• Microsoft Releases v2 Extender Vista Update
  Install this update to enable new types of Windows Media Center Extenders, such as digital televisions and networked DVD players, to connect to the Windows Media Center PC.
  (tags: Extender Ultimate Premium )
• Vista SP1: Create a recovery disc
  SP1 adds a tool to make creating a repair CD simple.
  (tags: SP1 Backup Repair Recover )

Install this update to enable new types of Windows Media Center Extenders, such as digital televisions and networked DVD players, to connect to the Windows Media Center PC. (more…)

SP1 adds a tool to make creating a repair CD simple. (more…)

The Windows Experience Blog posted this video that shows some of the new ‘Certified for Vista’ devices released this year .

On a Windows Vista-based computer, events that resemble the following events are logged in the Diagnostics-Performance/Operational event log:

Example 1

Event Type: Error, Warning, or Critical
Event Source: Diagnostic-Performance
Event ID: 203
Description:
This service caused a delay in the system shutdown process.

Example 2

Event Type: Error, Warning, or Critical
Event Source: Diagnostic-Performance
Event ID: 101
Description:
This application took longer than usual to start up, resulting in a performance degradation in the system startup process.

Example 3

Event Type: Error, Warning, or Critical
Event Source: Diagnostic-Performance
Event ID: 401
Description:
This process is using up processor time and is impacting the performance of Windows

• DreamScenes RTM dated July 19
  It’s finally out, but it looks like it could have been out much sooner.
  (tags: PR Beta DreamScene )
• Vista file copying showdown: RTM vs SP1
  A comparison of copying the same file using the RTM release, and the SP1 release
  (tags: SP1 Copy )

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On a Windows Vista-based computer, you use the Certificate Import Wizard to try to install a certificate. To do this, you double-click the certificate file, and then you click Install Certificate. During the installation, the Rundll32.exe process may crash.

This problem occurs if a third-party cryptographic service provider (CSP) is installed on the computer.

When you view an image in Windows Live Photo Gallery, the image and the image background may display an incorrect color cast.

It’s finally out, but it looks like it could have been out much sooner. (more…)

A comparison of copying the same file using the RTM release, and the SP1 release (more…)