Tag Archive for 'longhorn'

OMG! There’s going to be a Vista SP1!!

Did you hear the news? Long Zheng has undeniable proof that Microsoft is planning an SP1 for Vista!
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in, Brea– Wait a minute! Was there ever any doubt that Microsoft was going to release Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista? I mean, since when has Microsoft not shipped a service pack for [...]

EasyBCD 1.6 Released!

It’s been a while, though we haven’t really noticed. The EasyBCD 1.5x line has worked loyally and without complaint for the past 7 months, and it’s time to put it to rest. It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 8 months now since EasyBCD 1.5 went gold in October of 2006 – and since then its [...]

Windows Longhorn Server Beta 3 Public Downloads!

Microsoft has just released the public downloads for Windows Longhorn Server Beta 3, not even a month after the April CTP!

Even more exciting, it’s a public download! Now anyone who wants to test out Longhorn can do so, with LHS Beta 3. It’s basically a beta-quality version of the April CTP, not too many more [...]

Windows Longhorn Server April CTP

Windows Longhorn Server April CTP has just been made available for download to official tech beta testers over at Microsoft Connect. The last build available was 6001-16497-070330-1510 for the February CTP, released two months ago.

The LHS April ‘07 CTP is build 6001-16497-070330-1720 and adds quite a few new features, and brings LHS down to the [...]

Vista and Longhorn Wallpapers Gallery

Just a quick update of sorts: The NeoSmart Technologies Image Gallery now has every single Longhorn and Vista wallpaper released to date, ((We’ve done our very best to make sure we have them all, but if we’re missing some, please, let us know.)) most in hi-res, all available for free download. They’re really beautiful and capture what Vista [...]

Microsoft Murders Max

Well, it’s official at any rate. Contrary to what you’ve heard, Windows Vista will not be shipping with any of the original technologies, features, capabilities, or subsystems originally promised (and for those of you that really couldn’t tell: it’s called sarcasm!). First it was the real Aero – complete visual control over one’s system. Amazing [...]

Vista & Longhorn Server’s “Improved” Security

“Windows Vista is the most secure Windows ever!” — or so Microsoft claims. That’s not much of a boast however, I mean, if an operating system doesn’t get more secure as it progresses and evolves, there is certainly something fishy going on. So we weren’t too impressed by those claims in particular. But that doesn’t [...]