SP1 with Standalone installer for Vista x86 (32bit). AFAIK, the .exe nor the contained .cab cannot be integrated into Vista through known methods (vlite, pkgmgr, etc.), and instead must be installed on top of an existing Vista installation.
- Leaked From demonoid -
BT Download : Windows Vista SP1 6.0.6001.16633 (longhorn.070803-1655) | Mirror
nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. So that means that with nLite you will be able to have Windows installation cd which on installation doesn't install, or even contain on cd, unwanted components.
Maybe you won't believe it at first but it's not easy to not install what you don't want when it comes to Windows. It involves many setup files to be edited carefully without interfering with basic Windows components.
After some thinking I decided to make generic removal tool with a GUI, for an easy removal in order to run Windows faster and more reliable (I sound like Windows setup). So that means nLite should work on every Windows version.Now it supports Windows 2000, XP and 2003, Longhorn will be added when it's released."
Requires .Net Framwork 2.0
Changelog:
- new: 1000hz USB polling patch option
- update: x64 SP2 tcpip patch support
- update: KB931768-x64 support
- update: Removed Tahoma font dependency to run nLite
- fix: IE7 x64 integration (blank browse, Avg install)
- fix: Svcpack.inf double entries
- fix: tffsport.sys missing (Win2k)
Download : nLite v1.3.5 Final
ATI is one of the first graphic providers to make a 32 and 64-bit driver that supports the Longhorn Display Driver Model (LDDM) – the Microsoft Vista revolutionary graphic driver standard – as well as the first to provide LDDM drivers for integrated graphics processors. By making LDDM drivers available more than a full year prior to Windows Vista release, ATI provides developers with a stable, feature-enabled and performance-optimized platform for application development. ATI is also the first to provide Catalyst® Windows Vista driver feedback via our Catalyst® Crew Feedback program.
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nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. So that means that with nLite you will be able to have Windows installation cd which on installation doesn’t install, or even contain on cd, unwanted components.
Maybe you won’t believe it at first but it’s not easy to not install what you don’t want when it comes to Windows. It involves many setup files to be edited carefully without interfering with basic Windows components.
After some thinking I decided to make generic removal tool with a GUI, for an easy removal in order to run Windows faster and more reliable (I sound like Windows setup). So that means nLite should work on every Windows version.Now it supports Windows 2000, XP and 2003, Longhorn will be added when it’s released.
Version 0.99 currently available
MICROSOFT’S GRAPHIC group is very close to finally releasing the long awaited next generation DirectX. You can forget the name DirectX as Microsoft has decided to call this one WGF (Windows Graphic Foundation). The interface will, for the first time, reunite Direct Draw part that was mainly used for drawing 2D windows and Direct 3D part of DirectX used to draw 3D scene.
WGF will unite them into one item. It is intended to change things by allowing graphics subsystems to be served with as much performance as you will need.
Windows always had rather good looking graphical user interfaces and that’s not going to change. But Microsoft also wants to give 2D elements some special features and effects to snazz things up.
Why is it important to have the WGF 1.0 specification? If you are a hardware vendor such are Nvidia or ATI or even S3 and XGI you need this final specification to allow your engineers to experiment with hardware designs in order to bring WGF 1.0 compliant hardware when things are good and ready.
As for the next generation of cards such as NV50 and R520, if the vendors feel like it they could theoretically make them WGF compliant. I am certain that at least one of those chips won’t be WGF compliant as it does not make any sense. Longhorn is two years away.
WGF will bring Shader Model 4.0 to life.
News Source : Inquirer
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
Download:
Security Update for Windows Vista Beta 1 (KB912919)
Security Update for Windows Vista x64 Edition Beta 1 (KB912919)
Security Update for Windows Vista December CTP (KB912919)
Security Update for Windows Vista x64 Edition December CTP (KB912919)
Supported Operating Systems: Longhorn (Windows Code Name)
nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. So that means that with nLite you will be able to have Windows installation cd which on installation doesn’t install, or even contain on cd, unwanted components.Maybe you won’t believe it at first but it’s not easy to not install what you don’t want when it comes to Windows. It involves many setup files to be edited carefully without interfering with basic Windows components.
After some thinking I decided to make generic removal tool with a GUI, for an easy removal in order to run Windows faster and more reliable (I sound like Windows setup). So that means nLite should work on every Windows version.Now it supports Windows 2000, XP and 2003, Longhorn will be added when it’s released.
nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. So that means that with nLite you will be able to have Windows installation cd which on installation doesn’t install, or even contain on cd, unwanted components.
Maybe you won’t believe it at first but it’s not easy to not install what you don’t want when it comes to Windows. It involves many setup files to be edited carefully without interfering with basic Windows components.
After some thinking I decided to make generic removal tool with a GUI, for an easy removal in order to run Windows faster and more reliable (I sound like Windows setup). So that means nLite should work on every Windows version.Now it supports Windows 2000, XP and 2003, Longhorn will be added when it’s released.
Download:
nLite 1.0 RC3
InforWorld’s half-hour podcast last night is an interview with Bill Gates, following a morning of keynotes at the PDC.Topics of discussion include:
Listen to podcast | Read all the Interview transcript
Source : InforWorld
This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI CATALYST software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability. ATI is one of the first graphic providers to make a 64-bit driver that supports the Longhorn Driver Display Model (LDDM) – the Microsoft Vista revolutionary graphic driver standard – as well as the first to provide LDDM drivers for integrated graphics processors. By making LDDM drivers available more than a full year prior to Windows Vista release, ATI provides developers with a stable, feature-enabled and performance-optimized platform for application development. ATI is also the first to provide Catalyst Windows Vista driver feedback via our Catalyst Crew Feedback program.
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