Can’t Find Vista SP1 on Windows Update?

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Microsoft has released a Knowledge Base article to help users who are having problems getting Vista SP1 from the Windows Update site.  Here's a list of possible causes they have come up with so far: You are already running Windows Vista SP1. Windows Vista SP1 has not been released for the language ...

Announcing the Windows Search 4.0 Preview

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

To search for files on my PCs, I use Windows Search - Windows Vista's desktop search feature. I use Windows Search specifically to find photos that I've tagged in Windows Live Photo Gallery or important emails and Word documents. I also rely on saving specific searches that I can go ...

How to Speed Up Windows Vista

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

SP1 may not give your system much more oomph, but there are other ways to speed Vista up. Spending a few minutes (or a few dollars) optimizing your Vista PC can help it get its groove on. Get flashy: If you have an extra USB flash drive that you don't use ...

Finished Installing Windows Vista SP1? Now Remove All The Junk Files

Friday, March 21st, 2008

When you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on your computer, the SP1 installer will not remove the older versions of Vista files from the hard drive. This is because the older files may be required in case you decide to uninstall SP1 later from the system.Naturally, these files occupy ...

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Released

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 contains changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. Windows Vista SP1 also ...