Windows Vista

Neowin: Exclusive: Windows Vista SP2 RC released to general public
Neowin has the scoop. However, as of this writing and as noted by the user comments the only download that points to the new files is the ISO link.
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TIP:
The service pack cleanup tool has been changed and is now compcln.exe.
WARNING – If you run compcln.exe you will not be able to uninstall the RC and therefore you will be unable to install the final version when released.
I made a backup with TI and will revert to that when the final is released.

Just appeared today. Here is the Tinker: How to play page. Run Windows Update to download it (Vista Ultimate only).
Looks a little lame to me. What do you think?

vLite is a tool for customizing the Windows Vista installation before actually installing it.

Download & Info

Microsoft paper:

This guide focuses on performance improvements on a single computer, but also takes a look at some of the tools used in enterprise environments to help make performance tuning manageable on a much larger scale.

Download & Info

Tired of Apple’s campaign of FUD?

Windows Vista has been dragged through the mud by the bullies with which it competes, but those bullies are about to get hit with some long overdue retaliation…”There are a lot of myths around Windows Vista. We know the story is very different than what our competitors would like us to think,” Brooks told the audience.
In a clear dig at Apple and it’s ‘I’m a PC, I’m a Mac’ advertisements, Brooks suggested that Microsoft is preparing to retaliate against “noisy competitors” with a major new multi-million dollar advertising campaign, something that many channel partners have been hoping the software giant would do for months.
“You thought the sleeping giant was still sleeping. We’ve woken up and it’s time to take this message forward. This is the true story of Vista,” Brooks said.

I hope they have the ‘nads to follow through with this.
More at ChannelWeb.