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Windows Vista Performance – The proof

So last September I posted this about some Windows Vista performance issues I was hearing about and what my approach was going to be.  In October I posted this advice and guidance on how to get Windows Vista to perform . Today I’m posting this short
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Windows Vista Performance (the sequel)

Windows Vista with SP1 (and some tweaks) is faster than Windows Server 2008. Since my last post on this topic , I've been doing my homework. On my laptop Vista was always quicker than Server, but I have found some very useful information (most of which
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Windows Vista Performance

I've been talking to a few people recently who are using Windows Server 2008 as a workstation. Some of their comments are along the lines of: "Server 2008 has the same code base as Vista SP1, how come it feels quicker?". Interestingly there doesn't seem

Windows Vista SP1 anyone?

Well it took its time, but it's here now.  Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Released To Manufacture (RTM) last Monday (4th February).  It's now available everywhere except Microsoft Update. You can download it from TechNet , MSDN , Licensing
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Deploying (or about to deploy) Vista and/or Office?

We have a couple of FREE events coming up to help you. Belfast (Jan 22): Click to register. Dublin (Jan 21): Click to register. The content has been put together by consultants who are doing this work on a daily basis, so it is "real-world" material that
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Springboard - Windows Vista TechCenter

I came across this today ( Springboard ). Looks like it's pretty much everything you'll ever need to get your Windows Vista deployment project kick-started.  Everything from why you'd want to move to Windows Vista in the first place, through overcoming
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Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.1 Released

I just found out that we release an updated version of the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator yesterday - and haven't made any 'noise' about it (we seem to be pretty good at 'stealth marketing'). What is WVHA? WVHA is a scalable agent-less
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Windows Vista - the most secure OS (again).

http://blogs.csoonline.com/windows_vista_6_month_vulnerability_report
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VHD Test Drive Program

I've been telling people how they can download pre-configured, 30 day evaluation copies of Microsoft (and Partner) software from www.microsoft.com/vhd - well, looks like it's finally taking off. You can now download: Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Vista

Windows Recovery Environment

I've got some time on my hands (I'm at home not feeling too well) and decided that I'd spend a bit of time setting up the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) on my laptop. I've been meaning to do this for ages, as I want to enable BitLocker (and be able
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