Archive for the 'Windows Vista' Category

Windows Vista SP1 Download

March 19th, 2008 by SysAdmin

Windows OrbMicrosoft has officially released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to the public and it’s available for download.

Windows Vista SP1 addresses specific reliability, performance and compatibility issues.

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is available in the following 5 languages English (US), French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional).

Download: Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista
Download: Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista 64bit

Microsoft Windows Vista 30-Day Eval VHD

May 31st, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows Orb For organizations with complex desktop infrastructures, whether large or small, Windows Vista Enterprise is the operating system designed specifically to help realize a better return on IT investments. In this VHD, you’ll have the opportunity to road-test new and improved features including management (e.g. MUI, BDD, etc?) usability (e.g. Search, Navigation, etc?) and security (UAC, Windows Defender, etc?), enhancements to the Windows Vista platform.

Download: Microsoft Windows Vista 30-Day Eval VHD

Movie Maker 2.6 for Microsoft Windows Vista

April 7th, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows OrbMovie Maker 2.6 is for Windows Vista users whose computer cannot run the Vista version of Movie Maker.

To test if your computer can run the Vista version of Movie Maker:

  • From the Start menu, click All Programs.
  • Click Windows Movie Maker.

If Movie Maker launches, you should not download version 2.6.

If you get an error message that says, “Windows Movie Maker cannot start because your video card does not support the required level of hardware acceleration or hardware acceleration is not available”, download and install Movie Maker 2.6.

System Requirements:

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista; Windows Vista Business; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Home Basic; Windows Vista Home Premium; Windows Vista Starter; Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Movie Maker 2.6 requires a version of Microsoft Windows Vista that has the Vista version of Movie Maker already installed.

Download: Windows Movie Maker 2.6 for Microsoft Windows Vista

Download Information: Microsoft

Windows Vista Drivers

February 27th, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows OrbRadarSync has gathered an exhaustive list of Windows Vista Drivers.  The list is updated whenever a driver is released and has become a great resource for finding Vista Drivers.

So if your searching for a device driver for Windows Vista you’ll be sure to find it at RadarSync.

Windows Vista Drivers

Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 1.0

February 26th, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows OrbThe Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution Accelerator is an inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that will find computers on a network and determine if they are ready to run the Windows Vista™ operating system.

Download: Windows Vista Hardware Assessment

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0

February 19th, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows OrbWindows Vista Upgrade Advisor will help you determine if your current PC is ready for an upgrade to Windows Vista. It will also help you to choose the edition of Windows Vista that’s right for you. Download the Upgrade Advisor to run an analysis of your current PC and use the detailed feedback to ensure that your PC is ready for the edition of Windows Vista that you want.

System Requirements:

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2
  • A minimum of .NET Framework 1.1 and MSXML 4.0

Download: Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0

15 Reasons why you should upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista

January 31st, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows PearlMSN has an interesting article on 15 reasons why you should upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista.

Windows Vista is here. To anyone who has been sitting on the fence over whether to upgrade to Microsoft’s new operating system, I’ll say it loud and clear: It’s time to make the jump. There are plenty of reasons to leave Windows XP and install Windows Vista, and below are my top 15 favorites.

Windows Vista: 15 Reasons to Switch

Microsoft Windows Vista Launched

January 30th, 2007 by SysAdmin

Windows PearlMicrosoft Windows Vista has been launched today, Bill Gates announced the launch at an event in New York City.

I’ve been using Microsoft Windows Vista on my laptop for nearly a month thanks to my TechNet subscription and so far I haven’t been disappointed.

It will be interesting to see if Microsoft Windows Vista will be as successful as Microsoft Windows XP and how Microsoft Windows Live will integrate into the grand scheme of things.

I will be closely following the future development of Microsoft Windows Vista and the Microsoft Windows Live Services.