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  • Vista and Windows Server SP2 Available for download

    Microsoft has released both Vista and Windows server 2008 SP2 today and are available for down load. Before installing SP2, users should ensure that SP! has already been loaded. SP2 will be released through Windws automatic update, but if you need it earlier, you can get the 32 bit version here and the...
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 05-26-2009
  • October 23rd to be D Day for Windows 7?

    Microsoft couldn’t keep the date of Windows 7 Release Candidate secret and now the date of the actual product availability has been let slip by the managing director of ACER when he was discussing the launch of a new PC. Is it poor security or is everyone just anxious to see the back of Vista?
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 05-05-2009
  • Microsoft Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 RTM’ed

    Microsoft have announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for both Vista and Server 2008 . The main benefits that Vista SP2 brings are faster searches, it will support Bluetooth 2.1, easier WiFi connection and provides the ability to record Blu-Ray within Vista. Microsoft also...
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 04-29-2009
  • Windows 7, Windows Virtual PC, Windows XP Mode?

    If you have some application software that is incompatible with Vista (and there is quite a bit out there), then there is some hope that Windows 7 will let you get on with your work. The new Windows 7 OS will, if you go through a number of hoops and hurdles, let you operate XP compatible software within...
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 04-28-2009
  • Internet Explorer 8 Release Imminent?

    What ever your opinion on the rights or wrongs of how IE8 renders websites produced for previous versions, whether it is anti competitive to bundle it with Vista, it would appear that Microsoft is preparing to release it imminently. If you go on their site , you will see that it has no less than three...
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 03-17-2009
  • Windows 7 RC Will Be The Next Release

    There will be no Win 7 Beta 2 release, it will go straight to Release Candidate and then Release to Manufacturing (RTM). With Beta due to expire in August, this has fuelled speculation as to when it will be fully released. Microsoft Windows 7 blog says that the RC will be released as a refresh to beta...
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 02-02-2009
  • Microsoft: Download Security Update KB958644 To stop Conficker

    Microsoft is urging users to download the KB958644 Security update , to help stop the spread of Conficker. According to the BBC today, the worm uses a weakness in the autoplay function in Vista and early versions of Windows 7 beta to load from infected USB sticks and other removable drivers. The worm...
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 01-21-2009
  • Microsoft Hits the Headlines

    Microsoft has been in the headlines over the last few days, not all of which were for the best reasons. The Wall Street Journal forecasts that Microsoft will make 16% of its workforce redundant this week by shedding 15,000 jobs, while the European commission has given Microsoft two months to respond...
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 01-19-2009
  • Microsoft XP OEM extended to May

    Microsoft has extended XP's OEM life until 30 th May 2009. System builders will have to place orders prior to January 31 st , 2009 for delivery up to 30 th May to prevent stockpiling. Some, perhaps cynical, press reports have commented on the number of times XPs life has been extended due, in part...
    Posted to Blue Solutions Blog (Weblog) by Rod Williams on 12-29-2008
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