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Vista Service Pack 2 Beta
5 December 2008
Microsoft has now released Vista SP2 Beta to the general public. As noted earlier, the major changes are listed here.
Windows Updates
5 December 2008
Microsoft has released an Update to resolve issues with the Media Center in Windows Vista. It is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Xvid 1.2.1
5 December 2008
A new Version 1.2.1 of the Xvid video codec has been released. This is a bugfix release.
CPU-Z 1.49
5 December 2008
A new Version 1.49 of the CPU-Z information utility has been released. This version includes support for new CPUs and chipsets, improves loading times, and has new Online Validation and Hall of Fame features.
Game Patches
5 December 2008
DivX 6.8.5.4
4 December 2008
The DivX video codec has been updated to Version 6.8.5.4.
Vista Service Pack 2 Beta
4 December 2008
Microsoft has officially released the Vista SP2 Beta for Technet subscribers. The major changes in SP2 are provided here. The date when SP2 will be released to the general public is still unknown.
Diskeeper 2009
4 December 2008
Diskeeper has released the Diskeeper 2009 defragmentation utility for Windows XP and Vista. The new version has a range of new features and improvements, including native support for 64-bit, better InvisiTasking and I-FAAST, a new Titan Defrag Engine for larger drives, and support for Windows 7.
Nvidia GeForce Power Pack 2
4 December 2008
Nvidia has released the GeForce Power Pack 2, containing a range of free games and demos to highlight the benefits of GPU-Accelerated PhysX. The pack also contains a newer 8.10.29 PhysX driver. Note that you need Forceware 178.24 or newer, and a GeForce 8, 9 or 200 series card with at least 256MB of VRAM to utilize this pack.
Game Patches
4 December 2008
Game Patches
3 December 2008
Realtek HD Audio 2.10
3 December 2008
Realtek has released Version 2.10 of its HD Audio drivers. Note if you have problems with the link, click the 'High Definition Audio Codecs' link at the top of the page and select 'Software'.
7-Zip 4.62
2 December 2008
The final Version 4.62 of the free 7-Zip archival utility has been released. The changes include a range of bug fixes and several new features and optimizations since the last final release.
Xvid 1.2.0
2 December 2008
A new Version 1.2.0 of the Xvid video codec has been released. Changes include 64-bit support, multi-core optimizations, general improvements and bug fixes.
Java Runtime Environment 6.11
2 December 2008
Sun has released an Update 11 to the Java Runtime Environment 6. This update has several new features.
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