Windows Vista Google Alerts for 20 February 2009

Vista SP2 update sent to testers, but is really an RC?
BetaNews – USA
by Scott M. Fulton, III What really, really looks like a release candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 — which first entered beta in December — is …
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Getting Real Work Done
eWeek – New York, NY
No other mainstream operating systems encourage operating as root, and with Vista, Windows finally is trying to join everyone else. …
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Near-final Vista SP2 reaches testers, set for mid-May debut
InfoWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld Microsoft has wrapped up work on a release candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 2, according to reports on the Web, …
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How to shrink photos for e-mailing
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
If you use Windows Vista, click on a photo to open a free program that’s included in the operating system. Click on e-mail and your photo will be …
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Release Candidate of SP2 for Vista and Windows Server 2008 out for …
FierceCIO – Washington,DC,USA
Microsoft has just seeded a release candidate (RC) build of Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 to Microsoft Connect testers. …
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Vista SP2 release candidate imminent?
Register – London,England,UK
By Kelly Fiveash • Get more from this author A select group of Windows Vista SP2 testers have reportedly received a release candidate build of the operating …
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Resorting to FUD Hurts the Alternatives to Microsoft
Newmobilecomputing.com – USA
Does Windows 7 contain more DRM than Windows Vista? Does Windows 7 limit you from running cracked applications, and will it open the firewall specifically …
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Windows Vista SP2 Release Candidate (RC) Build 6002.16670.090130
Softpedia – Bucharest,Romania
And cooking alongside, but this time around in the Windows Vista pot, is the Release Candidate for Vista’s second service pack. Microsoft has made available …
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As far as gadgets go, patience pays off
Boston Globe – United States
The company’s upcoming Vista replacement, Windows 7, has gone a long way toward fixing Vista’s worst flaws. The preview edition released last month is fast, …
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Consumer memos: Old Navy recalls stuffed toys with button eyes
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
The lawsuit, certified last February as a class action, argued that Microsoft’s designation of some PCs as “Windows Vista Capable” was misleading because …
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Windows Vista Resource Kit Free Download | TechCityInc
By admin
On Microsoft Press’s 25th anniversary, Microsoft has decided to offer a free download of their E-book called Windows Vista Resource Kit. This e-book is.
TechCityInc – http://techcityinc.com/

Analyze Volume Fragmentation Status – Windows Vista – Disk …
Analyze how fragmented a particular drive may be without defragmenting the drive.
New Computer and Technology Help… – http://malektips.com/

» Transform Windows Vista look like Windows 7
By Davinder
We have already seen transformation pack for converting looks of Windows XP into Windows 7. Here is another transformation pack from NiwradSoft for making.
Techno Life @ tothepc.com – http://www.tothepc.com/

Windows Live Messenger 2009 update now being pushed out – Windows Live
Windows Live Messenger 2009 just alerted me about a new version that is available. I hope this update corrects some reliability issues I am experiencing on Windows 7. I notice it sporadically logging me out for some unknown reason. …
Teching It Easy: Windows Vista, Live & 7 – http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/

Another Use for WinPE: WinRE UFD To the Rescue – Vista Enterprise …
By Ed Tittel
If you’ve ever messed with the Windows Vista Recovery Environment you know it’s helpful, but it can take quite a while for it to appear on-screen on a machine in need of repair or recovery.
Vista Enterprise Desktop – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/vista-enterprise-desktop/