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Vista SP1 Release Follows XP SP3 to WSUS

Microsoft is closing in on the final stage of Windows Vista SP1's availability. In this context, the service pack is being wrapped up for delivery through Windows Server Update Services. Windows Vista
SP1 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and to the general public on March 18. In addition, the automatic distribution of Vista SP1 debuted on April 23. Ahead the gold bits of the service pack being served through Automatic Updates, the company also published Vista SP1 on the Microsoft Update catalog on March 25, from where WSUS users could grab them. Now the software giant is preparing to make Vista SP1 RTM available through WSUS.

But before that, users running WSUS on Windows 2003 servers are advised to deploy the WinVerifyTrust update. Without it, servers in the scenarios described above will continually re-download Vista SP1 binaries once the service pack has been approved.

"We’d like to let you know that, in order to make sure all customers are well protected, we will be marking this particular update as mandatory, which means it will appear in the Updates/WSUS Updates node of the Admin console, and will be auto-approved by default (since the 'Advanced/WSUS Updates' checkbox is checked by default in Options/Automatic Approvals)," revealed Cecilia Cole, WSUS Program Manager.

Windows XP SP3 was published to WSUS on May 3, 2008, but the third and last service pack for XP did not come across the same problems as Windows Vista SP1. With the focus now on the WinVerifyTrust update, Microsoft failed to pin point the release date of Vista SP1 to WSUS.

"After this update has been marked as mandatory to WSUS for a short period of time, we will release Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to WSUS. We believe that this change will help make sure all customers have a good experience once SP1 is released to WSUS, and will also ensure that WSUS can be used to deploy other large updates we may release in the future," Cole revealed.

Windows Vista SP1 is available for download here.

Source : Softpedia News

Written by ShaDow on June 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Windows XP SP3 Update Breaks Windows Home Server Remote Access

Windows Home Server users are reporting Remote Access problems after updating their home computers to Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Following the update, attempting to access those home computers via Windows Home Server’s Remote Access features brings up a dialog asking the user to add their homeserver.com domain to the Trusted Sites list in Internet Explorer. However, after doing so, users are still not able to access those PCs.

The issue arises due to security changes in XP SP3 - namely, that the Terminal Services ActiveX control in Internet Explorer is disabled by default.

To resolve the issue, Microsoft Forums user ColinWH has published a workaround:

Click on Tools -> Manage Add-Ons -> Enable or Disable Add-Ons in IE to enable the Terminal Services ActiveX control. If you are unable to see/enable the Terminal Services ActiveX control in IE7 on XPSP3 as a workaround can you try deleting the following registry keys:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{7390f3d8-0439-4c05-91e3-cf5cb290c3d0}

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{4eb89ff4-7f78-4a0f-8b8d-2bf02e94e4b2)
Once you delete these keys, the activeX control should be enabled in IE7.

Note, of course, that Microsoft have disabled the Terminal Services ActiveX control in Internet Explorer for security reasons, so run these changes with care. For now, you may wish to wait a while before updating to XP SP3.

More Info: Microsoft Forums

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Written by ShaDow on May 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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Vista SP1 matches XP SP3 in gaming performance tests

While some businesses might not be seeing much incentive to move to Vista SP1, gamers might be warming up to the idea. Past game performance tests have shown that lower frame rates, lag, and crashing are the norm for Windows Vista RTM. While some switched over and found they were having no problems, the majority held onto Windows XP SP2 for dear life. The majority of the blame for this problem was laid on lack of solid video drivers.

According to data from Microsoft, the hardware company's drivers were responsible for the largest amount (28.8 percent) of Vista crashes. ATI was at 9.3 percent. It's therefore not surprising that many users were having performance troubles with their Vista gaming machines. This has been slowly changing, thanks to both new third-party and Microsoft drivers.

Most recently, the progress has hit a point where gamers have stopped complaining about Vista. My good friend, a gamer who swore he would be skipping Vista (as many gamers have), built himself a new computer and installed Vista x64 SP1. Not only did he tell me that he had made the switch, he was quite satisfied with the decision. Back in November, data showed that Vista was being adopted very slowly by gamers, and so one gamer switching over is hardly something to write home about. On the other hand, a few recently released gaming performance tests by ExtremeTech do show something that's worth mentioning.

The test machine had the following specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750, ASUS Blitz Formula, 2GB of Corsair RAM, WD6500AAKS hard drive, and an ATI Radeon HD 3870. The rig is hardly a high-end machine, but one must remember that these tests vary slightly with every different component. The test software used included PCMark05 and 3DMark06, while the games tested included Supreme Commander, Crysis, and World in Conflict. Windows Vista SP1 significantly outperformed XP SP3 in the PCMark05 test, and all but matched SP3 in the 3DMark06 test. As for the games, Vista SP1 tied XP SP3 in Supreme Commander, slightly beat XP SP3 in the Crysis test, and also slightly beat XP SP3 in the World in Conflict test. Nowhere did Vista RTM or Vista SP1 truly stumble, which suggests that ATI has significantly improved its video drivers to match XP's.

Can the same be said for NVIDIA? The company has actually recently just rereleased the 175.16 drivers for GeForce FX, 6, 7, 8, and 9 series as they just passed the Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) test: Vista x86, Vista x64, XP x86, and XP x64. Before these, the last WHQL drivers for the GeForce 6/7/8 series of cards were released released back on December 19 and 20. While there are no recent tests to show the improvements, it seems NVIDIA is getting back on track as well.

Will gamers previously set on skipping Vista begin taking the plunge?

Source : Extreme Tech via Arstechnica

Written by ShaDow on May 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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List of Errors faced while installing Windows XP SP 3

Here is a complete list of all the critical errors faced while installing Windows XP SP3.Click on the errors to know the Reason for error and the solution:

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Written by ShaDow on May 11th, 2008 with no comments.
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Error Windows XP SP3 : Windows Update Failed Installations

Microsoft continuously advices end users to turn to Windows Update as the preferred way to upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 3. The WU infrastructure is designed to serve specific Windows operating systems with the exact updates tailored to them, rather than with generic downloads. But this is not a guarantee that the introduction of XP SP3 will go smooth always. Case in point: failed installations that generate the following error code in the logs: 0x80246007.

"This issue may occur if one of the following conditions is true: the Windows – SoftwareDistribution - Download folder was deleted after the Windows XP SP3 download operation was completed. System files were changed after Windows XP SP3 was downloaded but before the service pack was installed"

Fix available at Knowledge base article 949386

Written by ShaDow on May 11th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Error Windows XP SP3 : “Service Pack 3 installation did not complete” and “An internal error occurred”

"Service Pack 3 installation did not complete" is just a part of the error message produced by unsuccessful installations of Windows XP. Clicking OK will inform the end user that "an internal error occurred." This issue is also connected with a faulty registry. "The errors can occur because of files that are not trusted or because of corrupted registry keys. You can verify the cause by searching for related entries in the Svcpack.log file"

Fix available at Knowledge Base article 949384