Microsoft afixou apenas uma ferramenta do Blocker em seu local do download (Dec 6.07) que obstruirá instalações automáticas de diversos blocos upcoming do serviço, including o bloco 1 do serviço de Vista e o Windows XP SP3. …

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Fazendo o headway com a expansão do primeiro bloco do serviço para Windows Vista, Microsoft fêz acessível para o download um marco testando novo refrescar. Novembro em 14, 2007, o bloco forthcoming do serviço para Vista evoluiu no estágio do candidato da liberação. mas, como a etiqueta da configuração testando indica, inteiramente - RC fledged é vir ainda, porque Microsoft é contribuição apenas um gosto do candidato da liberação do SERVIÇO PACK1 de Vista. Quando os relatórios adiantados se relacionaram ao desenvolvimento do bloco 1 do serviço de Vista apontado à acessibilidade de uma versão pública simultaneamente com o período do candidato da liberação, este não é o caso. Mas Microsoft expandiu o pool testando na comparação ao beta lançado na última semana de setembro.

O candidato da liberação do bloco 1 do serviço de Windows Vista é a configuração 6001.17042. O SERVIÇO PACK1 RC de Vista está acima para a garra para sobre 15.000 verificadores. O primeiro beta para o bloco do serviço foi deixado cair nos regaços em um excesso de 12000 verificadores, em setembro o 24o.

Configuração Beta 6001.16659 do SERVIÇO PACK1 de Vista enviada aos participants no processo testando dos marcos miliários do desenvolvimento do usuário 2008 de Windows e do bloco 3 do serviço de Windows XP. Serviço 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 )