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Tibery-OS lacks Viagra


Tibery-OS lacks Viagra


WOW says his mother.  Tibery-OS lacks that WOW factor.  I wonder if we need

to get him some Viagra?  Dunno says his DAD.  If it "works", there will only

be one inch!


Stay tuned.  Just FYI.



"Tibery-OS" <Tib@OS.com> wrote in message

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> WOW, what have I been saying guys for frikin MONTHS?.. SP1 will not save 

> vista...  Vista is beyond repair or fixing.

>

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> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9790540-7.html?tag=nefd.lede

>

> If you've been waiting for Windows Vista SP1 to come out before you make 

> the leap to the new operating system, don't, says Microsoft.

> Microsoft's Pete McKiernan, a senior product manager for Windows, told 

> CNET News.com that one of the purposes of a service pack is to include all 

> the patches that have been released in one package. Windows Vista SP1 will 

> have that, but little else for the home user.

> Unlike the buzz surrounding Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 won't 

> include a new version of Internet Explorer, and won't include any new 

> features that are considered must haves. Most of the enhancements within 

> Windows Vista SP1 are under the hood and for enterprise customers. In 

> short, Windows Vista SP1 lacks "wow."

>

> Currently, Microsoft is beta-testing the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on 

> about 12,000 machines worldwide. As the beta continues, more users will be 

> invited, but the numbers will not match the estimated 5 million that tried 

> the operating system prior to RTM (release to manufacturing) last summer. 

> CNET obtained an official copy of the Windows Vista SP1 beta for review.

>

> What surprised us is that Microsoft is really downplaying this service 

> pack. Why? Because, unlike Windows XP, Windows Vista includes automatic 

> updates, so for most users the Windows Vista SP1 release won't be 

> dramatic. At CNET, we found it took about two hours to install SP1 on a 

> newly installed Windows Vista machine, in part because we had to bring the 

> operating system up to date with various patches and updates before we 

> could install the upgrade. See our slide show for more on the installation 

> process.

>

> What is included in the "upgrade"? McKiernan called out two features 

> expected to be within Windows Vista SP1, neither is likely to excite 

> consumers already on the fence about Windows Vista. One is an improvement 

> to the BitLocker drive encryption system, available only in the Enterprise 

> and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista. Under SP1, BitLocker will be able 

> to encrypt multiple drive volumes; all drive volumes, that is, except for 

> USB drives.

> A second feature touted by Microsoft is support for emerging hardware and 

> standards. Windows Vista SP1 will support Extensible Firmware Interface 

> (EFI), Intel standard for the interface between software, the operating 

> system and firmware, and Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT), a new 

> Microsoft file system that may eliminate the need for defragmentation in 

> the future.

>

> McKiernan categorized other expected changes within Windows Vista SP1 as:

>

> Security enhancements: There is nothing here that the desktop consumer 

> will notice. Under the hood, Microsoft will provide more opportunities for 

> third-party security vendors to communicate their product status with the 

> Windows Security Center. In x64-bit editions, third-party security vendors 

> can work with the kernel patch protection, a source of controversy last 

> summer. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) files will be signed. The Windows 

> Pseudo-Random Number Generator will have Elliptical Curve Cryptography 

> (ECC) added. And BitLocker will add multifactor authentication combining 

> Trusted Platform Module (TPM) with a Startup key stored on a USB device, 

> meaning that the startup key must match the hardware you are trying to 

> use.

>

> Reliability enhancements: Microsoft has been analyzing crashes of Windows 

> Vista reported by users and will be making improvements. In particular, 

> more compatibility with newer graphics cards and printers; greater 

> reliability with extended displays on a laptop, various networking 

> scenarios, in systems that were upgraded from Windows XP, and when Windows 

> Vista enters sleep or resumes from sleep.

>

> Performance enhancements: Microsoft says SP1 will offer performance boosts 

> including the speed to copy and extract files, time to become active from 

> Hibernate and Resume, CPU utilization within Internet Explorer 7 and CPU 

> utilization in laptops, thereby reducing battery drain, and shortening the 

> time when browsing network shares.

>

> None of these is a compelling reason to wait for Windows Vista SP1. Users 

> who have automatic updates turned on will have a significantly shorter 

> time when upgrading to Windows Vista SP1 than users who don't have it 

> turned on or are planning to upgrade or purchase Windows Vista when SP1 

> becomes available. That appears to be Microsoft's message with this 

> release: The more you use Windows Vista, the better it gets. So why not 

> get started today?

>

> In short, judging by what we've seen, don't expect SP1 to be the impetus 

> to get you or your corporation to upgrade to Windows Vista.

>

>

>


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