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I really like Windows DreamScene, I think it is a really cool feature of Windows Vista Ultimate, especially if you add StarDock DeskScapes . It’s just unfortunate that it is afraid of its own shadow. The slightest little problem and DreamScene commits...
When installing SQL Management Studio Express on Windows Vista x64 (and, perhaps, x86 too) you may well get an error code 29506, the installation will fail and roll-back. This appears to be a security issue with Windows Vista. I've seen this happen...
If you're having performance problems on your Windows Vista systems, one thing you might take a look at is Windows Sidebar. It is quite badly behaved! I find it is consistently one of the biggest memory hogs and almost always the most prolific generator...
I was just saying to someone the other day how "Windows Ultimate Extras" had been a disappointment and that I'd have been left wanting if that had been my main reason for using Windows Vista Ultimate. Today I noticed that there are some...
As you can see at David Overton's blog, Microsoft partners will once again be getting the full-install media (as opposed to upgrade) for Windows Vista Business as well as a single license for Windows Vista Ultimate. When Microsoft changed to upgrade...
I have taken on a new customer this week and they have an interesting business that deals with energy (gas and electricity), measuring consumption with smart meters and ultimately using less of it to reduce your carbon footprint and save money. They showed...
I have a few sites that are now totally Windows Vista Business and SBS 2003 where the users run as Standard User. One consequence of this is that printers have to be deployed by group policy, because standard users don't have permission to install...
The 2008 launch wave is gaining momentum. Microsoft announced a few hours ago that both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 have been released to manufacturing. Windows Vista service pack 1 will likely impact most users in the short term...
I recently had a problem with a customer running all Windows Vista clients on an SBS 2003 R2 domain. The problem was how to deploy printers to users who have restricted access (i.e. standard users). The users cannot install the printer drivers themselves...
Plenty of people find User Account Control (UAC) a bit annoying - Like Paul at Accendo for example. However, I think it is worth living with. Yes, it is slightly annoying, but generally I'm anticipating the prompt when it does happen, either because...
The Windows Live 2008 suite has been released with its new integrated installer. My earlier fears that Microsoft might be neglecting 64-bit systems have turned out to be unfounded and this latest release has installed flawlessly on my Windows Vista Ultimate...
I was reading an article by David Overton , a Microsoft employee whose opinions I really respect. Of course, being a Microsoft employee he is always keen to play up the benefits of Microsoft's products, but I think he manages to do so in a fair and...
I'm getting a bit concerned about Microsoft's support for 64-bit operating systems. Just been talking to Vijay about Windows Live Writer and how it will not install on his Vista x64 system . Odd, since I am running it on my x64 system and typing...
I saw Vijay's post on upgrading to Windows Vista x64 and I thought I'd post my own experiences as a counterpoint. I've been using Windows Vista Ultimate x64 for a couple of months now. First, Vijay says he couldn't install Windows LiveWriter...
I was just reading Scott Hanselman's blog , where he was discussing the Windows Vista speech recognition. So I decided to try it for myself. Scott took a typing test, once using a keyboard and then again using speech recognition. I decided to use...
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