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The October 2008 patches for Windows Vista are listed below. They fix many security holes in Windows Vista:
KB956391 – Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits
KB953155 – Vulnerability in Windows Internet Printing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB954211 – Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
KB957095 – Vulnerability in SMB Could Allow Remote Code [...]
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Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 (also called Internet Explorer 8 or simply IE8) is the next browser from Microsoft. This version of Windows Internet Explorer 8 will only run on Vista. It works on Vista with SP1 or without SP1 – it doesn’t matter. There is a separate download for Windows XP – see [...]
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The Windows Vista Mobile Device Center lets you synchronize/backup content and manage music, photos or video with Windows Mobile devices (using Windows Mobile 2003 or later). This means if you lose your phone or PDA, all the information will be backed up to your computer. Think about all those mobile numbers, SMS messages and photos [...]
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The Microsoft Windows Installer is an ‘application installation and configuration service’. This means that it is used for installing programs on your computer. Some software requires this latest download before you can install it. In effect, this becomes a two step process. First you download the Windows Installer and run it (restart your computer). Then [...]
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The Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (also called Vista SP1) fixes a range of bugs in Windows Vista. It provides enhanced security measures that will hopefully improve defences against viruses, worms and hackers, along with increased manageability and an improved experience for users.
Vista Service Pack 1 is a large download and can be applied to [...]
