On Vista performance, Mark Russinovich and others …
DaleVideocast seen over here. It was worth an hour of my time. Some of the highlights: If you’re going to deploy it and expect it to run on four year…
Not enough memory to complete this operation (adding a printer with Vista)
Trying to install my Lexmark X215 multi-function printer results in this error message under Vista: I don't know the actual cause, as I have 3GB of memory installed, but this…
From Windows Vista to Windows 2000
Windows 2000 complains about you removing about USB devices. After spending two years running Windows Vista, I find myself back using Windows 2000. So what are the things I miss…
Vista Performance: Is it really that bad?
Here is what Adam Breindel wrote: Vista Performance: It Really Is That Bad, which I saw via Robert Scoble's shared google reader list. My comments in reply: Enjoyed the post, and…
Windows Server 2008 SP1? – WTF???
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008 to manufacturing, and it's already at SP1! WTF!?! Yeah. At first glance you may think it strange that a first version of a product would…
And it works under Vista!
Microsoft really have done a good job with application compatibility: That's right folks, it's an application written in 1992. 15 years ago. And it still works. And here's the irony,…
“Windows Vista SP1 availability for technical customers” – with a bug or two FREE!
From the Vista Team Blog ... In my blog post on the subject, I noted that we were going to make SP1 available to customers in stages to make sure…
‘Plan now to eliminate “power users”; from your domains’ – or face the consequences.
Saw this today over at Steve Riley's blog Plan now to eliminate "power users" from your domains ... That group had rights install software and drivers. And if you can…
Latency effects everything we do … … no wait!
I've run into latency issues over the last 20 years, and in short, they've been X-Modem IBM SNA Citrix Windows Vista X-modem ... was created in August 1977 to allow…
Eating Your Own Dog Food – Windows Vista Testing
Readers might remember that I was testing Windows Vista... Well I've just finished, and I'm back with the trusty Windows XP. So why did I change back? Too many niggling…