel or you can take a shortcut. In Windows XP, go to Start-Run and enter
control userpasswords2
In Windows Vista, enter the same command in Start Search.
Restore the Run line to the Vista start menu
The Start-Run line is very useful in Windows XP but Microsoft decided to more or less supersede it in Vista with the Start Search facility. The Run line is omitted from the Start menu in the default Vista configuration but it can be restored. There are still times when I want to use the Run [...]
Windows not so “Genuine Advantage”
I’ve been complaining for a long time about Microsoft’s anti-piracy measures that go under the oxymoronic name “Windows Genuine Advantage” (WGA). In addition to continually harassing legitimate purchasers of Windows software, WGA is considered by many to contribute to security problems on the Internet. At ZDNet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has a post, It’s time for Microsoft [...]
Quick way to configure Vista folder options
Managing files and folders in Windows is done through Windows Explorer and there have always been a number of settings for configuring the ways that folders are presented and managed. Many of these settings can be found in the Folder Options dialog panel. There are a variety of possible ways to open Folder Options, depending [...]
Today is Windows patch Tuesday
Today is the regular monthly patch day for Windows and other Microsoft programs. This month brings an especially large bunch of security fixes. Some of the security holes being patched are already being exploited so be sure to apply all the critical and important patches. At ZDNet, Ryan Naraine reports:
Microsoft’s April batch of security patches [...]
Automatic distribution of IE8 to begin
Microsoft has announced that it will begin pushing out Internet Explorer 8 through automatic update:
Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running IE6 or IE7 on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 will get will get a notification through Automatic Update about IE8. This rollout will [...]
Windows Vista tweaking utility
Prior to Vista, Microsoft provided an unofficial utility called Tweakui that allowed for conveniently customizing a number of system settings. There is no Vista version of Tweakui but Ramesh Kumar has written a similar free utility called Ultimate Windows Tweaker that is available at The WinVista Club. I briefly mentioned this utility back in November [...]
