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| STORIES ABOUT: Windows Vista SP1 |
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| It All Comes Down to Going Either for XP SP3 or for Vista SP1 |  | Starting with May 6, 2008, the question is no longer about Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2, but rather about Vista SP1 or XP SP3. Vista Service Pack 1 RTM'd on February 4, 2008 and, as of March 18, it is widely available for download. ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 13:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Makes Its Own Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2, Leaves XP SP3 Out |  | Ever since the advent of Window Vista, at the end of November 2006 for businesses and in January 2007 for the general public, Microsoft has virtually invited the comparison between the two operating systems. In this context, it was only natural that the Vista RTM vs. XP SP2 smackdown would evolve and survive with the growth of the two operating systems. The comparison continues to be an inherent accessory of the two platforms eve ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2008, 12:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 64-bit Vista SP1 Runs Faster than 32-bit Vista SP1 and 32-bit XP SP3 |  | The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista delivers not only support for larger quantities of system memory, with the high-end editions supporting as much as 128 GB of RAM, but also some extra horse power hidden under the hood. Essentially, in terms of performance, x64 Vista manages to best all the alternatives available under the Windows client umbrella. However, it's not the ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 12:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 and Windows 7, the Wrong Reasons to Skip Vista SP1 |  | In the evolution of the Windows client, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is a step set firmly between Windows XP SP2 and Windows 7, just as well as the RTM version of the operating system. But while Vista RTM's Wow-less aura has managed to sell just 140 million licenses of the platform at over a year since the launch, shaving over $1 billion off the Windows Client division revenue in the third quarter of 2008, compared with Q3 2007, SP1 i ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 11:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 Brings Nothing New for Gaming |  | Windows XP Service Pack 3 is a case of "much ado about nothing" when it comes down to gaming. SP3 was released to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, almost two months after the RTM date of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. But if Vista SP1 d ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 10:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mac OS X Leopard Shares Apple's Macs with XP SP3 and x86 and x64 Vista |  | Apple is without any doubt among the privileged crowd that gets to take the first shots at Microsoft's jugular, delivering jabs without hesitation. The Get a Mac video ads are an illustrative example in this context, but at the same time, while its marketing campaigns point end users in one direction, Apple has its own, often contradictory agenda. It is the case of BootCamp and the way the Cupertino-based hardware company is embracing ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2008, 13:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Ultimate Extras Released to Complement Vista SP1 |  | With the first service pack for Windows Vista out of the way almost entirely, except for the distribution via Automatic Updates, Microsoft is focusing on the extremely neglected high end edition of the operating system. Christopher Flores, Director Windows Communications revealed that following the availability of Vista SP1, new Ultimate Extras have been made available to end users. Ultimate Extras is an initiative debuted in early 2007, e ... [read more >>] | | 23 April 2008, 11:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Will Own Linux-Free Desktops until Windows 7 |  | Even though with the advent of Windows Vista the open source community saw the ripe moment for Linux to strengthen its grip over consumer PCs, the fact of the matter is that Windows still holds a firm grip over the vast majority of desktops worldwide. And there is no change visible on the horizon, especially as the two largest vendors of Linux operating systems have no plans to go against Microsoft. Neither Novell nor Red Hat fee ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 08:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Software Blocks Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Upgrades |  | Microsoft has successfully managed to block upgrades involving the latest versions of its operating systems with its own software. In this regard, the Redmond company informed that Windows PowerShell 1.0 will lead to a failed upgrade installation process of the platform it is installed on. According to Microsoft, this scenario impacts a range of operating systems including Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Both t ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 09:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Fastest OS, Courtesy of Microsoft - x64 Vista SP1 vs. x86 XP vs. OS X |  | The latest evolution of the Vista vs. XP vs. Mac OS X face-off involves the 64-bit version of the first service pack for Windows Vista, the 32-bit variant of XP SP2 Professional and the 64-bit Mac OS X. The comparison, because the tests cannot be referred to as a benchmarking per se, has been provided by ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 12:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Only Way for Windows XP SP3 Is Down |  | The third and final service pack for Windows XP will do little to nothing for the operating system, but will manage to deliver a superior boost to the platform's momentum in comparison to Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista. Via SP1, Vista has indeed grown into its own, but the lates ... [read more >>] | | 12 April 2008, 06:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows 7 Between Vista SP1, XP SP3 and Windows 8 |  | Just as