Update: RSAT is ready for download. The Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Beta is now available for participants of...
Windows XP SP3 performance boost?

Some days ago I blogged about a questionable performance test of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista. The same...
Vista SP1 doesn’t improve performance?

The exo.performance.network tested Vista with the beta of service pack 1. Many organizations are waiting for SP1 in the...
Why is the Vista adoption so slow?

Since Vista has been available for about a year now, more and more journalists are trying to figure out...
Update for the compatibility, reliability, and stability update for Windows Vista

It seems that Microsoft is really struggling with Vista. This is already the fourth update of this kind. There...
Download Vista SP1 Beta from Windows Update

The Ghacks blog has a nice hack which allows you to download and install Vista SP1 via Windows Update....
Another Vista compatibility, reliability and stability update

It is only two months since Microsoft released two performance, compatibility and reliability updates for Windows Vista. Now, there...
Vista SP1 news and the rethinking of Windows service packs

Paul Thurrott has some interesting new information about Vista SP1. He interviewed Dave Zipkin, Windows Client product manager, about...
Vista SP1 Beta released to 12,000 testers – Mike Nash responds to Vista critics

12,000 private testers received Vista SP1. Although there is much stir in the blogosphere and on the news sites...
Windows Vista SP1: The new search protocol and how to change the default desktop search application

You probably know that Microsoft had to change Vista's desktop search because of Google's complaints. There is already some...
Vista SP1 new features and release date

Everyone has the news. Vista SP1 is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2008; a beta...
Review of Windows Vista Service Pack 1: improved performance

You may have heard that selected testers received a pre beta of Vista SP1. Unfortunately, I don't belong to...
Vista performance and compatibility/reliability updates – Is it SP 0.5?

Microsoft released two fix packs for Vista, one is supposed to improve its performance and the other one its...
Vista SP1 will become Windows 6.1 – Why release dates really matter

Paul Thurrott wrote an FAQ about Vista SP1. The most interesting he said is that it will bring a...
No Vista SP1 beta in the near future – Why are all these speculations about service packs necessary?

Last week I blogged that Vista SP1 beta might be available this week. This information was based on a...
Vista SP1 Beta will be released in a few days

Mary Jo Foley obviously has good contacts in Microsoft. She already knows that the beta of Vista's service pack...
The Adminpak tools will be replaced with RSAT for Vista SP1

Update: RSAT is ready for download. There are quite a few names for this famous tool collection. Some write...
Windows Vista SP1 release date not before 2008

Update: Vista SP1 Beta might be released next week. There have been rumors recently that the release date of...
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta 3?

Since yesterday, Microsoft offers a documentation update for the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). The title of this page...