CNET News published a news story that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 remains an important signal for some businesses that the operating system has reached a level of maturity.
Announcing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta
Nick White posted an announcement on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta. The Beta release of SP1 is slated for availability in the next few weeks.
Latest Vista SP1 build leaks out
InfoWorld reports that the latest build of Windows Vista's first service pack has been leaked
Microsoft Windows Vista: How much memory is enough?
PC Stats published an article on Windows Vista's memory usage
Updates for Windows Vista
Microsoft has released new updates for Windows Vista
Gabe Newell: DirectX 10 for Vista was a mistake
Heise Online reports that Gabe Newell, president of Valve Software, said in an interview that Microsoft made a terrible mistake releasing DirectX 10 for Vista only and excluding Windows XP.
Addressing WGA validation issues
Microsoft's Nick White posted an update on yesterday's WGA server outage
Massive Microsoft WGA meltdown fingers legit Vista and XP owners as pirates
Computerworld posted a news story that the Microsoft WGA servers have currently some problems
Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals 4.2
Microsoft updated their Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals
Windows Vista ReadyBoost: Does it Make a Difference?
PC Stats takes a look at Windows Vista ReadyBoost
A bump on the road to Windows Vista
CNET News published a news story that IT managers are saying "not so fast" as they move toward the OS
Unusual Windows Vista Build Surfaces
AeroXperience found an unusual Windows Vista Build while surfing on the Windows Hardware Developer Central website
Vista SP1 brings small UI tweaks
istartedsomething reports that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 brings a few small user-interface enhancements
Vista SP1 analysed in-depth
James Bannan of APC Mag posted an in-depth analysis of Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Researcher: Vista prevents users playing high-def content
InfoWorld reports that computer researcher Peter Gutmann argued at the USENIX Security Symposium in Boston that content protection features in Windows Vista are preventing customers from playing high-def content
Looking at Vista: AMD and NVIDIA drivers comparison
Tech-Hounds.com take a look at both AMD and NVIDIA's drivers on Vista compared to Windows XP
Reliability and Performance Updates for Windows Vista
Microsoft has released reliability and performance updates for Windows Vista
Installing Windows Vista For N00bs Rev. 2.0
Tech ARP updated their Windows Vista installation guide for beginners
Woman sues Microsoft over Vista marketing
Microsoft has been sued on grounds of deceptive marketing practices with its "Windows Vista Capable" campaign, according to a report by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The plaintiff, a certain Dianne L. Kelley, alleges that a large number of computers sold last year with a "Windows Vista Capable" sticker are only able to run Windows Vista Home Basic, which lacks many of the "signature" Vista features. TechReport has more.
Vista: Deleting files can take forever
Windows Vista suffers from a bug that causes many machines to stall while deleting, copying and moving files, a flaw that has provoked consternation in online forums. "I've seen this bug in action, and trust me, it's as if you're copying over a 64k link using only 256mb of RAM," one Reg reader complained. "To add to the problem, you can't cancel or anything." Reg has more.