Vista SP1 doesn't play well with some systems ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you try to install Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update you can get error: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not available for installation from Windows Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates.

To help ensure a positive update experience, Windows Update will temporarily not offer Windows Vista SP1 to systems that have the following device drivers. In some cases, these device drivers are problematic on Windows Vista-based computers when you update to Windows Vista SP1. By installing updated device drivers, you will resolve the issue and enable Windows Update to offer Windows Vista SP1.


Here are the drivers that doesn't work well with Vista SP1:

Audio drivers

Realtek AC'97

• For x86-based computers: Alcxwdm.sys - version 6.0.1.6242 or earlier
• For x64-based computers: Alcwdm64.sys - version 6.0.1.6242 or earlier

SigmaTel

• For x86-based computers: Sthda.sys - version 5.10.5762.0 or earlier
• For x64-based computers: Sthda64.sys - version 5.10.5762.0 or earlier

SigmaTel

• For x86-based computers: Stwrt.sys - version 6.10.5511.0 or earlier
• For x64-based computers: Stwrt64.sys - version 6.10.5511.0 or earlier

Creative Audigy

• For x86-based and x64-based computers: Ctaud2k.sys - version 6.0.1.1242 or earlier
• For x86-based computers: P17.sys – all versions (This was originally a Windows XP-based driver.)

Conexant HD Audio

• For x86-based computers: Chdart.sys - version 4.32.0.0 or earlier
• For x64-based computers: Chdart64.sys - version 4.32.0.0 or earlier

Biometric (Fingerprint) Sensors

• AuthenTec Fingerprint Sensor with the Atswpdrv.sys driver file – version 7.7.1.7 or earlier
• UPEK Fingerprint Sensor with the Tcusb.sys driver file – version 1.9.2.99 or earlier

Display drivers

Intel Display

• For x86-based computers: Igdkmd32.sys – versions between and including driver 7.14.10.1322 and 7.14.10.1403
• For x64-based computers: Igdkmd64.sys – versions between and including driver 7.14.10.1322 and 7.14.10.1403

Other drivers

Texas Instruments Smart Card Controller with the GTIPCI21.sys driver file – version 1.0.1.19 or earlier

Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 with the Watcher.exe application – version 3.4.0.9 or earlier (This application is located in the AirCard 580 Program Files folder.)

Symantec software driver for Symantec Endpoint Protection and for Symantec Network Access Control clients

• For x86-based computers: Wgx.sys – versions 11.0.1000.1091 or earlier
• For x64-based computers: Wgx64.sys – versions 11.0.1000.1091 or earlier

Note Symantec is aware of this issue, and it is working on a solution. Symantec provides various update procedures. This includes their LiveUpdate service.

Please visit Microsoft Knowledge Base Article about this issue and find out what you can do about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realtek HD Audio Driver support all of Realtek HD Audio Codec in Windows 2000 /XP /2003 /Vista (32/64 bits)

 Download: Windows 2000/XP/2003(32/64 bits) (Executable file) / Mirror 1 / Mirror 2 / Mirror 3 / Mirror 4 / Mirror 5 / Mirror 6
 Download: Windows 2000/XP/2003(32/64 bits) (ZIP file) / Mirror 1 / Mirror 2 / Mirror 3 / Mirror 4 / Mirror 5 / Mirror 6
 Download: Vista Driver (32/64 bits) (Executable file) / Mirror 1 / Mirror 2 / Mirror 3 / Mirror 4 / Mirror 5 / Mirror 6
 Download: Vista Driver (32/64 bits) (ZIP file) / Mirror 1 / Mirror 2 / Mirror 3 / Mirror 4 / Mirror 5 / Mirror 6
 View: What's New / Mirror 1 / Mirror 2 / Mirror 3 / Mirror 4 / Mirror 5 / Mirror 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for March 2008. With the release of the bulletins for March 2008, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued March 6, 2008. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification. Microsoft is hosting a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on March 12, 2008, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the March Security Bulletin Webcast. After this date, this webcast is available on-demand. 

