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Padlock?

Hello, can you add the padlock to this protected page? Protected pages usually have padlocks. 2001:448A:11A0:1425:7C99:A6C6:815:68CD (talk) 05:47, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done, I added pp-icon. yvanyblog^(talk) 22:17, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Windows Vista did get an update to SHA-2 as the updates from April 2012 and above were duel signed with SHA-1 and 2 but requires specific updates that Microsoft released to get the windows update servers working again. 2601:840:4100:2DE0:5123:7575:4EBE:8C19 (talk) 00:30, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 00:47, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Reinstate {{pp-semi|small=yes}}. 2600:1002:B01C:9E5C:DB9C:8CA:F41F:A71E (talk) 19:01, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done M.Bitton (talk) 19:10, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"oac" in description

I was looking for information on Vista, but this weird "oac" completely distracted me. If it doesn't have a purpose, can it be edited out? Senturkey (talk) 16:26, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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+== Padlock? ==
-== Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn)  ==
-Longhorn was the predecessor project, which was fully cancelled. Vista is not Longhorn. --[[Special:Contributions/2A02:908:EB20:C600:98B0:F322:8F57:E308|2A02:908:EB20:C600:98B0:F322:8F57:E308]] ([[User talk:2A02:908:EB20:C600:98B0:F322:8F57:E308|talk]]) 03:13, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
+Hello, can you add the padlock to this protected page? Protected pages usually have padlocks. [[Special:Contributions/2001:448A:11A0:1425:7C99:A6C6:815:68CD|2001:448A:11A0:1425:7C99:A6C6:815:68CD]] ([[User talk:2001:448A:11A0:1425:7C99:A6C6:815:68CD|talk]]) 05:47, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
-:Longhorn is the codename for Windows Vista. [[User:Pcuser42|pcuser42]] ([[User talk:Pcuser42|talk]]) 06:33, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
-::I would just like to chime in that "fully cancelled" is a terrible misconception; "Longhorn" is the codename of Windows Vista. ([[User:IanWilliam20|IanWilliam20]] ([[User talk:IanWilliam20|talk]]) 06:54, 3 January 2017 (UTC))
-The earliest builds of "Windows Longhorn" were based on [[Windows Server 2003]].  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:ForeverCoding|ForeverCoding]] ([[User talk:ForeverCoding#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/ForeverCoding|contribs]]) 13:32, 15 December 2020 (UTC)</span> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
+:{{done}}, I added pp-icon. <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">[[User:yvanyblog|<span style="color:#0b0080">yvanyblog</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:yvanyblog|(talk)]]</sup></span> 22:17, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
-== The Win Vista logo is missing on the sidebar.    ==
+== Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2023 ==
-The Win XP logo is missing on the sidebar.
-[[User:Cnon20|Cnon20]] ([[User talk:Cnon20|talk]]) 13:19, 13 September 2017 (UTC)Cnon20
-== Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2018 ==
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+Windows Vista did get an update to SHA-2 as the updates from April 2012 and above were duel signed with SHA-1 and 2 but requires specific updates that Microsoft released to get the windows update servers working again. [[Special:Contributions/2601:840:4100:2DE0:5123:7575:4EBE:8C19|2601:840:4100:2DE0:5123:7575:4EBE:8C19]] ([[User talk:2601:840:4100:2DE0:5123:7575:4EBE:8C19|talk]]) 00:30, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
- [[Special:Contributions/180.251.240.39|180.251.240.39]] ([[User talk:180.251.240.39|talk]]) 14:35, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
-:[[File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> '''<span style="border:0.25px solid;font-variant:small-caps">[[User:Spintendo|<span style="background:#00008B;color:white">Spintendo&nbsp;</span>]][[User talk:Spintendo|<span style="color:#00008B;background:#FF0000;">ᔦᔭ</span>]]</span>''' 14:50, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
+:[[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' please provide [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:ESp --> '''<span style="color:#f535aa">—</span> [[User:Paper9oll|<span style="background:#f535aa;color:#fff;padding:2px;border-radius:5px">Paper9oll</span>]] <span style="color:#f535aa">([[User talk:Paper9oll|🔔]] • [[Special:Contributions/Paper9oll|📝]])</span>''' 00:47, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
-== Memory section is wrong ==
-<s>1GB Was never an option for Vista. Vista couldn't handle more than something like 768MB RAM. Anything beyond that and it was crippled. Also, note that the only reason this was so is because Microsoft purposefully kludged the VMM's code; a guy from an electronics shop on Long Island wrote a replacement for the memory manager that allowed you to access several GB of RAM. Microsoft obviously wouldn't admit that they had kludged their code to cripple 98, because they wanted everyone to dump 98 for XP. [[User:AllGloryToTheHypnotoad|AllGloryToTheHypnotoad]] ([[User talk:AllGloryToTheHypnotoad|talk]]) 18:32, 12 July 2019 (UTC)</s>
-:{{re|AllGloryToTheHypnotoad}} None of this can be used to update the article without [[WP:CITE|citations]] of [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] that support what you have said. See [[WP:BURDEN]]. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;">[[User:General Ization|<span style="color: #006633;">General <i>Ization</i></span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:General Ization|<i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i>]] </sup> 18:36, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
