Microsoft acaba de fijar una herramienta del Blocker en su sitio de la transferencia directa (DEC 6.07) que bloquee las instalaciones automáticas de varios paquetes próximos del servicio, incluyendo el paquete 1 del servicio de Vista y Windows XP SP3. …

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Haciendo progreso con la extensión del primer paquete del servicio para Windows Vista, Microsoft ha hecho accesible para la transferencia directa una señal de prueba nueva de la restauración. El 14 de noviembre de 2007, el paquete próximo del servicio para Vista se desarrolló en la etapa del candidato del lanzamiento. pero, como la etiqueta de la estructura de prueba indica, completamente - RC fledged es todavía venir, pues Microsoft es contribución apenas un gusto del candidato del lanzamiento del SERVICIO PACK1 de Vista. Mientras que los informes tempranos se relacionaron con el desarrollo del paquete 1 del servicio de Vista señalado a la accesibilidad de una versión pública simultáneamente con el período del candidato del lanzamiento, éste no es el caso. Pero Microsoft amplió la piscina de prueba con respecto al beta lanzada en la semana pasada de septiembre.

El candidato del lanzamiento del paquete 1 del servicio de Windows Vista es la estructura 6001.17042. El SERVICIO PACK1 RC de Vista está para arriba para el gancho agarrador para más de 15.000 probadores. El primer beta para el paquete del servicio fue caída en los regazos en de exceso de 12000 probadores, el septiembre el 24to.

Estructura beta 6001.16659 del SERVICIO PACK1 de Vista enviada a los participantes en el proceso de prueba de los jalones del desarrollo del servidor 2008 de Windows y del paquete 3 del servicio de Windows XP. Servicio de Vista…

This evening, Xbox Live’s Major Nelson revealed some tidbits on an upcoming update to Games for Windows - LIVE for the PC.

As you know, several games have launched under Games for Windows - LIVE that allow PC Games to tap into Xbox Live. Last May, I talked about my experience with Halo 2 for Windows Vista and a few months ago I also picked up Shadowrun. While Halo 2 for Windows Vista let me score achievements and add to my gamerscore - Shadowrun goes cross-platform by letting me play with gamers who are playing Shadowrun on their Xbox 360 consoles.

Like with Dashboard Updates to the Xbox 360, Microsoft can also update the Games for Windows - LIVE components within PC games such as Halo 2 for Windows Vista and Shadowrun that add functionality and bug fixes. Major Nelson highlights several changes coming with the 1.2 release:

• Support for offline Achievements (so you can add to your gamerscore when not connected to the internet).
• Ability to see if your friends are “joinable” in games.
• Additional UI features.

I look forward to seeing these improvements for the 1.2 release for Games for Windows - LIVE. Major Nelson says we can

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This evening, Xbox Live’s Major Nelson revealed some tidbits on an upcoming update to Games for Windows - LIVE for the PC. As you know, several games have launched under Games for Windows - LIVE that allow PC Games to tap into Xbox Live. Last May, I talked Read More……(read more)

Microsoft released a number of updates for Vista on October 2nd. One of them was quite vague in it’s description: “An update is available that improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista“. Of course the other updates had these same goals in mind, but they had a number of fixes related to the same feature. This one is a random gathering of fixes.

So what can you expect from this update?

• It extends the battery life for mobile devices.
• It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
• It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.
• It improves the stability of Internet Explorer when you open a Web page.
• It improves the stability of wireless network services.
• It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.
• It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.
• It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.
• It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.

This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:

• A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus

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• New Application Compatibility training available
  The Windows Vista Team Blog reports that Microsoft has a team of specially trained consultants who can work with you on planning a large deployment.
  (tags: Training Deployment )
• Microsoft Updates Windows Vista Mobile Device Center for Windows Mobile 6 Devices
  Now has Windows Mobile 6 feature support, Automatic device authentication and Product Registration.
  (tags: Mobile Software Update )
• NVIDIA ForceWare Release 163.44 Windows Vista 64-bit
  Beta driver release. This driver supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI? technology on Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.1 support. Improved compatibility for Bioshock.
  (tags: Nvidia Video Drivers )
• NVIDIA ForceWare Release 163.44 Windows Vista 32-bit
  Beta driver release. This driver supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI? technology on Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.1 support. Improved compatibility for Bioshock.
  (tags: Nvidia Video Driver )