Longhorn was a pit-stop between Whistler and Blackcomb, so Windows 7 will be a stage between Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP SP3 and Windows 8. Since the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008, Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6.1.65 ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 13:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1 Running 108 Apps Goes Against Mac OS X (150 Apps) and Linux (110 Apps) |  | In a new twist of the Windows vs. Mac OS X vs. Linux, Windows Vista SP1, Mac OS X and Ubuntu were thrown against one another in an odd arena designed to test the limits of each operating system in terms of ad hoc heavy workloads. According to end users that were willing to torture their respective platforms, Vista, Mac OS X and Ubuntu all were capable of running in excess of 100 applications simultaneously and still being functional. In th ... [read more >>] | | 10 April 2008, 13:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Vista SP1 RTM Security Releases ISO Image |  | On April 8, 2008, Microsoft released a total of eight security bulletins for Windows, Office and Internet Explorer as an integral part of its monthly patch cycle. The patches are delivered through the Windows Update infrastructure, but the Redmond company is also making them available as an ISO image through the Microsoft Download Center. The April 2008 Security Releases ISO Image is a package containing all the security updates released f ... [read more >>] | | 10 April 2008, 05:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| It's Vista SP1 RTM Time Again |  | Over two months since it was released to manufacturing, and just a week short of the first month since general availability, Microsoft is now showing strong movement on the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM front. Even before Vista SP1 went gold, Microsoft sta ... [read more >>] | | 08 April 2008, 13:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple Mocks Vista (SP1) and Praises Hack Victim No. 1 Leopard |  | There is simply no end in sight for the Mac OS X and Windows operating system measuring contest, at least not from Apple's perspective. The Cupertino-based company has a consistent marketing arsenal, and it uses it to take jabs at both Windows and the PC manufacturers. This because Apple through Mac OS X is competing directly with Microsoft, and via the Mac computers is going head to head against OEMs building PCs. Among App ... [read more >>] | | 03 April 2008, 14:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mac OS X Hacked - Vista SP1 Hacked – Ubuntu Linux Survives Unscathed |  | Ubuntu 7.10 is the only operating system that has survived unscathed from a hacking competition hosted by CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 and sponsored by TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative. Outside of the Canonical distribution of the Linux operating system, Apple's Mac OS X Leopard was the first to be owned in day 2 of CanSecWest with ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 07:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Free Vista SP1 Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility |  | Microsoft has updated and re-released Windows NT Backup on March 27, 2008, making it available as a free download. The move comes as the utility needs to keep up the pace with the evolution of the latest Windows client and server operating systems. Microsoft released both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 RTM/SP1 to manufacturing on February 4, 2008. Windows Server 2008 was launched officially at the end of th ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 10:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Take Vista SP1 and XP SP3 to a New Level with Windows Search 4.0 Preview |  | With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available to the general public as of March 18, 2008, and with Windows XP SP3 having hit RC2 Refresh stage, Microsoft made available Windows Search 4.0 Preview, designed to take the search capabilities of the two platforms to the next level. The Preview build of Windows Search 4.0 is designed to integrate seamlessly with both the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Vista RTM and SP1, XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows S ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 07:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista Ultimate SP1 and Ubuntu Shame the Ultra-Hackable Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard |  | Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 and Ubuntu 7.10 have bested the Apple proprietary platform in terms of security, by shaming the ultra-hackable Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. There is a constant face-off on the operating system market, not only when it comes down to the install base and audience, but also security-wise. While the general perspective is that Windows operating systems deliver no contest to the security offered by Linux and Mac ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 04:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Tweak Vista SP1 to Gain Control Over the Windows Server 2008 Hypervisor |  | An update made available for both the x86 and x64 editions of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 enables administrators to remotely manage the Windows Server 2008 hypervisor. The update is essentially designed to introduce the Vista SP1 tailored management tools for the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Release Candidate. Via the Hyper-V remote management tools, administrators will be able to handle hypervisor-based virtualization software in [ADMARK= ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 10:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Installer 4.5 Beta 2 for Vista SP1 and XP SP3 |  | Announced at the beginning of this month, Windows Installer 4.5 Beta 2 went live on Microsoft Connect as of March 21. According to the Redmond company, Windows Installer 4.5 Beta 2 is designed to bring to the table down-level packages tailored on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, as well as Windows Vista RTM and SP1, and Windows 