The Art Of Blocking And Dodging Vista SP1 In the context of Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista RTM was easy to ignore throughout, but with the introduction of Service Pack 1, the equation of the latest Windows client has evolved. SP1 represents not only a maturity milestone for Windows Vista, but also a stage in the life of the operating system that will catalyze a boost in uptake. But at the same time, the rapidly approaching cut-off date for the availability of Windows XP and the increasing focus of the OEM market on XP's successor mean that consumers will find it increasingly hard to avoid Windows Vista ... in Public bookmarkswith artblockmicrosoftoperatingpackservicesp1systemvistawindows Note: The Art Of Blocking And Dodging Vista SP1
The New Face Of The Vista SP1 User Account Control With the maturity milestone that is the introduction of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, Microsoft has improved various aspects of the operating system, including the User Account Control. Introduced as an added security mitigation into Windows Vista, UAC is one of the features of the operating system that have been under a constant barrage of fire, throughout 2007, as it was advertised as one of the platform's problem areas .... in Public bookmarkswith accountmicrosoftnewpackservicesp1uservistawindows
The Ugly Side Of Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 With Windows Vista and Windows XP concomitantly available on the market, the Redmond company inherently catalyzed the comparison between the two Windows clients. But the fact of the matter is that the benchmarks, comparisons of features, capabilities, market shares and security vulnerability measuring contests performed since Vista became available have managed to hurt Microsoft's Windows business where it counts more. In the end, the repercussions of the constant Vista RTM vs. XP SP2 which grew into the smackdown of Vista SP1 and XP SP3 have unfavorably impacted the Windows client total revenue and operating income ... in Public bookmarkswith packservicesp1sp3vistawindowsxp Note: The Ugly Side Of Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3
Vista SP1 To Cure The Vista RTM Wow Hangover When Windows Vista was unleashed in January 31, 2008, Microsoft was promising performance, security, innovation, all wrapped up under an umbrella of a Wow user experience. Instead Vista got a mixed reception, and a barrage of criticism over how bloated it was, over hardware resources consumption, over hardware and software incompatibility issues, over poor support, over the nagging User Account Control, etc. Everything that didn't tic to perfection in Vista was dissected and thrown to the dogs. And Vista made it easy... Microsoft's own customers' satisfaction studies for Vista indicates that potential buyers failed to warm up to the latest Windows client. The same is not valid for end users ... in Public bookmarkswith microsoftpackrtmservicesp1vistawindows
Windows Vista SP1 RTM Downloads Get The Green Light Microsoft has given the green light to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM downloads... again. Released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, the availability saga of the first service pack for Vista is now in its final stage, namely delivery through Automatic Updates. Two days after the RTM of Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft started pushing Windows Vista SP1 through AU. In this manner, the service pack was delivered and deployed automatically to all Vista RTM users that had Automatic Update enablers ... in Public bookmarkswith downloaddownloadsmicrosoftpackrtmservicesp1updatesvistawindows Note: Windows Vista SP1 RTM Downloads Get The Green Light
Windows Vista SP1 RTM Optimized Desktop With the advent of Windows Vista at the end of 2006/the beginning of 2007, Microsoft has started pouring a consistent amount of efforts into enabling optimized desktops. Throughout 2007, and after the introduction of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the Redmond company continued to fine tune a set of offerings bundled together under the umbrella of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance customers. in Public bookmarkswith desktopmicrosoftoptimizepackservicesp1vistawindows Note: Windows Vista SP1 RTM Optimized Desktop
XP SP3 Safe From Vista RTM And SP1 Fountain Of Vulnerabilities With the advent of Windows Vista RTM, the public perception focused on XP SP2's superiority and further development of the two platforms comes to support such a scenario, despite Microsoft's claims of the contrary. The Vista RTM vs. XP SP2 face-off has now translated to the comparison between Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista SP1. And despite the fact that Vista was applauded as an apex of security (because of the Security Development Lifecycle), with SP1 designed to carry the evolution onward, it is Windows XP SP3 who manages to prove itself on the front lines of attacks. The third and final service pack for XP is safe from the fountain of vulnerabilities that has affected Windows Vista Gold and SP1 ... in Public bookmarkswith microsoftspacksafeservicesp1sp3vistawindowsxp Note: Buzz News: XP SP3 Safe From Vista RTM And SP1 Fountain Of Vulnerabilities