Development of Windows Vista (English Wikipedia)

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arstechnica.com

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Ken Fisher (September 19, 2006). "Experiences with Vista RC1—a brief report". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2006.

betaarchive.com

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betawiki.net

"Windows Longhorn build 3663". BetaWiki. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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Betawiki: Longhorn Build 4074

bink.nu

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cam.ac.uk

cl.cam.ac.uk

Ross Anderson (August 2003). "'Trusted Computing' Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2006.

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news.com.com

Ina Fried (May 3, 2005). "Microsoft gunning for Adobe's PDF format?". CNet. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
Joris Evers (August 17, 2006). "Patch Tuesday comes for Vista too". CNET News.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2006.

computerworld.com

Joris Evers (May 6, 2004). "Microsoft revisits NGSCB security plan". ComputerWorld. Retrieved December 26, 2006.

crn.com

Gregg Keizer (June 7, 2006). "Microsoft Pulls PC-to-PC Sync From Vista". CRN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
Frank Ohlhorst (September 15, 2006). "Review: Top Five Improvements To The Windows Vista RC1 OS". CRN. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2006.

eweek.com

Peter Galli (July 30, 2001). "Pushing Forward - the next version of Windows". eWeek. Retrieved July 7, 2006.
John Spooner (March 14, 2006). "Microsoft Shuts Windows on New PC Firmware". eWeek. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2006.

forbes.com

Murphy, Victoria (May 26, 2003). "The Exterminator". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 2, 2004.

geekzone.co.nz

Bradley Stewart (September 23, 2006). "Windows Vista 5728 mini-review". Bradley Stewart blog. Geekzone. Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2006.

informationweek.co.uk

Keizer, Gregg (January 29, 2007). "Microsoft's Vista Had Major Mac Envy, Company E-Mails Reveal". Information Week. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

istartedsomething.com

Zheng, Long (August 22, 2006). "TechEd Day 1 - Student Day". istartedsomething. Retrieved August 23, 2006.

itprotoday.com

Thurrott, Paul (April 16, 2003). "Brian Valentine Talks Windows Server 2003". ITPro. Retrieved April 2, 2006.
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"Exclusive: Latest Windows Vista, Longhorn Server, WinFS, SQL Server 2005 Timelines Revealed". IT Pro. August 29, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

longhorn.ms

"The Experience Longhorn Project". longhorn.ms. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
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microsoft.com

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"EFI and Windows Vista". WHDC. Microsoft. April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
"Microsoft Business Value". Microsoft. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2006.

msdn2.microsoft.com

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msdn.com

blogs.msdn.com

Kaplan, Michael (October 16, 2005). "A Reset Does Not Mean Everything Was Thrown Away". Sorting It All Out. Microsoft. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2006.
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Rob Chambers (July 29, 2006). "FAM: Vista SR Demo failure -- And now you know the rest of the story ..." Rob's Rhapsody. MSDN Blogs. Retrieved July 31, 2006.
Alex Heaton (August 15, 2006). "Security Update Policy for Windows Vista". blogs.msdn.com. Retrieved August 18, 2006.

channel9.msdn.com

Short, Rob (December 23, 2005). "Rob Short (and Kernel Team) - Going Deep Inside Windows Vista's Kernel Architecture". Going Deep. Channel 9 (Interview). Interviewed by Charles Torre. Microsoft.

mstechtoday.com

Brandon LeBlanc ("Sidebar Geek") (October 2, 2006). "Talking about Vista's installation improvements". MSTechToday. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2006.
Brandon LeBlanc ("Sidebar Geek") (October 6, 2006). "First Thoughts on Windows Vista RC2: Awesome". MSTechToday. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2006.

neowin.net

Neowin.net Article Archived December 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Parker, Steven (October 20, 2006). "Windows Vista build 5808 Released to TAP". Neowin. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2007.

osnews.com

Brewer, Matt (December 12, 2003). "New Internet Explorer on Longhorn 4051". OSNews. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

pirillo.com

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Chris Pirillo (September 17, 2006). "The Truth About Windows Vista". Chris Pirillo's blog. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2006.

shellrevealed.com

Ben Betz (September 19, 2006). "The Story of List Mode". Shell Blog. Shell: Revealed (Microsoft). Archived from the original on October 27, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2006.
David Vronay (October 3, 2006). "Back in Black! Or rather, back OUT black!". shell: revealed (Shell Blog). Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2006.

technet.com

blogs.technet.com

Nick White (July 18, 2006). "Windows Vista Build Number 5472". Windows Vista Team Blog. TechNet Blogs. Retrieved July 28, 2006.
White, Nick (September 1, 2006). "It's Official: Windows Vista RC1 Is Complete". Windows Vista team blog. Retrieved September 1, 2006.
Nick White (August 29, 2006). ""Building" Windows Vista: A Podcast Interview with Sven Hallauer, Director of Windows Release Management". Windows Vista Team Blog. TechNet Blogs. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
Nick White (September 22, 2006). "Update on Ability to Mute the Windows Vista Start-up Sound". Windows Vista Team Blog. TechNet Blogs. Retrieved September 23, 2006.

techrepublic.com

Shinder, Deb (July 12, 2006). "More than just a pretty interface: File management with Vista Explorer". TechRepublic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 22, 2016.

theguardian.com

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usatoday.com

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"Glitch in voice-recognition software foils Microsoft demo". The City Herald. Associated Press. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

