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Last-minute changes to Windows Vista broke drivers, forcing key hardware vendors to “limp out with issues” when the OS launched last year, according to a presentation by Dell Corp. that was made public this week.”Late OS code changes broke drivers and applications, forcing key commodities to miss launch or limp out with issues,” said one slide in a Dell presentation dated March 25, 2007, about two months after Vista’s launch at retail and availability on new PCs.
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Feb 28
In the past year, you’ve heard about Microsoft Windows Vista’s security benefits. You’ve seen Vista’s spiffy design. Improved security is a welcome change, of course. But Vista’s pretty face hides more than beefed-up security.Vista is more complete than previous versions of Windows. Microsoft has bundled many features into Vista. But you might not even be aware of them.You’ll find programs that save you time and make Windows easier to use. Other programs turn your computer into a multimedia powerhouse.
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Feb 27
If you’ve been using one of two common hacks to run Windows Vista without going through activation, Microsoft has you in its cross-hairs. It’s rolling out patches, through Vista SP1 and Windows Update, that will recognize those hacks on your PC. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the much-reviled Windows Geniune Advantage continues to get weaker, as I’ll show you in a series of screenshots.
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Microsoft wants to make life difficult for Windows Vista users who don’t want to pay, and guide unwitting users of illegal copies back to the straight and narrow. In Service Pack 1 there are hidden antidotes for two frequently used software tricks that activate Vista without a legally acquired licence key. The OEM BIOS hack tricks Vista into thinking that it is installed on a PC made by one of the big manufacturers that has a mass licence. The “Grace Timer Exploit” is used to expand the Vista trial period indefinitely.
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