Windows Vista Google Alerts for 05 December 2008

Vista SP2 Beta Available For Public Download
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
By Paul McDougall A trial version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is now available for free download from Microsoft’s TechNet Web site. …
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Not amused, Microsoft cracks down on Seattle man’s Vista ad campaign
TechFlash – Seattle,WA,USA
The site, a play on the "Life Takes Visa" credit-card campaign, features a series of quirky ads for Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system. …
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Fortinet’s FortiClient Wins Five Virus Bulletin 100% Awards in 2008
MarketWatch – USA
FortiClient supports the most popular Microsoft Windows operating systems, including both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Vista, and also includes …
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Microsoft tackles auction pirates
BBC News – UK
Windows XP stopped being installed on new PCs at the end of June 2008 to make way for the newest version of Windows, Vista. While Microsoft has claimed …
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Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 public betas arrive
Ars Technica – Boston,MA,USA
… 2008 – 07:53PM CT In late October, Microsoft gave its beta testers the first beta build of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. …
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Microsoft Plans Eight Security Bulletins for Patch Tuesday
eWeek – New York, NY
One of the Windows bulletins affects Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008. The other affects only Windows Vista and Windows Server …
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User Account Basics For New Vista Users Part I
By Diana Huggins
When you install Windows Vista, you create a user account and password and select a picture to represent the account. Going forward, you use that user account and password each time you want to log on to your computer. …
Lockergnome Blog Network – http://www.lockergnome.com/

Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets Collection (Over 60 useful Gadgets)
By cm3
Windows Sidebar is a pane on the side of the Microsoft Windows Vista desktop where you can keep your gadgets organized and always available. Windows Sidebar makes great use of the space on widescreen monitors and also works smoothly on …
Free Software Catalog – http://freesoftcat.com/

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta Available
By Sander Berkouwer
Mike Nash and Justin Graham announced the Customer Preview Program for Service Pack 2 Beta for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 on the The Windows Blog and the Windows Server Division Weblog earlier this week. …
Dirteam.com/ActiveDir.org Blogs – http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/default.aspx

Get Windows XP Styled Classic All Programs List in Windows Vista
By VG
Many people complain about Windows Vista start menu. They want Windows XP styled "All Programs" list in Vista. Windows Vista shows the Programs list within startmenu on the other hand XP shows it in… Visit AskVG.com for full article.
Tweaking with Vishal – http://www.askvg.com/

Public release of Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta 2
By pthurrott
If you’ve been waiting to test the beta 2 version of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, your time has come. There are separate 32-bit and 64-bit (x64) versions available for interested parties. …
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