It has been reported that Microsoft have sent a release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to a small handful of private testers. It has been said that the private release was sent to users on the 19th of February. According to a site called Ars Technica, the build number for the release is …
Tag Archive: vista
Feb
21
2009
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Jan
26
2009
Vista and stupid notification bar not showing common items!
I have recently been having a problem in Vista, where the three common notification items (battery, network, and volume) don’t show on the notification bar. It’s a pain, and if you try and fix it by right-clicking on the Start bar and clicking Properties, and then clicking the Notification Area tab you just get all …
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Dec
26
2008
Windows XP and Internet Connection Sharing
I’ve just spent 2 hours helping a friend to get Internet Connection Sharing working on Windows XP, and we still haven’t got it done! He’s just got a Xbox 360 and he’s trying to use ICS to connect the Xbox to his computer via ethernet. In the end we just gave up and I told …
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Dec
07
2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta first looks
After the beta of Vista Service Pack 2 was finally launched to the public, I decided to give it a try and see if there were any major improvements. You can grab a download of SP2 beta for free from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/dd262148.aspx but its only recommended you do so if you are an experienced computer user. I went …
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Dec
04
2008
Windows 7 beta 1 and Windows Vista SP2 coming next year
Microsoft announced yesterday that it will be releasing Windows 7 Beta 1 on DVD on their US tour next year. They have also announced that they are hoping to have Windows Vista Service Pack 2 finished and shipped by July next year. They have now finished a test version of Windows Vista SP2 beta and …
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