Tag: Windows Vista

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How and why I stopped using Windows Vista

I am no longer a user of Windows Vista. It has been nearly a year since Microsoft released Vista. I first wrote about it when I tested the upgrade process from Windows XP to Vista Business Edition. Shortly after that I upgraded my laptop and resolved a few minor issues with the optical drive, the […]

December 14, 2007

Huge Microsoft Piracy Bust!

There is a good story on the Windows Vista Team blog about a bust on a Chinese software piracy ring.  The story is a good one because it demonstrates the positive outcomes from the Windows Genuine Advantage program that many people gripe about. Well done to Microsoft I say.

July 26, 2007

Vista Laptop Keeps Beeping!

I’ve been working with a new laptop at work lately. I’ve gotten into the habit of keeping a set of earphones plugged into the laptop all day so that when I want to listen to some music or a podcast I can do so without bothering colleagues, and just generally in case of random application […]

May 31, 2007

The Security Alert That Wasn’t There

I logged onto my laptop this evening to check something for work and noticed that Vista was showing a security alert in my system tray. I double-clicked the icon to open Security Center and find out what was wrong, and it informs me that my Windows Defender (the anti-spyware/malware built in to Windows Vista) is […]

May 13, 2007

Some Vista Quick Bits

These are some tips I’ve been meaning to post over the last few weeks. I’ve been using my Vista laptop all day lately so I’m finding more and more of this type of stuff. Audio Skipping in Windows Media Player I’ve been spending a few days plugging away at the keyboard and listening to some […]

April 18, 2007

Windows Command Line Tips

Every now and then I’ll see someone in a forum post the results of a ping or tracert in a troubleshooting thread, and comment that it took a long time for them to type out the results manually.  Obviously thats the hard way of doing it, so here are some very simple tips to make […]

March 24, 2007

Windows Vista High CPU Utilisation By ZCfgSrv.exe

My Dell Inspiron 6400 has the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG wireless network adapter in it.  Prior to the upgrade to Windows Vista this was operating fine using the Intel PRO/Wireless utility software that installs with the driver. After the Vista upgrade I activated the CPU/Memory utilisation gadget in the sidebar.  Over a few days I noticed […]

March 20, 2007

Vista Upgrade and Optical Drives

The Vista upgrade on my Dell Inspiron 6400 went pretty well in the end.  I took the time to update the system BIOS first as advised by the Vista Upgrade Advisor, and also downloaded the Vista drivers from the Dell website before I started. The upgrade itself was fine, no errors or problems whatsoever.  After […]

March 14, 2007

Windows Vista: Install now? Install later?

Internet forums are all abuzz at the moment with discussion on Windows Vista: how will it perform, which version to buy, will this application work, etc etc etc. Amongst all that there is a group of people who are sticking to a belief that serious users and businesses won’t bother installing Vista until the first […]

February 5, 2007

Windows Vista Public Launch

Today was the long awaited public release of the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, the successor to Windows XP. The operating system has been available to businesses and Technet subscribers for a few months now, and was released in public betas before then. From my own play with the betas there is no doubt […]

January 30, 2007