As I read my feeds each day I see a whole lot of great little tech tips coming through, and often I want to share them, but that would mean either stretching a whole post out for just one little tip and that’s pretty lame.
So I decided something along the lines of what Martin does [...]
A Host of Tips – Week 1
- Author: Daniel Pataki
- Published: May 7th, 2008
- Comments: 6
XP SP3 and Vista SP 1 available through Windows Update
I awoke to find that the new service packs for Windows XP and Vista are available through Windows Update Center. This will make installation much easier, although for XP users there’s less in it than there is for Vista people who could experience a significant speed boost.
The XP SP3 brings a lot to the table [...]
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Update Errors
According to Microsoft there are eight known causes if Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not offered in Windows Updates nor offered by Automatic Updates. While some of he causes do not provide much value like cause 1 which states that the operating system is already updated to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 some can [...]
Cleanup Vista after Service Pack 1 installation
Users who download and install the service pack 1 for Windows Vista are most likely not reverting to the old state their computer was in unless something stops functioning properly due to the service pack installation. If everything turns out well you might like the following tip [found at Digital Inspiration] that cleans Windows Vista [...]
Windows Vista SP1 Download
Microsoft finally released the standalone version of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Both versions contain five languages which are English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese. The 32-bit Service Pack 1 download has a file size of 434 Megabyte while the 64-bit file size is 726 Megabyte.
This release is intended [...]
Windows Vista SP1 breaks applications
Microsoft released a list of applications that will either stop working completely or work with reduced functionality after installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Among the applications that are blocked from starting after installing Windows Vista SP1 are Zone Alarm Security Suite and Trend Micro Internet Security.
Windows Vista SP1 Refresh 2 is Vista SP1 RTM
Microsoft released the RTM version of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to manufacturers throughout the country about eight days ago and claimed that end users would have to wait until March before they would be able to download the long awaited Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista from the Microsoft servers. The reason for the delay were some bugs in some drivers that would be problematic for users without a technical background.
