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Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista: Service Pack 2 on 26th May.
I earlier had Windows Vista Ultimate: Service Pack 1 on my Dell Lappy. I upgraded it to SP2. Here’s a screeny:
Before installing, here are few things you need to know:
Prerequisites
If you have any beta versions of SP2 installed, they must be un-installed prior to installing
- Use the Control Panel applet “Programs and Features” and select “View installed updates” from the top left of the task pane, under Windows, look for KB94846
You must have a genuine copy of Windows Server 2008 with SP1 or Windows Vista with SP1 installed on the computer prior to installing SP2
- Windows Server 2008 released with the Service Pack 1 code included
- SP2 is the first post-release Service Pack for Windows Server 2008
Recommendations
If “vLite” was used to customize your Windows Vista installation, you may have removed required system components which prevent Service Pack 2 from installing. See KB 968279 for additional details before installing Service Pack 2.
Beta versions of Windows Server 2008 SP2/Windows Vista SP2 are time-limited software that will operate until June 1st, 2010. If you installed any beta versions of Windows Server 2008 SP2/Windows Vista SP2 it is highly recommended that you uninstall them before June 1st, 2010
Download: [Vista SP2/Server 2008 SP2 32 bit]
Download: [Vista SP2/Server 2008 SP2 64 bit]
If you face any problems while installing, don’t hesitate to comment below!
Regards.
-Mahesh.
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by Admin on December 4, 2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is set to be released as a public beta version Thursday, Microsoft has confirmed. The program, which has been under limited testing since October, will become available on the Microsoft TechNet site. Here’s what you need to know before making the upgrade.
Vista Service Pack 2 isn’t for everyone.
SP2 beta is, as the name suggests, a product still under development. Microsoft is recommending only “technology enthusiasts, developers, and IT pros” willing to test the software take on the upgrade. General users are advised to wait until the final release, which is set for the first half of 2009. Some unofficial reports indicate it is being targeted for an April completion.
SP2 is a fairly significant upgrade.
Windows Vista SP2 includes numerous changes to the Vista operating system. Here are some of the highlights of what it’ll do for you:
• Let you record data onto Blu-ray discs
• Add into your system Vista Feature Pack For Wireless, which provides support for the latest Bluetooth technology — Bluetooth v2.1 — as well as for the Windows Connect Now (WCN) Wi-Fi protocol
• Give you better Wi-Fi performance when you’re exiting Vista’s sleep mode
• Make your RSS feeds sidebar gadget work faster and better
• Give you the latest desktop search engine, Windows Search 4
• Cut down the resources it takes to run your various sidebar gadgets
It’ll give your OS an overall tune-up, too.
Vista Service Pack 2 will also deliver some under-the-hood improvements, which will:
• Give your computer support for VIA Technologies’ new 64-bit CPU
• Let your system support exFAT, which can handle larger files and can also use UTC timestamps so you can synchronize files across different time zones
• Boost your power management efficiency by as much as 10 percent
Additionally, a slew of system bugs will be corrected in the update, including some slow shutdown problems and other crash-causing issues.
You have to have SP1 installed before you begin.
Like most Microsoft Service Packs, SP2 won’t work on your system if you haven’t already installed SP1. If you’re thinking about trying the SP2 upgrade, you’ll have to hit SP1 first.
Things may not be totally smooth at first.
Microsoft has had some history with glitches seemingly caused by its Windows Service Pack updates. It sometimes takes several hotfixes for these kinks to be worked out. That’s precisely why it’s often best to wait for the full release, at the very least, before jumping on the upgrade.
This Service Pack does offer some improvements over past ones.
Microsoft did take some steps to make this Service Pack function a bit better than past upgrades. It is the first Windows Service Pack to work for both the client (Vista) and server (Windows 2008) editions of the operating system in a single update.
SP2 also includes what Microsoft is calling a “Service Pack Clean-up Tool.” This will permanently delete old versions of files SP2 is updating, helping you reduce clutter and get rid of outdated system files that’d otherwise just take up space.
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by Admin on November 23, 2008
Hii,
I’ll tell you about making your folders private in Win XP/Vista without any extra software!
Just follow this simple procedure:
•Open My Computer
•Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
•If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
•Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
•Double-click your user folder.
•Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
•On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.
Note
•To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
•This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.
•When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private.
•You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS For information about converting your drive to NTFS
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by Admin on November 22, 2008
Hii Guyz,
I just got this news. Thought to share with you all.
It turns out that I underestimated Apple’s advertising budget. Lindsay Blakely at Bnet (a former Business 2.0 reporter) found the actual numbers in a subsequent SEC filing. In its 2008 fiscal year that just ended last September, Apple spent a whopping $486 million on advertising. (In fiscal year 2007, it spent $467 million, and in fiscal year 2006 it spent $338 million).
Half a billion dollars on marketing. No wonder I think Apple products are so great.
Update: Microsoft spends more on advertising across all of its combined businesses than Apple does, but its Windows business is what competes most directly with Apple. Microsoft’s total advertising budget across all of its businesses, including Windows, Office, Xbox, and all the enterprise stuff, was the following (from the 10K): “Advertising expense was $1.2 billion, $1.3 billion, and $1.2 billion in fiscal years 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively.”
Microsoft’s fiscal year ends in June, so these numbers do not reflect the $300 million Vista campaign. But that would have eaten up 25 percent of Microsoft’s entire ad budget for any of the previous three years.
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