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June 2006 - Posts

• Virtual PC 2004 and Intel Centrino 915 chipset

  There is a hotfix available to fix a bug where Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 (with or without SP1) doesn’t deal very well with Intel Speedstep technology in the Intel Centrino 915 chipset (e.g. in a Dell Latitude D610 and many others) – basically the whizzy Read More... Posted 28 June 2006 15:50 by Stuart.Preston | 2 Comments

• Current Vista Beta 2 gripes and workarounds

  I was away on holiday when Vista Beta 2 was released, and it took me a little while to install it when I got back – not helped by a laptop failure along the way. Now I’m back and trying to settle into a routine, I’ve been trying to use Vista as my primary Read More... Posted 27 June 2006 06:51 by Stuart.Preston | 1 Comments

• Mounting ISO images in Vista Beta 2

  As many users have experienced, Daemon Tools is unreliable at best inside Vista Beta 2. I just thought I’d report that I haven’t had any issues whatsoever with Virtual CloneDrive as an ISO mounting tool and offer my recommendation. It is completely free, Read More... Posted 27 June 2006 06:29 by Stuart.Preston | 1 Comments

• Xbox 360, Vista Beta 2, and living on the wrong side of the pond.

  Just for fun I thought I’d try and get my Xbox 360 (that I haven’t really played - my wife has commandeered it to play Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion ) to work as a Media Center Extender. However, after following the setup wizard on both the Xbox 360 and Read More... Posted 27 June 2006 06:09 by Stuart.Preston | 0 Comments