June 1, 2009 8:56 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
enterprise Windows 7,
Windows 7 on netbook PCs,
Windows 7 Starter editionIt just goes to show you that sometimes enough hullaballoo can cause even the biggest of dogs to change its bark. Case in point: the hue and cry that followed the disclosure earlier this year that Microsoft's Windows 7 Starter Edition would be limited to 3 simultaneous applications while running....
May 29, 2009 7:12 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise Vista,
post-SP2 Vista networking bug,
Windows Vista networking bugPreviously aswoon with relief at a more stable system after installing Vista SP2, I failed to notice an interesting dilemma: although I can access local area network resources, and have no trouble using the Internet, Vista thinks I'm not connected to any network. This leads to a very interesting...
May 27, 2009 4:14 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise Vista,
enterprise Windows Vista,
Windows Vista SP2 download,
Windows Vista SP2 ISO download,
Windows Vista SP2 x64 download,
Windows Vista SP2 x86 downloadWith a publication date of 5/25/2009, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 actually hit the Microsoft Download Center yesterday (5/26/2009). It's official title is "
May 22, 2009 4:40 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise Vista,
enterprise Windows Vista,
Windows Vista SP2,
Windows Vista SP2 avialability,
Windows Vista SP2 on Windows UpdateAlthough Microsoft released Windows Vista SP2 to manufacturing (RTM) on April 29, and to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in early May, it's still not available for download elsewhere. As of this morning, neither the Microsoft...
May 15, 2009 11:45 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise Vista,
enterprise Windows 7,
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor betaThe beta version of the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is ready for download. You can check it for yourself if you like, but here's a guided tour through a (slam-dunk) installation and scan. I picked a system already loaded for...
May 14, 2009 4:49 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
destkop Vista,
Enterprise Vista,
Windows Vista Event Viewer,
Windows Vista reliability,
Windows Vista SP2,
Windows Vista stabilityNow that I've been living with Vista SP2 for three whole days, I'm getting some experience with the new environment on some production machines. I did encounter a situation where SP2 froze at 48% through its Phase 1 (of 3) changes prior to the restart between Phase 2 (before restart) and Phase 3...
May 9, 2009 3:17 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise Vista,
upgrading from Windows Vista SP2 RC to final release version,
Windows Vista,
Windows Vista SP2,
Windows Vista SP2 RC,
Windows Vista SP2 RC expiration date,
Windows Vista SP2 release candidateIn my frenzy to test and evaluate Vista SP2 for stability I built myself a test system around the slipstreamed version of Vista x64 SP2 RC available from MSDN for download to subscribers. And while my results were overall positive--FWIW, SP2 seems to add significantly to Vista stability and...
May 6, 2009 1:31 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
enterprise PC virtualization,
Enterprise Vista,
enterprise Vista desktop,
enterprise Windows 7,
enterprise Windows 7 desktop,
MED-V,
Microsoft Assurance,
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack,
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop VirtualizationWay back in February I blogged here about Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, aka MED-V. In the past few weeks, Microsoft has announced that...
May 4, 2009 3:45 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
BitTorrent,
download Vista SP2,
Enterprise Vista,
enterprise Vista desktop,
MSDN,
Windows Vista SP2With Vista SP2 now available via MSDN and other restricted download venues (not to mention BitTorrent servers which already offer acess to all 36 languages that MS plans to support in its first public release of SP2), it's time to start thinking about migrating to this latest version in your...
