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You Can Turn 32-bit Vista into 64-bit Vista

Vista is the first client platform that features both the x86 and x64 flavors simultaneously, on the market since the moment of launch. Although Microsoft delivers the operating system on a single DVD, the media only contains either all the 32-bit editions, or all the 64-bit SKUs, but not all of them.

In this context, jumping from the 32-bit version of the platform to the 64-bit one is not as streamlined a process as it might seem. The Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade options do allow end users to easily jump from a low end edition of Vista up the scale toward and to the Ultimate edition, but this is valid only from one 32-bit SKU to another 32-bit SKU. Respectively from a 64-bit variant to a more feature-rich 64-bit variant of Vista. The move from 32-bit to 64-bit is not supported by Microsoft, whether it is referring to a shift between SKUs, or from one x86 edition to its 64-bit counterpart.

The Best Antivirus in 2008

The security solutions were tested against in excess of 1 million malware samples from the last six months. According to Av-Test’s Andreas Marx, the test involved only the top of the line, “‘best’ available Security Suite edition” from each vendor, last updated on January 7, 2008, and running on Windows XP SP2. And yes Microsoft’s Windows Live OneCare 2.0 was tested, but no, it’s not the best antivirus of 2008. Well, of the beginning of 2008, anyway…

Xen in the Windows kernal or Hyper-V?

Occasionally we use this blog to correct errors in a state-public orb, especially journalists or the commentator, trying to do good job but which short circuit on the fact inspecting the toll to temporary limitations approaches.

Microsoft updates Live Search for Mobile

Microsoft Corporation has released a new version of its Windows Live Search for Mobile service. Redesign divides organisations of the clicking separateed for everything, businesses and layout addresses in the USA.

Additional component parts for the American businesses (including environs, a business grade, and a galley); hours of operation (when accessible); photos (to two); and overall reviews (to ten) for the American businesses.

Onward to Internet Explorer 9 in Windows 7

Currently, the browser designed as the successor of Internet Explorer 7 is available exclusively and internally over at Microsoft. And that’s pretty much it. The Redmond company, courtesy of IE General Manager, Dean Hachamovitch, and IE Architect, Chris Wilson, have offered a glimpse into the work done to make IE8 standards compliant and to increase the interoperability of the product as much as possible. So, at this point, we have just got a taste of IE8, it’s not yet time to forget about the browser.

Patch Vista and XP to Ignore SP1 and SP3

With Microsoft having released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Released Candidate via Connect, MSDN and TechNet, and a public build on the horizon any day now, you have to stare the truth in the face and start preparing for the deployment of the service pack.

Windows Server 2008 public test build

Microsoft made the RC0 build of Windows Server 2008 available in September and a subsequent Community Technology Preview (CTP) build in November. The RC1 build released today tweaks the group policy code — specifically, Group Policy Preferences, formerly known as PolicyMaker Standard Edition and Policy Share Manager.

Yahoo! Messenger Preview for Windows Vista

The long-awaited Yahoo! Messenger for Windows Vista now has a preview build available for download.

The Vista version sports an entirely resdesigned user interface, tabbed chatting, the ability to transfer files of up to 2GB over the Messenger client, and a corresponding Sidebar gadget to boot.

Microsoft Office 2007 SP1 Arrives Early

In an unusual move, the software maker limited testing of the update to the productivity suite to a few months and only at large enterprises in its Technology Adopter Program, as well as internally at Microsoft, to shave time off the production schedule.

The decision to limit testing of the service pack was made largely because the team felt they were not really modifying anything that would impact users in a big way.