Today is the day where Microsoft finally ends mainstream support for Windows Vista (remember that?). The company, however, won’t stop supporting the OS altogether as Vista now moves off to ‘extended support’.
Topic: Windows Vista
Microsoft extends Windows security update lifecycle for consumers
Just when you thought Windows XP was dead, Microsoft has yet again extended its support life cycle policies to 8 April 2014 for XP. Meanwhile, Vista’s support has been extended to 11 April 2017 and Windows 7 will stop being supported in 7-8 years, which is 14 January 2020.
Ballmer: Windows 7 has sold 400 million licenses
It looks like Microsoft has recovered from the car crash of Windows Vista, with Steve Ballmer announcing at their Worldwide Partner Conference that Windows 7 has sold 400 million licences since it’s birth in 2009.
Tip: Microsoft makes its more-advanced Calculator FREE!
Just in time when students are set to return to school within the next few weeks, Microsoft has now made the latest version of its CAS-like Microsoft Mathematics software free to download, meaning that you can now make more advanced calculations on your computer.
New Windows zero-day exploit bypasses UAC
Microsoft has today confirmed that it has begun investigating a new zero-day exploit that allows a malicious attacker to bypass the User Account Control (UAC) on limited access accounts and execute code that could cause damage to the system.
US Army plans upgrade to Windows Vista, Office 2007
The US Army has announced that it will upgrade all of its computers to Windows Vista, as it offers to “bolster Internet security and standardize its information systems”, and will include a change from Office 2003 to Office 2007. All of this is expected to be finished by the end of this year, according to a press release.
Windows Vista goes red for Product(RED)
Microsoft has announced that Windows Vista Ultimate will be a part of the PRODUCT(RED) initiative, with Amazon saying that the “Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 upgrade (Project Red Edition)” going to be on sale on December 15. Dell, who ships Windows Vista to many of its computers, already had several products with PRODUCT(RED), all of them powered with Vista.
Windows : High Contrast – how to do it and how to turn it off
While people may already know this, you can change the screen resolution to prank and annoy your friends to High Contrast Mode, which is supposed to be used to allow you to see icons and text better. While we don’t recommend that you actually do this (to us), we want to show you how to do it – since we are away, and we have nothing better to fill up content.
Beta version of next Vista service pack to be released next week
The beta version of Vista Service Pack 2 will be released on October 29, according to a blog post made by the Windows Vista Team Blog, with the finalised version being released in the first half of 2009. The new beta will fix several problems including reliability and performance, and hopes to retain compatibly with applications on Vista and Vista SP1, after a problem with SP1 breaking certain applications.
Is Vista getting better? Govt agency switches from XP to Vista
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has flagged plans to replace a contract to supply the department’s computers – held recently by Dell – to move to Windows Vista and Office 2007.
Oh the humanity, Vista crammed onto a PS3.
We need to question this person’s sanity by emulating Windows Vista on a Playstation 3 – and we heard that it is not a pretty sight – and takes 25 minutes to boot up.
Windows patch shuts down internet access
A Windows patch released by Microsoft last week has left call centres at Telstra and a local security software distributor flooded with enquiries after they lost their internet access after installing the update, which was to plug a security hole.
Leaked Vista Service Pack 1
The leak of the first service pack for WIndows Vista, imaginatively named SP1, means that we get to hear about the improvements before it gets a real release. APCMag reviewed a leaked copy of the software, and found that it’s pretty much your standard service pack fare: a bunch of bug fixes and noticeable performance tweaks. The only new feature is an option to create a recovery disk, along with a crapload of new install packages for Vista’s components, with no readily apparent changes. So, what’s Microsoft waiting for? Get it out the door already!
Vista search changes not enough – Google
Since Microsoft changed the way of how the Vista Search engine runs, after Google complained that it was anti-competitive. Now, Google is now complaining that it was not enough, saying that the new changes doesn’t allow users (or them) disable the search.
Microsoft Marketplace now providing Windows Vista Download!
Yes, you can now buy and download vista off the microsoft website. I was thinking, this will be another target for piracy. Some hacker is going to find the files and people are going to download right off the microsoft site. But why does microsoft want people to download off there site? I don’t know. Here is a screenshot of the download.