View: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029)
 View: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949031)
 View: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949030)
 View: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (933103)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-014

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Office Excel 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Excel 2002 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-015

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2002 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-016

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-017

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Office Web Components 2000 (KB931660)
- Microsoft Office Web Components 2000 (KB932031)
- Microsoft Office Web Components 2000 (KB933367)
- Microsoft Office Web Components 2000 (KB933369)
- Microsoft Office Web Components 2000 (KB939714) - associated
with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000
- Microsoft Office Web Components 2000 (KB939714) - associated
with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002
- Microsoft Office Web Components 2000 (KB941305)
- Microsoft Office Web Components 2000 (KB948257)

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

 

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March 2008 Bulletin. all are for Office and all have a maximum severity rating of Critical.

MS08-014: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution. Note that this Excel bulletin addresses the issue highlighted in Microsoft Security Advisory (947563).

MS08-015: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS08-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution

 

 

 

 

When dealing with codecs, more does not equal better. Having the least amount on your system is the best configuration. This is exactly what the Vista Codec Package does for you. You will no longer be restricted to using a specific player. Windows MediaPlayer and Vista MediaCenter will be able to play all your files.

 Download: Vista Codec Package v4.6.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New and exciting features

Here are some end-user features you can expect to see in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.

Activities

Activities are contextual services to quickly access a service from any webpage. Users typically copy and paste from one webpage to another. Internet Explorer 8 Activities make this common pattern easier to do.

Activities typically involve two types of scenarios: "look up" information within a webpage or "send" web content to a web application. For example, a user is interested in a restaurant and wants to see the location of it. This is the form of a "look up" Activity where the user selects the address and views an in-place view of the map using his favorite map service.

An example of a "send" Activity is a user reads an interesting article and wants to blog about a portion of the article. The user can select a portion of the article and uses the blog Activity. This navigates to the user’s blog site with the selection already available in the edit field.

Activities are services that the user can install and manage. Users can install them from the Internet Explorer 8 Service Guide or through any website that advertises Activities.

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WebSlices

WebSlices is a new feature for websites to connect to their users by subscribing to content directly within a webpage. WebSlices behave just like feeds where clients can subscribe to get updates and notify the user of changes.

 

Internet Explorer 8 Users can discover WebSlices within a webpage and add them to the Favorites bar, a dedicated row below the Address bar for easy access to links. Internet Explorer 8 subscribes to the webpage, detects changes in the WebSlice, and notifies the user of updates. Users can preview these updates directly from the Favorites bar and click-through to the website to get more information.

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Favorites Bar

In Internet Explorer 7, the Links bar provided users with one-click access to their favorite sites. The Links bar has undergone a complete makeover for Internet Explorer 8. It has been renamed the Favorites bar to enable users to associate this bar as a place to put and easily access all their favorite web content such as links, feeds, WebSlices and even Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

 

A user can easily add a link to the Favorites bar by using the Add to Favorites button and selecting the Add

to Favorites Bar option.

 

Automatic Crash Recovery

Automatic Crash Recovery (ACR) is a feature of Windows^®Internet Explorer^® 8 that can help to prevent the loss of work and productivity in the unlikely event of the browser crashing or hanging. The ACR feature takes advantage of the Loosely-Coupled Internet Explorer feature to provide new crash recovery capabilities, such as tab recovery, which will minimize interruptions to users’ browsing sessions.

 

See Automatic Crash Recovery white paper for more information

 

Improved Phishing Filter

Internet Explorer 7 introduced the Phishing Filter, a feature which helps warn users when they visit a Phishing site. Phishing sites spoof a trusted legitimate site, with the goal of stealing the user’s personal or financial information. For Internet Explorer 8, we are building on the success of the Phishing Filter with a more comprehensive feature called the "Safety Filter."

 

The Safety Filter continues to block known Phishing sites and now blocks sites known to contain malicious software that could harm users’ computer or steal their information. Beyond this improved protection, the Safety Filter operates more quickly than ever before to ensure that users can browse both safely and quickly.

For IT administrators, new Group Policy options are available to remove the user-override option and fully block access to known unsafe sites.