Windows DNS Flaw Is Back

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Microsoft Corp. said Monday that a flaw in the way its Windows operating system looks up other computers on the Internet has resurfaced and could expose some customers to online attacks. The flaw primarily affects corporate users outside of the U.S. It could theoretically be exploited by attackers to silently redirect ...

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Revealed

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), now due in the first quarter of 2008, Microsoft is deemphasizing the role that service packs play in the ongoing updating and maintenance of its operating systems. That is, Vista SP1 will be a traditional service pack, collecting previously-issued updates into a single ...

Vista Performance and Reliability Pack Unofficial Release

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Thanks Nekrosoft for the news on this major update to Windows Vista that should for most of us improve the speed and reliability of Windows Vista significantly!Please note: These fixes break all current methods of bypassing driver singing requirements except the good old F8 during boot (that you have to ...

Repartition your hard disk on-the-fly with Vista

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

As you know, the Disk Management console tool in Windows XP will allow you create a new partition using any unallocated, or free, space on a hard disk. However, if there is a single partition that takes up the entire hard disk, you can't use the Disk Management console tool ...

Half of pirated Vista is malware

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

About half of the downloads claiming to be free versions of?Microsoft's Vista operating system are actually malicious Trojan horse software, security vendor DriveSentry warned Thursday. With Vista's consumer launch just days away, hackers have been bombarding discussion boards with offers of "cracked" versions of Windows Vista, which are typically being ...