Computer build lists Cisco Comcast FCC Intel Microsoft Network Management Network Neutrality Security Verizon
Written by: Justin James 6/13/2008 1:06 AM
I keep finding more and more places in Windows Server 2008 where I get the distinct impression that someone desparately needs to do s/Vista/Windows Server 2008/ on it (regex for "replace 'Vista' with 'Windows Server 2008'"). Everywhere I look, some part of the system is referring to itself as "Vista". These are not items being driven by the Windows version number, this is documentation and so on. It's just plain sloppy, and shame on Microsoft for releasing it in this condition. J.Ja
I keep finding more and more places in Windows Server 2008 where I get the distinct impression that someone desparately needs to do s/Vista/Windows Server 2008/ on it (regex for "replace 'Vista' with 'Windows Server 2008'"). Everywhere I look, some part of the system is referring to itself as "Vista". These are not items being driven by the Windows version number, this is documentation and so on. It's just plain sloppy, and shame on Microsoft for releasing it in this condition.
J.Ja
3 comments so far...
Re: More Vista-isms in Windows Server 2008 Vista SP1 and the Windows Server 2008 kernel are IDENTICAL. So it is technically correct that it is "Vista".
Re: More Vista-isms in Windows Server 2008
Vista SP1 and the Windows Server 2008 kernel are IDENTICAL. So it is technically correct that it is "Vista".
Re: More Vista-isms in Windows Server 2008 Yeah, but the API call should still report that it is specifically Server. Either way, this is hardcoded content like help files that are showing this, so it is not going on the kernel anyways. Someone simply failed to proofread. :)J.Ja
Yeah, but the API call should still report that it is specifically Server. Either way, this is hardcoded content like help files that are showing this, so it is not going on the kernel anyways. Someone simply failed to proofread. :)J.Ja
Re: More Vista-isms in Windows Server 2008 I've seen the same thing with Windows XP. Sometimes I find help entries that don't pertain to the version of Windows I have, and sometimes it's documentation for Windows 2000. In the past I've just gone to the Microsoft.com documentation for XP most of the time, because what I have is out of date.
I've seen the same thing with Windows XP. Sometimes I find help entries that don't pertain to the version of Windows I have, and sometimes it's documentation for Windows 2000. In the past I've just gone to the Microsoft.com documentation for XP most of the time, because what I have is out of date.
Adrian's PC Doctor blog Deb Shinder's blog Deb Shinder on Vista Dietrich T. Schmit on Linux Erratasec blog - Security Ed Bott on Microsoft Jason Hiner's blog John Carroll Justin James' developer blog Matt Sherman's blog Martin McKeay Paul Mah, Tech at play Richard Bennett's blog Sunbelt Blog - Security Tom Shinder on ISA Tom Shinder on security ZDNet - Zero day Rich Tehrani - VoIP