Microsoft has squashed rumors that a beta of SP1 for Vista would ship this month.  The company says that SP1 for Vista will be released at some point during this year in beta form but when that will be remains to be revealed.

The interweb is a great place to find all kinds of information, including reports that it is easy for any user to crash Windows Vista simply by holding down the Windows key + E for 10 to 20 seconds.  The keyboard shortcut Windows key + E opens Explorer windows but when held down causes Vista to go insane but it does not crash.

Rumors have been floating around all week that Microsoft would release a beta of SP1 this week.  It’s still not clear if it will be released to the general public or just to a few select testers but “sources” close to Microsoft say that the release could happen any time now.

It’s now the middle of the week of July 16, 2007 and there is no more of a sign for Vista SP1 beta showing up than there was when the week began. Microsoft has been tight lipped about Vista SP1 beta but there are those of us with a few nagging problems on Vista that SP1 (even the beta) might be able to fix.

Microsoft can’t seem to do anything on time and Longhorn Sever, now called Windows Server 2008 will not be officially launched until next year. It was previously believed that it would officially launch by the end of this year.

Whether or not you run Vista Aero Glass on your system depends on if you hardware is actually capable of running it smoothly and on personal preference. It mostly comes down to personal preference.

If certain sources are to be believed then Microsoft will ship Vista SP1 beta tomorrow, July 16, 2007. But, as of right now it could be called into question exactly what is going to happen with Vista SP1.

Microsoft will only admit that they are working on the next version of Windows but what features it will include or future plans have not been revealed. It was hard enough to get Microsoft to admit they were working on SP1 for Vista; it’s probably going to be harder to get anything out of the company regarding the next version of Windows.

Microsoft has its own all-in-one security suite that is available for both Windows Vista and XP. OneCare was last updated in January to version 1.5. OneCare 2.0 Beta is now available for free download from Windows Live Betas. Current users of OneCare will be updated to version 2.0 when it is released in its final version.

If you’re looking to buy that retail boxed copy of Windows Vista, you may want to avoid e-tailer giant, Amazon.com as you may end up with an empty box and no Vista DVD inside.

After denying many rumors regarding, Vista SP1, Microsoft recently announced that a beta of SP1 should be available next week. The question is should you install it? That depends on your situation.

After many rumors and many denials by Microsoft that it was in fact, even working on Vista SP1, the company is now saying that Vista SP1 beta will be delivered by mid-July 2007.

The Everex XT5000T is the first laptop you should consider if you are on a budget and are looking for a desktop replacement laptop but don’t want to break the bank. You don’t get the most powerful hardware, or long battery life but what you do get more than makes up for the shortcomings.

As if this should come as any kind of surprise, Microsoft will be releasing patches for Vista, XP Professional and Office products this Tuesday.

Creative Labs has released the Creative Alchemy Audigy Edition software package for users of its Sound Blaster Audigy sound cards on Windows Vista. The software allows Vista users to take advantage of hardware-accelerated DirectSound3D and EAX audio. But there’s a catch.