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Yesterday I decided to install Windows Server 2008 (RC1, downloadable here) on my Dell Vostro 1500 laptop. I was really surprised, it took about 20 minutes to install. And after having installed all the drivers (other 20 mins), the system was perfectly working.

Then, I installed at once:
- Visual Studio 2008
- Team Foundation Server 2008
- PGP Desktop
- Daemon Tools

…and I was surprised with a BSOD, that took all my previous night. Unluckely, even reading the dump files or rechecking the memory, I wasn’t able to figure out which was the problem (or the problemS), but I suppose some kind of old driver not compatible.

As well as I would like to experience this OS, this morning I installed it again. After 40 mins my system was up and running (with wireless network, geForce card and sound card perfectly working).

I won’t install anymore PGP or Daemon Tools, as well as I think they may be the cause of the previous crashes .

Anyway, I encountered a curious problem while trying to update the system. Even if the network was working, the update manager couldn’t connect to the net to get the list of updates.

…after 5 mins, I discovered that the cause was Windows Firewall service that, after being disabled from the service manager console, made my updates working.

(TBH, I think that Windows Firewall should automatically bypass the system updates).