Microsoft

Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Pulled from Auto Update

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Microsoft has been forced to halt automatic updates to Vista service pack one (SP1) because of glitches with its Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS), which has […]


Windows Mobile 6 Update Including IE6

Las Vegas (NV) - Microsoft has unveiled a new update to its mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.1.  The improved version of the platform designed for mobile phones and PDAs brings a handful of enhanced features, most notably a new tailored Internet browser.
A full custom version of Internet Explorer 6 is now included with the […]


Microsoft offering Free Support for Vista SP1

Microsoft is trying to calm customers currently having difficulty with Vista Service Pack 1.  It seems as though a lot of folks have been having trouble with the first official Service Pack for Windows Vista, and complaints are stacking up at the official Vista blog.
Support is offered to anyone that has a legitimate Vista license including OEM […]


Near-final Vista SP1 RC Refresh goes public

Microsoft has made Vista’s Service Pack 1 near-final “release candidate” available for download to the general public, after initially choosing to restrict it to 15,000 beta testers when it debuted last week. According to a blog by ZDNet.com’s Mary Jo Foley, a Microsoft representative said the build contained a “number of bugs that testers […]


Increase performance of SATA Hard-drive

Do you have a SATA hard-drive and want to increase the performance of it? It’s simple! ;-) Write caching increases the performance of SATA hard-disks. It is recommended in laptops and computers connected to power supply regulators because the risk of losing data increases when power suddenly shuts out.
Simply follow these steps to enable write […]