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Windows Vista sp2 make things better ?

Andi Eko — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:35:46 +0000

Today I read a news from zdnetasia.com that Microsoft has released new service pack for Windows Vista and 2008. It’s combined into a single standalone package and its about 348MB. Till now, I can’t upgrade my Vista into sp1 and Vista service pack2 can be upgraded if we’ve already upgrade our vista into sp1. Maybe I will Reinstall my vista again and update it into the newest service pack.

Now is my question, is it going to be better if we always upgrade our windows vista, or its going to make it run slower than the earlier version ? Ok, here’s I have collect some information that might also interesting for you to read it.

SP2 cover third-party application compatibility, such the new ability for Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm to work with POP3 e-mail accounts. Microsoft has also included version 4.0 of its Windows Search technology in the new service pack.
SP2 also adds support for the Bluetooth v2.1 specification, improves performance for Wi-Fi connections after resuming from sleep mode, and makes it possible to natively record data to the Blu-Ray optical disk format. The service pack also adds support for Via’s new 64-bit CPUs.
For enterprise customers, SP2 fully integrates Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualization environment into Server 2008. The service pack also introduces the ability to manage server and desktop power management settings via group policy.

From those information above is it really important to you to upgrade into SP2 or its fine with vista normally or SP1 if you’re trying VS2008 with SQLServer2008 Express. My own opinion, I like to try a technology and I believed that Microsoft has develop some service so it’s useful event if I don’t know what’s for. :)

How To Change Start Menu to Use Small Icons in Windows Vista

Jauhari — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:26:30 +0000

Windows Vista uses large icons by default in the start menu, and it hides the setting for small icons pretty well. No matter, we’ve located it.

Right click on the start button, and select Properties:

Then click the Customize button:

Now scroll down all the way to the bottom. You should see a checkbox for Use large icons, which you’ll want to uncheck:

And you done!

How to Turn User Account Control On or Off on Windows Vista

Jauhari — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:01:51 +0000

Microsoft Latest Operating System have many new improvement, like new themes (Aero and windows vista), better file management, live search, Flip 3D, new control panel, hardisk management, new animated icon and better system security than their old product (Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 Family, Windows XP Family, and Windows 2003).

User Account Control is one new application, to manage user privileges on Windows Vista. Sometimes this Service make boring, because we always get question every time to install or manage program in Windows Vista. Like Microsoft say.

User Account Control (UAC) can help prevent unauthorized changes to you computer. We recommended that you leave UAC turned on to help protect you computer.

Do you want Turn User Account Control On or Off? Follow this tutorial.

That’s all.