Monthly Archives: January 2007

Installing Microsoft Update Standalone Packages Silently

I can find very little information on the Update Standalone Packages on the Microsoft site, with this knowledgebase article being it. What I do know about them is that they use a .MSU file extenstion and they display a dialog … Continue reading

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PowerShell 1.0 released for Windows Vista

Yay! (it is so very geeky to get excited over a scripting tool isn’t it?) Microsoft have released PowerShell 1.0 for Windows Vista today. It comes as a Microsoft Update Standalone Package. Windows PowerShell 1.0 Installation Package for Windows Vista … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s Busy Bees: Swag of updates available for Windows Vista

Someone at Microsoft didn’t get to take holidays between the RTM of Vista and the consumer release. Check out the updates available for Windows Vista today: Update for Windows Vista (KB929427) [ Application compatibility fix ] Update for Windows Vista … Continue reading

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Unattended Windows Vista tech. on Windows XP/2003

UPDATE (09/12/2007): Updated with the list of applications and components listed here: Windows Vista components available for Windows XP. With Microsoft releasing a number of applications developed for Windows Vista also available for Windows XP, I’ve put together a quick … Continue reading

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Bomberman Evolved

This tickled my fancy too much so I had to post it: Bomberman Evolved Students at the University of Aalborg in Copenhagen are mid-way through creating a virtual Bomberman game called Bomberman Evolved. As shown in today’s GameTrailers video, a … Continue reading

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