Microsoft Windows™ Support ... and More!
Windows Home Server ... the start of a new series for the Web site
01 May 2008:
Watch this space ... in the next day or so I'll be starting a new series on Windows Home Server™ from a home-user viewpoint. The first article will be a little more techie-oriented as it will talk about installing Windows Home Server - not something the average home user will be doing given the fact that it's available as an "appliance" in many computer stores and online retailers. However, it won't hurt to cover it briefly since the hardware requirements are extremely modest - you can install it on a Pentium III 1000 mHz system with as little as 512mb of memory and get good performance as long as there is a ton of disk space available to the system. More memory (1gb or so) won't hurt, a faster processor won't do a lot for you, but did I mention that you need a lot of disk space? The reason why will become apparent as the series moves forward ...
Service Pack News - Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3
Windows Vista SP1 is now in wide release and folks should be looking to get this installed ASAP. It contains the accumulated fixes and security updates released since Vista was released as well as several important updates that improve Vista's performance and stability. Vista SP1 is best downloaded and installed via Windows Updates or Microsoft Updates but you can also download it directly from Microsoft - though this option will result in a much larger file. But if you must, here's the links to the 32-bit 5-language standalone pack and the 64-bit 5-language standalone pack. Hope you have broadband available. ☺
In other news, Windows XP Service Pack 3 was withdrawn at the last minute before it was to be widely released due to a last-minute problem discovered between SP3 and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System software. By the time you read this it may be back again, since Microsoft planned on using filters at Windows Updates and Microsoft Updates to prevent its download on systems with RMS. Windows Vista SP1 has a similar compatibility problem and will also not be offered automatically to Vista customers with Microsoft Dynamics RMS installed.
On a personal note ...
Again, it seems that I'm apologizing for not adding content to the Web site and the blog on a more regular basis. Well, that does happen from time to time, it's known as "Life comes at you while you're busy making other plans". I will be attempting to keep both the Web site and the blog updated just a bit more frequently from here on out, and keep adding the type of articles and content that you want to see and hear from me.