Question:  I've been reading about a hack in Windows that allows you to use the upgrade version of Vista instead of buying the full version.  This looks like a heck of a savings, but my question is simple - Is it legal? I usually take the Homer Simpson approach when people ask me if this […]

After you've installed Windows Vista SP1 and made sure that everything works OK, chances are that you're not going to want to revert your system back to a pre-SP1 state.  If this is the case you might want to consider deleting all the old backup files which the SP1 installer created to allow you to […]

Microsoft has finally make Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) available for download. It’s available for download from the Microsoft Download Center in both 32-bit (435MB) and 64-bit (727MB) flavors, and via Windows Update (which will be a much smaller download, something in the region of 65 to 70MB - this is because you only get […]

Over the past few days I've been deeply engaged in exploring Microsoft latest and biggest update for Windows Vista so far - Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1).  Vista users will have to wait a few weeks for this update but I've been lucky enough to get my hands on an advanced copy. So, what's the […]

Several people have emailed me wanting to know what the MD5 hash for the Windows Vista SP1 RTM is.  I guess these folks are looking to get their hands on a copy in some other way than from Microsoft. The disc I received from Microsoft contains two packages - one for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit […]