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DQSD 4.1 64-bit Beta Releases to Web!

Published 6 August 8 7:59 AM | Charlie Russel

Old timers here will know that I simply love Dave's Quick Search Deskbar (DQSD). And that there was a semi-custom solution to running it in 64-bit that I used. Well, with a lot of hard work and persistence, we now have 64-bit support built into the...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64, DQSD

Windows Home Server - Public Beta Includes x64

Published 10 June 8 9:18 PM | Charlie Russel

The public beta of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 is now available on the Microsoft Connect site for download. This is a major update for WHS - not only does it fix the corruption issue that has plagued WHS in certain scenarios, but it also adds full...

Filed under: General x64, Vista x64, Ferrari, WHS, Home Server

MS Non-Support

Published 1 May 8 1:33 PM | Charlie Russel

One of my favourite fellow MVPs, Barb Bowman , posted a rant today about the latest Microsoft product to ship with no support for 64-bit users. In this case, a "professional" photographic tools application, Pro Photo Tools v1 . For shame, Microsoft...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64

iRotate Utility

Published 8 January 8 12:5 PM | Charlie Russel

I've got a dual monitor setup, running off an ATI 1650 video card. Not exactly hot stuff, but adequate for most of my (non-gaming) needs. But the ATI software is the PITS. It keeps losing track of which monitor is which, turning off the older SGI...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64

Windows Home Server - x64 Support Announced

Published 7 January 8 1:2 PM | Charlie Russel

The Windows Home Server Team Blog announced that Microsoft will soon be releasing (H1, 2008) a free, automatic, upgrade to Windows Home Server called "PowerPack 1" (PP1 for short.) PP1 has lots of new features I think are important, including...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64, Server, WHS

Finding a Driver

Published 1 January 8 1:53 PM | Charlie Russel

There was a really useful post on the 64bit newsgroup today from Carlos about how to find a driver for a generic device. I'm going to paraphrase it here, but the basic process is to get the hardware ID from the device and use that to find the real...

Filed under: Hardware, Installation, General x64, Vista x64

The Multi-Core Fallacy

Published 11 November 7 10:49 AM | Charlie Russel

More is always better, right? Wrong! Before you start deciding that your life isn't complete without quad cores and multiple CPUs, it makes sense to understand how you use your computer. If you're like me, with currently Outlook, Word (6 different...

Filed under: Hardware, General x64, Vista x64, ML350, ProLiant

Design a Laptop

Published 14 August 7 4:12 PM | Charlie Russel

So, HP has asked fellow MVP and ExpertZone Columnist Barb Bowman to help them design their next laptop. If you want to have input, post a comment to her blog . I have! This is your chance to help HP out-do the Acer Ferrari, my current favourite laptops...

Filed under: Hardware, General x64, Vista x64, Ferrari, Tablet PC

Two Factor Authentication

Published 27 July 7 7:18 PM | Charlie Russel

I spent last night installing the latest version of AuthAnvil and RWW-Guard on our network. Between the two, we now have a far more secure environment that enforces Two Factor Authentication (TFA) for access to critical accounts and resources. Normal...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64, Security, SBS

Bye-bye, 32-bit. 64-bit is here to stay (Server only?)

Published 17 May 7 8:29 PM | Charlie Russel

As reported here , Windows Server 2008 is the last 32-bit version of Windows. The next version, whenever that arrives, will be 64-bit only. So for all you lazy applications and hardware developers who can't be bothered to write 64-bit software or...

Filed under: General x64, Vista x64, Longhorn

Finally - ISA Client for Vista and XP x64 releases

Published 12 December 6 7:58 PM | Charlie Russel

Finally, Microsoft has released an ISA Firewall Client that officially supports XP x64 and Vista. The download is a single download for both 64-bit and 32-bit, and is the same for all supported versions of Windows, up to and including Vista RTM. So go...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64, Security, SBS, Server

Memory for 64-bit Windows Vista

Published 25 November 6 5:48 PM | Charlie Russel

I've been running 64-bit Windows Vista on my Ferrari 4000 as my daily workstation since RC1, and I've now been running the RTM version for a couple of weeks. During that period, I've gone from running with a straight 1 GB of RAM (what it came with), to...

Filed under: Hardware, General x64, Vista x64

TechNet Radio Interview

Published 8 November 6 5:43 PM | Charlie Russel

Technet Radio Interview - My thoughts on the Windows Vista and the beta process My thoughts on the Windows Vista and the beta process

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64

Windows Virtual PC 2007 Beta Supports x64 Hosts

Published 11 October 6 7:21 PM | Charlie Russel

Time to sign up for the beta of Virtual PC 2007, which is now showing you the Microsoft Connect site . Scroll down to the Programs section, and you'll find Virtual PC 2007 Beta. Click Apply, and you're automatically accepted into the beta. Word...

Filed under: Software, General x64, Vista x64

Fixing Dual Boot Problems with XP x64 and Vista x64

Published 28 September 6 5:20 PM | Charlie Russel

I've been running both XP x64 and Vista x64 in a dual boot scenario on my Ferrari 4005 laptop. It runs well, and I love it. BUT, every time I re-install a new Vista build, I run into problems. Should I do an upgrade (usually not a good idea) or a fresh...

Filed under: HowTo, Installation, General x64, Vista x64