2003 Server SP1 and above. Microsoft has also managed to address a consistent list of issues that were identifie ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 07:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Free Windows Vista SP1 Remote Administration Tools |  | With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 finally out the door as of March 18, 2008, Microsoft has revamped its offerings centered on the updated Windows client. But not only Vista is in the Redmond company's focus. Windows Server 2008, the successor of Windows Server 2003, labeled SP1 just as the latest evolution stage of Vista, and RTM'd on February 4, is also on Microsoft’s main agenda. And as of March 25, the Redmond giant ... [read more >>] | | 26 March 2008, 14:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Latest Vulnerability Attacks Steer Clear of Vista SP1, but Not XP SP3 |  | The latest attacks targeting vulnerabilities in Microsoft's software products have steered clear of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. And despite the fact that the Redmond company touted security advancements when it introduced SP1 for Vista, available as of March 18, the fact of the matter is that neither Windows Vista RTM is impacted by exploits targeting a buffer overrun vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine. The security ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 13:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Free Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Support |  | Windows Vista Service Pack 1 stand-alone packages may not bring to the table the updated SP1 Help documentation, but at the same time Microsoft is offering a much better deal to users of its latest Windows client planning to install the first service pack. One year's worth of ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 08:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Free Vista SP1 Deployment Toolkit Available – Nothing for XP SP3 |  | With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 having RTM'd on February 4, 2008, and out to the general public as of March 18, Microsoft has made available for download its free toolkit designed to streamline and automate the deployment of desktop and server operating systems. Being offered as the evolution of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007, the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 process and toolset is set up to facilitate the instal ... [read more >>] | | 21 March 2008, 20:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1, XP SP3, Windows 7 Are Old News – Non-Windows Singularity OS Is a Hit |  | Microsoft is by no means all about the Windows operating system. In fact, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3, as well as the next iteration of the Windows platform, Windows 7, are old news by now. There is a new star emerging from Redmond, and it is a non-Windows operating system: Singularity. At this point in time, Microsoft has made available the Singularity Research Development Kit (RDK) version 1.1for do ... [read more >>] | | 21 March 2008, 17:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows (Vista SP1, XP SP3, Windows 7) - SkyDrive Synchronization |  | Microsoft plans to deliver an intimate connection between its Windows client and its cloud storage service hosted under the Windows Live umbrella brand. The Redmond company has continually been hinting at the bridging of its Windows desktop operating system with the Windows Live suite of services and products, as an integral part of the company's Software plus Services business model. According to Microsoft, one of the aspec ... [read more >>] | | 18 March 2008, 08:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1 RTM Confirmed for March 18, 2008 – Introducing the New Vista SP1 Boxes |  | The saga of the general availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM nears its end. Microsoft will drop Vista SP1 on March 18, 2008. Having been released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, along with Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 did not ship immediately to end users as expected. Instead, Microsoft postponed the full release of the first service pack for its latest Windows client until mid-March. In this context, the wait for Vista ... [read more >>] | | 14 March 2008, 15:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista Not a Big Hit with Pirates, Maybe Vista SP1, XP SP3 or Windows 7 |  | Microsoft's latest Windows client is not, by any measure, a hit with software pirates. And in this context, it seems that the Redmond company is ripping the fruits of the anti-piracy mitigations it has integrated by default into Windows Vista. According to the 2007 Anti-Piracy Year in Review report put together by the Software & Information Industry Associati ... [read more >>] | | 14 March 2008, 11:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Are in the Clear, Word Is Still Out on Windows 7 |  | While Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista are in the clear, word is still out on Windows 7, when it comes down to antitrust issues. With the exception of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 which has hit RTM on February 4, 2008, Microsoft is still cooking Windows XP Service Pack 3, and it is in the early stages of baking of Windows 7. And yet the Redmond company has had to submit all these products while still in the development phase for review, in ... [read more >>] | | 13 March 2008, 11:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New DirectX Downloads for Vista RTM, Vista SP1 and XP SP3 |  | With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 having been released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, Microsoft has also made available, at the end of the past week, new DirectX downloads to accompany the evolution of both its server and client platforms. The fresh DirectX releases are focused on Windows Vista Gold, Vista SP1 RTM, Windows Server 2008 SP1/RTM, Windows XP SP1 through Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008. DirectX End-User Runtime We ... [read more >>] | | 10 March 2008, 08:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| If You Have Vista