-:Also, the article reflects exactly [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/memory/memory-limits-for-windows-releases#physical-memory-limits-windows-vista what Microsoft itself has said], so it is unlikely to be changed without compelling evidence. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;">[[User:General Ization|<span style="color: #006633;">General <i>Ization</i></span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:General Ization|<i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i>]] </sup> 18:38, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
-:Neither our article nor Microsoft have said that all of the 1GB was going to be ''utilized'' by the OS.  These are the limits on memory that can be ''installed''.  Since memory was at the time being sold in increments of 1 GB and 768 MB RAM cards were not offered, as a practical limit a 1 GB memory card was the most that could be used in a machine running Vista.  <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;">[[User:General Ization|<span style="color: #006633;">General <i>Ization</i></span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:General Ization|<i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i>]] </sup> 18:43, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
-Oh wait a sec... this was a problem with Win98, not Vista. My bad. Comment stricken. [[User:AllGloryToTheHypnotoad|AllGloryToTheHypnotoad]] ([[User talk:AllGloryToTheHypnotoad|talk]]) 19:33, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
-== Date in short description ==
-The short description lists the release year as 2006, the year it was released to manufacturers; but it was made generally available in 2007. Should it be edited to list the general availability date? [[User:Bowler the Carmine|Bowler the Carmine]] ([[User talk:Bowler the Carmine|talk]]) 22:50, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
-== Advertisement ==
-Considering Windows Vista has been unsupported for 3 years and not sold since October 2010 I don't think it is really an advertisement. More of a Vista fan's POV. [[Special:Contributions/88.215.30.163|88.215.30.163]] ([[User talk:88.215.30.163|talk]]) 13:38, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
-==Full End of support 2021???==
-Not sure what full support ends on 13th April 2021 in the infobox means as Vista support ended in 2017 with the end of extended support. [[User:Vista2003|Vista2003]] ([[User talk:Vista2003|talk]]) 13:21, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
-== Date of latest stable version ==
-Where does that date (October 18, 2016) for the latest stable version come from? Is there a source for that? The source gives another date (May 26, 2009).--[[User:NvPhsyx|NvPhsyx]] ([[User talk:NvPhsyx|talk]]) 14:14, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
-== "Windows® Vista" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] ==
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-An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect [[:Windows® Vista]] and has thus listed it [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|for discussion]]. This discussion will occur at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 15#Windows® Vista]] until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. <!-- from Template:RFDNote --> [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 05:20, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
+== Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2024 ==
-== A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion ==
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-Participate in the deletion discussion at the [[commons:Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Joshuarshah|nomination page]]. —[[User:Community Tech bot|Community Tech bot]] ([[User talk:Community Tech bot|talk]]) 13:07, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
+{{Edit semi-protected|Windows Vista|answered=yes}}
-==Linus Tech Tips Review Of Vista Isn't An "Advertisement"==
+Reinstate <nowiki>{{pp-semi|small=yes}}</nowiki>. [[Special:Contributions/2600:1002:B01C:9E5C:DB9C:8CA:F41F:A71E|2600:1002:B01C:9E5C:DB9C:8CA:F41F:A71E]] ([[User talk:2600:1002:B01C:9E5C:DB9C:8CA:F41F:A71E|talk]]) 19:01, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
-Stop removing it.  It's no damn different than referencing an article from a journalist at PC World.
+:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp --> [[User:M.Bitton|M.Bitton]] ([[User talk:M.Bitton|talk]]) 19:10, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
+== "oac" in description ==
-[[User:StrangeApparition2011|StrangeApparition2011]] ([[User talk:StrangeApparition2011|talk]]) 05:09, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
-:I'd agree with removing it. While it's true that LMG is a respected tech source, it's IMO placing [[WP:UNDUE|undue weight]] on one particular opinion. [[User:Pcuser42|pcuser42]] ([[User talk:Pcuser42|talk]]) 07:03, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
-::It's not undue weight.  It's a retrospective analysis, and reviews have them all the time.  And this particular opinion is also popular in the tech community.  Not every opinion is going to be that it sucks.[[User:StrangeApparition2011|StrangeApparition2011]] ([[User talk:StrangeApparition2011|talk]]) 12:20, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
+I was looking for information on Vista, but this weird "oac" completely distracted me. If it doesn't have a purpose, can it be edited out? [[User:Senturkey|Senturkey]] ([[User talk:Senturkey|talk]]) 16:26, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
-[[User:66.116.45.26|66.116.45.26]] keeps editing this page to remove that section, and I have no way to speak to them first.  So I will instead report to the admins if it happens again.[[User:StrangeApparition2011|StrangeApparition2011]] ([[User talk:StrangeApparition2011|talk]]) 01:15, 14 October 2022 (UTC)