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
news:47041e1d$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> 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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> 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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