Redmond Install Fair later this month

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marcosestevesbarbosa — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:37:16 GMT

What is the gift?

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newscientist2000 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:15:59 GMT

Update

FYI, the above Microsoft site http://wfp.microsoft.com/ is no longer offering free Microsoft Software for participation, as the offer has reached its capacity.

However the http://www.theultimatesteal.com/home.asp offer is still running.

Silicon Valley Install Fair next month

Windows Vista Team Blog — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:20:08 GMT

Similar to last month's Redmond-based Install Fair, the Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team is holding

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newscientist2000 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:15:46 GMT

For US residents who use Windows the website

http://wfp.microsoft.com/

has now changed its offer to apply to users of Windows Vista or Windows XP and the offer now expires on 12/31/07. Great site, I highly recommend that you visit it.

For students needing Office Ultimate 2007, and lets face it who doesnt need Microsoft Office for school!.. you should check out this website for a student specific offer

http://www.theultimatesteal.com/home.asp

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newscientist2000 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:11:32 GMT

For those who want to help give MS more feedback on their copy of Windows Vista check out this website:

http://wfp.microsoft.com/

I believe thats an official website, US residents may want to shoot over there to take advantage of the offer that expires on 11/07/2007 :-)

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Nick White — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:33:28 GMT

Hey bc501: thanks for coming, and for taking the time to comment on your experience. We're glad you found it worth your while!

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bc501 — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:18:41 GMT

Congrats to the Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team for a well-run SP1 Install Fair today!

Team members were incredibly knowledgable and helpful as those of us who volunteered our PC's as guinea-pigs, installed the SP1 Beta either as a downloadable update (I was in that group), or as a standalone update off disc.

The install appeared to work successfully for most of those who attended, although many(including members of the Deployment Team) were surprised at how long the whole process took -- from 70 minutes to three hours, complete with multiple reboots.

Part of that was because a detailed scan was run and a log generated of each PC before the install, and again afterwards.

While I was there, several testers encountered HP printer driver incompatibities that aborted the install; one so perplexed the Install Team that they pursuaded the chap to lend them his laptop (one of two he brought) for a couple of days to see if they can diagnose and fix the incompatibility!

When SP1 is issued, it'll have to install smoothly if MS is to overcome the (most unwarranted, in my opinion) reputation that Vista has of being "buggy".

From the attitude at the Install Fair, it's clear the Deployment Team knows that, and is working hard to make sure the final version of SP1 meets expectations.

Alan Perry

a Vista fan (and not a MS employee, by the way) in Victoria, BC (the token Canadian!)

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zed260 — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:50:37 GMT

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/10/11/ballmer-gets-earful-from-vista-mom

man i think ballmer met his match with that mom

lol id love to beta test service pack anyone care to invite me lol (like Microsoft would ever do that ill get hit by lighting before that happens)

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prof.mohab — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:38:58 GMT

i want to Try Windows Vista SP1 Beta

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borisnyc — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:42:06 GMT

Unfortunately I can't be there since I am from Europe

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chakkaradeep — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:18:58 GMT

I see lot of bad, unwanted reviews coming about SP1. I dont know why people just like that write something for the sake of writing. I have been testing sp1 beta for a while and so far its good and we shouldnt forget that it is in the beta stage.

It would be nice if Windows Vista blog has an entry to not believe any media regarding pre sp1 news and highly recommend those testers to discuss with the sp1 beta newsgroups and also submit bugs to the vista team.

Regards,

Chakkaradeep

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newscientist2000 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:03:15 GMT

Wish I was in the neighbourhood :-(

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Amiga — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:25:48 GMT

I have tried to send two emails to register for the SP1 fair. The vsp1reg@microsoft.com address returns an error message of SMTP Error (state 13): 550 5.1.1 User unknown. I'd like to be able to take part. Thank you.

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bham4ever — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:09:26 GMT

Dang.........sounds like it would be really a fun event.

I'm stuck in Birmingham Al. so not quite in the Neighborhood either..wish i could be there.

love to see what vista SP1 has to offer.

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adrian — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:24:16 GMT

Ooh, I remember us holding a Vista RC1 install fest last year w/ Microsoft. Pretty amazing time if you ask me.