Note to myself … don’t forget to run VS2005 in elevated mode on Vista to avoid the UAC causing unecessary issues. Now this is a bit of a bugbear for me, why don’t Microsoft apps work in limited user mode ? I mean its not like this is restricted to Vista, its only because most XP users run in administrator mode that they don’t encounter problems which now the UAC in Vista catches. Actually, whilst I think about it, this ranks up there with why don’t Microsoft make their client apps in x64 editions ? Must be because they spend so much time telling us ISV’s to make x64 editions that run in limited user mode they forget to do it themselves!
December 2, 2006
December 1, 2006
Thanks MS!
Microsoft sent me my complimentary Vista key today as a thank-you for participating in the Vista Tech Beta, so thanks Microsoft! I’ve been pretty critical of Vista, and rightly so in my opinion, but it’s still nice to be remembered and rewarded even if Vista is a pale shadow of what I hoped it would be.
Interestingly, it seems like the key isn’t all that important to me as I rebuild my PC every few weeks, and the keyless entry during install allows for 30 days before activation meaning I will probably only activate rarely. Surely this is a loophole …
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November 30, 2006
A New Day …
Well today is the day. A new day. No, not another Star Wars episode, but the rather glitzy monicker for the cumulative Microsoft launches going on today. Here in the UK its being referred to under the EVO (Exchange, Vista, Office) tag. http://msnewday.com/
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