RTM, or Vista SP1, You Are Safe |  | By all means, Microsoft’s software products are the focus of malware attacks. From the flagship products including the Windows operating system and Office platform to components such as the Internet Explorer browser, the Redmond company' solutions are under a constant barrage of fire with dedicated malicious code a constant threat. One point of entry for malware is of course exploits taking advantage of Critical security vulnerabiliti ... [read more >>] | | 07 March 2008, 05:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Forget XP SP3, Vista SP1 and Windows 7 – Microsoft's Singularity OS Free Download |  | Forget about Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and even Windows 7. If you think that Microsoft is just building Windows platforms, you are mistaken. The fact of the matter is that the Redmond company is also hard at work putting together a new operating system dubbed Singularity. First of all, Singularity is a Microsoft Research project designed to reinvent dependable system design.
Microsoft research has been building Singularity sinc ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 14:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Move Over Vista! There's a New Most Secure Windows in Town |  | Windows Vista is no longer the most secure Windows platform. Security was one of the best new added assets to Vista. And loyal to the saying: "if you've got it, flaunt it," Microsoft certainly applauded its latest Windows iteration as the safest version among the collection of its operating systems. Throughout 2007 in fact, the Redmond company has been relentlessly beating the old drum of Vista security. But this is over, as ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 05:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Norton 360 2.0 Comes to Vista SP1 and XP SP3 |  | Norton 360 is old news by now, but version 2.0 is a whole different matter altogether. Symantec made available Norton 360 2.0 aiming it at Windows XP Home, XP Professional, XP Media Center SP2 "or higher", as well as Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, Starter Edition. As far as Windows XP is concerned, the "SP2 or higher" reference clearly points to the upcoming Service Pack 3. At the same time, ... [read more >>] | | 05 March 2008, 03:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What’s New in Microsoft Land: 4 – 8 February, 2008 |  | The whole week was pretty slow when it came to what everybody expected to come true, Yahoo! accepting the offer that Microsoft put on its table, so everything else kind of remained in this deal’s shade. Nevertheless, the Redmond-based company managed to keep its employees focused on their tasks at hand, so Monday, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the apple of so many engineers’ eye, was released to manufacturing alongside W ... [read more >>] | | 09 February 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Windows SDK RTM and .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Vista SP1 |  | Concomitantly with the releasing to manufacturing of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft also hit RTM with the Windows SDK. On February 7, 2008, the Redmond company announced that the bits for Windows SDK went gold, and as such the Software Development kit had been made available for download. The Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 can be installed either as an ISO or ... [read more >>] | | 08 February 2008, 10:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows 7 to Swim in Windows Live + Yahoo? Where Will Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Fit? |  | Traditionally, Microsoft's core business has been focused on the Windows platform and the Office suite. Windows and Office, by all means, continue to be the heart of Microsoft. The latest versions of the flagship products, Windows Vista and the Office 2007 System, made available to the public at the end of January 2007, have fueled the vast majority of the company's most recent fiscal second quarter record financial results of $1 ... [read more >>] | | 02 February 2008, 07:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| All New XP SP3 RC Refresh 2 and Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2 Available for Download |  | Making headway with the development of Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Microsoft has made available new builds of both service packs. That's right! The Redmond company has moved forward with the building of XP SP3 and Vista SP1, and made one more step closer to their respective release to manufacturing dates. In this context, new builds of XP SP3 and Vista SP1 are available for download. Microsoft has offic ... [read more >>] | | 25 January 2008, 06:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows 7 Will Stretch into the Cloud, Beyond Vista SP1 and XP SP3 |  | If you think that Windows Vista, or Vista Service Pack 1, or even Windows XP Service Pack 3 are the apex when it comes down to the Windows operating system, then you should reconsider... Microsoft revealed that Windows 7 would go beyond both Vista SP1 and XP 3, to deliver an ent ... [read more >>] | | 24 January 2008, 10:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Remote Server Administration Tools for Vista SP1 Goes into Beta |  | Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has moved into Beta stage and is available for download. Those of you who are interested in all things connected to Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, and that have a Microsoft Connect account participating in the Windows Beta testing program can go ahead and grab RSAT Beta via this ... [read more >>] | | 29 November 2007, 04:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows XP SP3 Beta Just Around the Corner? |  | The first taste of the third service pack for Windows XP was delivered concomitantly with the initial version of the first refresh for Windows Vista in July. At the end of August, Microsoft started talking Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Free from the Wind ... [read more >>] | | 28 September 2007, 14:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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