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Windows 7 drives RAM capacity explosion; Vista SP2 usage rising

Posted September 23, 2009 - 10:47 am

Real-world usage data also suggests that the popularity of multicore CPUs will soon hit critical mass for developers.
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Vista Service Pack 2 Now Ready for Download

Posted May 26, 2009 - 4:04 pm

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is now available for download. The Vista SP2 update include new support for recording Blu-ray discs straight from the Vista OS, updated support for Bluetooth v2.1, and bug fixes that address slow shutdowns and mysterious crashes.
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Microsoft: No Vista SP2 for you yet

Posted April 29, 2009 - 1:41 pm

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced it had wrapped up work on Windows Vista Service Pack 2, but said it could be months before users get their hands on the upgrade to the problem-plagued operating system.
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Microsoft releases Vista SP2 RC to public

Posted March 4, 2009 - 2:20 pm

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday quietly launched the release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to the general public, making good on a promise from last week.
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Microsoft delays Vista SP2, says report

Posted January 21, 2009 - 3:15 pm

Microsoft has delayed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) by at least a month, and will now ship it to manufacturing sometime in May or June, according to a Web site that has accurately predicted Windows release dates in the past.
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Juicy predictions for '09

Posted December 30, 2008 - 3:23 pm

Bold predictions for the companies, technologies and trends that will have a prosperous 2009 -- and those that won't.
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Review

Windows Vista SP2: Second time's the charm

Posted December 9, 2008 - 4:49 pm

Good news, Vista users: Microsoft finally seems to be getting a handle on the Windows code base. First we learned that Windows 7 would not introduce any new performance hits. Now, preliminary testing shows that Vista is actually getting faster, courtesy of the upcoming Service Pack 2.
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Vista SP2 Beta: More Efficient, But Not By Much

Posted December 9, 2008 - 4:46 pm

While toiling around with Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta, I took a look at a couple areas where Microsoft emphasizes better efficiency: The Service Pack Cleanup tool and a more efficient Sidebar. In my hands-on experience, I found improvements to be slight to the point of being almost unnoticeable.
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Vista SP2 beta: Nothing obviously new has been added

Posted December 8, 2008 - 1:38 pm

If you install the beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) expecting to see visible changes to your version of Vista, you'll be sorely disappointed. At least in this initial beta, all the changes are under the hood, and even they are far from earth-shaking.
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Microsoft slaps Vista SP2 beta on Windows Update

Posted December 5, 2008 - 2:35 pm

As expected, Microsoft launched the first public beta of Windows Vista SP2 late Thursday, making it available for download from both its Web site and through its update mechanism.
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Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know

Posted December 3, 2008 - 9:07 pm

Windows Vista SP2 is set to be released as a public beta version Thursday on the Microsoft TechNet site. Here's what you need to know before making the upgrade.
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Microsoft spells out Vista SP2 contents

Posted December 3, 2008 - 3:18 pm

Although Microsoft hasn't released a single, authoritative list of the contents of Vista SP2, which will publicly launch as a beta tomorrow, the company has scattered information about the new features and enhancements across its network of sites and bloggers.
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Vista SP2 beta out this week, final release by June

Posted December 2, 2008 - 9:03 pm

Starting on Thursday, anyone can download the Service Pack 2 beta for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
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Vista SP2 due next April, says report

Posted November 30, 2008 - 12:14 pm

Microsoft will deliver Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to manufacturing in April 2009, two months after it issues a final test version to users, according to a Web site that accurately predicted several Windows ship dates in 2008.
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Microsoft e-mails detail internal fight on 'Vista Capable'

Posted November 18, 2008 - 9:55 am

Numerous Microsoft employees, including some top executives, urged their company to hold the line on the graphics requirements for the " Vista Capable " marketing campaign, both before and after the decision was made to loosen the rules, according to insider e-mails recently unsealed by a federal judge.
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Windows 7 first look: A big fix for Vista

Posted October 29, 2008 - 9:40 am

What if Microsoft waved a magic wand and everything people hated about Windows Vista went away? That's what Microsoft appears to be striving for with Windows 7.
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Microsoft vows Windows 7 will fix Vista mistakes

Posted October 28, 2008 - 2:20 pm

Microsoft on Tuesday for the first time publicly demonstrated Windows 7, the next major release of its OS for PCs that Microsoft insists will reflect lessons learned from the widely panned Windows Vista.
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Forecast has Office, Vista going in opposite directions

Posted October 27, 2008 - 2:05 pm

Microsoft's quarterly call with Wall Street on Thursday told the tale of two software franchises and their diverging financial fortunes
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Microsoft to ship Vista SP2 beta to testers this week

Posted October 27, 2008 - 9:05 am

Microsoft is delivering the beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) this coming week to a limited number of testers. The company targeted SP2's ship date for the first half of 2009, well before the expected release of Windows 7, Vista's successor.
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