Comments on: Installing Windows Vista http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=installing-windows-vista An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will Vista Ship in Q1 2007? » VoIP Buzz! http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1351 Will Vista Ship in Q1 2007? » VoIP Buzz! Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:01:03 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1351 [...] saunderslog.comAfter the hogwash posting, I received a number of comments on this piece of it: I’ve lived [...] [...] saunderslog.comAfter the hogwash posting, I received a number of comments on this piece of it: I’ve lived [...]

]]> By: Don Heffernan http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1350 Don Heffernan Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:10:49 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1350 I am having trouble with the hosts file as well. I reorganized my home network and am running my webserver on a different private IP address. I altered the hosts file but it doesn't work. Has anyone had a similar experience. Notepad was saving this as a .txt file. I tried changing that to no avail. I am having trouble with the hosts file as well. I reorganized my home network and am running my webserver on a different private IP address. I altered the hosts file but it doesn't work. Has anyone had a similar experience. Notepad was saving this as a .txt file. I tried changing that to no avail.

]]> By: usmediaweb» Blog Archive » Will Vista Ship in Q1 2007? http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1349 usmediaweb» Blog Archive » Will Vista Ship in Q1 2007? Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:46:54 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1349 [...] Ouch!  Paul Thurrott slams Windows Vista for broken promises, and suggests that Bill Gates should step down.  My contention that the February CTP was not feature complete, and Microsoft is far from shipping Vista is also confirmed: Back in early December 2005, Microsoft promised that it would ship a feature-complete version of Windows Vista internally by the end of 2005 and then deliver an updated version to testers in early 2006. That milestone slipped from December 2005 to January 2006, and testers didn’t get a so-called feature-complete Vista version until February 2006. However, that build, and a subsequent interim build 5342, are not feature complete. In fact, there are many, many features missing from these builds that will apparently show up in future builds. [...] [...] Ouch!  Paul Thurrott slams Windows Vista for broken promises, and suggests that Bill Gates should step down.  My contention that the February CTP was not feature complete, and Microsoft is far from shipping Vista is also confirmed: Back in early December 2005, Microsoft promised that it would ship a feature-complete version of Windows Vista internally by the end of 2005 and then deliver an updated version to testers in early 2006. That milestone slipped from December 2005 to January 2006, and testers didn’t get a so-called feature-complete Vista version until February 2006. However, that build, and a subsequent interim build 5342, are not feature complete. In fact, there are many, many features missing from these builds that will apparently show up in future builds. [...]

]]> By: Alec http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1348 Alec Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:21:21 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1348 Hey Brad, I discovered you could rename the hosts file to a different name without triggering security. So, I copied the file to another location, and renamed the old file. Then I edited the copy, named it as the hosts file, and copied it back. Used notepad as the editor for the entire operation. Hope that helps. A Hey Brad,

I discovered you could rename the hosts file to a different name without triggering security. So, I copied the file to another location, and renamed the old file. Then I edited the copy, named it as the hosts file, and copied it back. Used notepad as the editor for the entire operation.

Hope that helps.

A

]]> By: Brad http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1347 Brad Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:10:54 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1347 Alec, can you give more details on how you edited your host file. I need to do the same thing... Alec, can you give more details on how you edited your host file. I need to do the same thing…

