Windows Vista Google Alerts for 25 October 2008

Is Hyper-V on Windows Vista coming?
Geekzone – New Zealand
I thought Hyper-V was only available for Windows Server 2008? You can say "Yes, but you can run Hyper-V remote administration on Windows Vista" – but why a …
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Microsoft releases critical patch, extra to Windows update
guardian.co.uk – UK
… of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. …
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Microsoft starts testing Windows Vista SP2
guardian.co.uk – UK
The final release date for Windows Vista SP2 will be based on quality. So we’ll track customer and partner feedback from the beta program before setting a …
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Microsoft to Seed Vista SP2 to Developers Next Week
PC Magazine – USA
Tech Adoption customers will get the second service pack for Windows Vista on October 29, Mike Nash, corporate vice president for Windows product management …
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Microsoft Still Has a Vista Problem
Gizmodo – USA
Notably, however, it’s still not selling enough Windows Vista. Sure, more people might be PCs lately, but they’re other, less profitable versions. …
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Microsoft’s Vista Problem, By the Numbers
New York Times – United States
The Windows problem? It is not selling enough of its Windows Vista software, the operating system introduced in January 2007. …
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OS X versus Vista, RAM division
ZDNet – USA
Next, I launched a similar set of tasks on a system running Windows Vista Ultimate. To make the comparison fair, I used the System Configuration utility to …
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Microsoft Bug: Patch Now, Patch Fast
CRN – Manhasset,NY,USA
However, the bug was given the less severe rating of "important" for Windows Vista and Server 2008. Security experts maintain that the exploit code has …
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Microsoft to release Vista SP2 private beta next week
New York Times – United States
By ELIZABETH MONTALBANO, IDG Microsoft will distribute the second service pack for Windows Vista to a small group of beta testers next Wednesday, …
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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta
By Jim Clark
We are committed to continually improving Windows, and we’ve been getting some questions about the timing of the next service pack for Windows Vista. Following the success of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 last spring, …
We Got Served » We Got Served… – http://www.wegotserved.co.uk/

Windows Vista Sevice Pack 2 beta test announced
By freitasm
The Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack is interesting because it is actually part of a bigger update, the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless, which is only released to OEM so far. Another important piece of information is that this service …
Geekzone: IT, mobility, wireless… – http://www.geekzone.co.nz/

Windows Vista SP2 Beta Build Released to Testers
By VG
Do you remember the article which we posted earlier containing a list of several BUGs in Windows Vista which were not fixed in SP1? If not, then you can take a look at here: SP1 Failed to Fix Several… You can read the full article at …
Tweaking with Vishal – http://www.askvg.com/

Microsoft signals some improvements in Windows Vista SP2, still …
By Darren Murph
It hasn’t been too awfully long since Windows Vista SP1 hit the intertubes for real, but the Vista team is already talking up SP2. Granted, we all know Redmond is focused on moving beyond all of this Vista hoopla and forging ahead with …
Engadget – http://www.engadget.com/

Windows Vista SP2 Beta Next Week
There is a post today on the Windows Vista Team Blog that says a beta of Service Pack 2 for Vista will be in the hands of testers next week. Some of the features to be included with SP2 are native Blu-ray recording in Vista, …
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