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"Display Properties". Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
Thurrott, Paul (November 13, 2002). ""Longhorn" Alpha Preview". Windows SuperSite. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
Thurrott, Paul (March 1, 2003). "Longhorn Alpha Preview 2: Build 4008". Windows SuperSite. Archived from the original on April 8, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
"WinHEC 2003 Session Presentations". Microsoft. August 1, 2003. Archived from the original on December 16, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2006.
Thurrott, Paul. "WinInfo Short Takes: Week of September 29". SuperSite for Windows. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2006.
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Ross Anderson (August 2003). "'Trusted Computing' Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
"Windows:Longhorn:4067.private/lddm_dev_tech(davidmo).040212-1646". BetaArchive Wiki. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
Kaplan, Michael (October 16, 2005). "A Reset Does Not Mean Everything Was Thrown Away". Sorting It All Out. Microsoft. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2006.
Guth, Robert A. (September 23, 2005). "Battling Google, Microsoft Changes How It Builds Software". The Wall Street Journal. Redmond, Washington. p. A1. Archived from the original on December 18, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2006 – via Net127.
Murphy, Victoria (May 26, 2003). "The Exterminator". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 2, 2004.
"The reset". June 26, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
Thurrott, Paul (April 25, 2005). "WinHEC 2005: Day Two Blog [Updated]". ITPro. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2006.
Thurrott, Paul (November 1, 2006). "Road to Gold: The Long Road to Windows Vista Part 4: January - July 2005". Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2006.
Thurrott, Paul. "Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5231 (Community Technical Preview 2) Review". Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
Microsoft Windows Vista December Community Technology Preview: December Community Technology Preview Fact Sheet Archived December 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
"EFI and Windows Vista". WHDC. Microsoft. April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
Paul Thurrott (April 24, 2006). "Windows Vista Build 5365 Review". winsupersite.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
Ina Fried (May 3, 2005). "Microsoft gunning for Adobe's PDF format?". CNet. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
Ben Betz (September 19, 2006). "The Story of List Mode". Shell Blog. Shell: Revealed (Microsoft). Archived from the original on October 27, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2006.
Bink.nu | Windows Vista Build 5472 Impressions and Screenshots - Bink.nu Archived April 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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Joris Evers (August 17, 2006). "Patch Tuesday comes for Vista too". CNET News.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2006.
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Ken Fisher (September 19, 2006). "Experiences with Vista RC1—a brief report". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2006.
Chris Pirillo (September 17, 2006). "The Truth About Windows Vista". Chris Pirillo's blog. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2006.
Ed Bott (July 19, 2006). "In search of the 15-minute Vista setup". Ed Bott's Microsoft Report (blog). ZDNet. Archived from the original on August 30, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2006.
Bradley Stewart (September 23, 2006). "Windows Vista 5728 mini-review". Bradley Stewart blog. Geekzone. Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2006.
Brandon LeBlanc ("Sidebar Geek") (October 2, 2006). "Talking about Vista's installation improvements". MSTechToday. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2006.
Brandon LeBlanc ("Sidebar Geek") (October 6, 2006). "First Thoughts on Windows Vista RC2: Awesome". MSTechToday. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2006.
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Thurrott, Paul (October 23, 2006). "Exclusive: Here Comes Windows Vista RC2". WinInfo blog. WindowsITPro. Archived from the original on October 11, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2006.
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Thurrott, Paul (October 23, 2006). "Exclusive: Microsoft Overcomes Final Vista Hurdles, Heads to RTM". WinInfo blog. WindowsITPro. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2006.
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"Microsoft Business Value". Microsoft. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2006.
Foley, Mary Jo (January 9, 2008). "Microsoft release another SP1 refresh to 15,000 testers". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
Mary Jo Foley (January 11, 2008). "Microsoft makes new Vista SP1 test build public". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
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windowsitpro.com

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Thurrott, Paul (November 5, 2006). "Exclusive: Windows Vista RTM is Imminent". WinInfo Daily News. Windows IT Pro. Archived from the original on March 30, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2006.
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windowsvistablog.com

White, Nick (November 8, 2006). "Windows Vista releases to manufacturing". Windows Vista team blog. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2006.
Mike Nash (February 4, 2008). "Windows Vista Team Blog: Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1". Microsoft. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.

winprogger.com

"Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 (Build 6001.18000) is out". January 25, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}(Actually it is not the Service Pack 1 Release Candidate1, the build number 18000 show that it is the Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh 2) ^{[dead link]}

winsupersite.com

"Display Properties". Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
Thurrott, Paul (November 13, 2002). ""Longhorn" Alpha Preview". Windows SuperSite. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
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Thurrott, Paul (November 1, 2006). "Road to Gold: The Long Road to Windows Vista Part 4: January - July 2005". Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2006.
Thurrott, Paul. "Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5231 (Community Technical Preview 2) Review". Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
Paul Thurrott (April 24, 2006). "Windows Vista Build 5365 Review". winsupersite.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2006.

wsj.com

Guth, Robert A. (September 23, 2005). "Battling Google, Microsoft Changes How It Builds Software". The Wall Street Journal. Redmond, Washington. p. A1. Archived from the original on December 18, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2006 – via Net127.

zdnet.com

blogs.zdnet.com

Ed Bott (July 19, 2006). "In search of the 15-minute Vista setup". Ed Bott's Microsoft Report (blog). ZDNet. Archived from the original on August 30, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2006.
Foley, Mary Jo (January 9, 2008). "Microsoft release another SP1 refresh to 15,000 testers". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
Mary Jo Foley (January 11, 2008). "Microsoft makes new Vista SP1 test build public". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.