]]> By: Will Vista Ship in Q1 2007? -- Alec Saunders .LOG http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1346 Will Vista Ship in Q1 2007? -- Alec Saunders .LOG Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:47:40 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1346 [...] Ouch!  Paul Thurrott slams Windows Vista for broken promises, and suggests that Bill Gates should step down.  My contention that the February CTP was not feature complete, and Microsoft is far from shipping Vista is also confirmed: Back in early December 2005, Microsoft promised that it would ship a feature-complete version of Windows Vista internally by the end of 2005 and then deliver an updated version to testers in early 2006. That milestone slipped from December 2005 to January 2006, and testers didn’t get a so-called feature-complete Vista version until February 2006. However, that build, and a subsequent interim build 5342, are not feature complete. In fact, there are many, many features missing from these builds that will apparently show up in future builds. [...] [...] Ouch!  Paul Thurrott slams Windows Vista for broken promises, and suggests that Bill Gates should step down.  My contention that the February CTP was not feature complete, and Microsoft is far from shipping Vista is also confirmed: Back in early December 2005, Microsoft promised that it would ship a feature-complete version of Windows Vista internally by the end of 2005 and then deliver an updated version to testers in early 2006. That milestone slipped from December 2005 to January 2006, and testers didn’t get a so-called feature-complete Vista version until February 2006. However, that build, and a subsequent interim build 5342, are not feature complete. In fact, there are many, many features missing from these builds that will apparently show up in future builds. [...]

]]> By: Alec http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1345 Alec Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:30:51 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1345 Makes sense, Mike, and I've seen the behaviour you describe. I guess it also proves my point that the OS isn't ready for prime time yet. There are many situations where the request escalation doesn't appear to occur in the build I am running. For instance, I spent a good half hour trying to edit hosts in order to make the email server at my office visible across the VPN. I didn't get the escalation request, nor was I able to save the file. In the end I was able to edit the file elsewhere, and copy it back into the directory. Makes sense, Mike, and I’ve seen the behaviour you describe. I guess it also proves my point that the OS isn’t ready for prime time yet. There are many situations where the request escalation doesn’t appear to occur in the build I am running. For instance, I spent a good half hour trying to edit hosts in order to make the email server at my office visible across the VPN. I didn’t get the escalation request, nor was I able to save the file. In the end I was able to edit the file elsewhere, and copy it back into the directory.

]]> By: Mike http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1344 Mike Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:21:24 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1344 as to your point about the user account, When you are logged in as an administrator Windows Vista automaticly runs the user as a default user for standard tasks, improving security. when you have to do somthing with administrative privilages Vista asks you to escalate the request so that the program will run as an administrative program for that session. (if you are logged in as a standard user you have to enter the administrators password to escalate anything) as to your point about the user account,

When you are logged in as an administrator Windows Vista automaticly runs the user as a default user for standard tasks, improving security. when you have to do somthing with administrative privilages Vista asks you to escalate the request so that the program will run as an administrative program for that session. (if you are logged in as a standard user you have to enter the administrators password to escalate anything)

]]> By: Brent http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1343 Brent Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:21:16 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1343 Time to let go of WINS. 21st century now, Alec.. :P Use your %SstemRoot%System32Driversetchosts file to configure the server names. I have had to get around the Outlook name resolution issue this way in the past. Time to let go of WINS. 21st century now, Alec.. :P

Use your %SstemRoot%System32Driversetchosts file to configure the server names. I have had to get around the Outlook name resolution issue this way in the past.

]]> By: Chris Wilson [MS] http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/03/29/installing-windows-vista/#comment-1341 Chris Wilson [MS] Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:09:36 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2335#comment-1341 On your point #4 - in general, pages with rendering issues like this are due to the fixes in our standards compliance in IE7, which unfortunately cause compatibility problems. If you file a bug (see IEBlog for more info on our public feedback database - http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/03/24/560095.aspx) or send an email to ietell@microsoft.com, we can take a look and contact the site owner to get it fixed, or if it's our bug, fix it. Thanks, -Chris Wilson Group Program Manager, IE Platform Microsoft On your point #4 – in general, pages with rendering issues like this are due to the fixes in our standards compliance in IE7, which unfortunately cause compatibility problems. If you file a bug (see IEBlog for more info on our public feedback database – http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/03/24/560095.aspx) or send an email to ietell@microsoft.com, we can take a look and contact the site owner to get it fixed, or if it’s our bug, fix it.

Thanks,
-Chris Wilson
Group Program Manager, IE Platform
Microsoft

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