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Some numbers behind Microsoft Corp.'s evolution from Windows 95 to this month's consumer release of Windows Vista:
Microsoft Corp. finished work Wednesday on its long-delayed Windows Vista operating system, and said the software would be broadly available Jan. 30.
Microsoft Corp. is cracking down harder than ever on software piracy as it tries to boost profits, but some say the harsh repercussions facing people who use unlicensed versions of its new Windows Vista operating system could spur a backlash.
Microsoft Corp. is scrambling to update its Windows Media software after a hacker released a program that circumvents a safeguard designed to prevent people from freely copying digital movies and songs.
A southern Indian state plans to switch all school computers from Microsoft Windows to the free Linux operating system, an official said Thursday.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released new test versions of what company co-founder Bill Gates called its three most important products: Windows Vista for desktop computers, Windows for servers and the Office business software suite.
Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell Wednesday after the software maker delayed the consumer release of its new operating system until January 2007, after the holiday shopping season.
Computer geeks who were hoping to find a PC featuring Microsoft Corp.'s brand-new operating system under the tree this December are going to be out of luck.
As expected, hackers have found a way to run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system on new Macintosh computers, winning an ad hoc contest and a $13,854 cash prize to boot.
The most common consumer version of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows operating system will include tools for things like recording and watching television, along with other functions aimed at using the PC for entertainment purposes.
Microsoft Corp. is giving businesses a preview of Vista, the next version of its flagship Windows operating system.
Microsoft Corp. hopes to have the new version of its Windows operating system available in time for the U.S. holiday season, narrowing the time frame for the much-anticipated product's release.
Background I was a Windows user until just under two years ago. I thought Macs were terrible machines because, based on my experience with them at school, they were. In college I saw others with Macs and the style didn't win me over entirely; the security won me over.
When you use certain programs to edit files on a home computer that uses Windows Home Server, the files may become corrupted when you save them to the home server. Several people have reported issues after they have used the following programs to save files to their home servers:
If you want to install XP in a computer that already has Vista installed, you need to use Vista DVD disc to repair the bootloader. This is because XP installation will overwrite Vista bootloader and XP bootloader can't be used to boot Vista.
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It was mentioned to me just recently that one of the world's largest global firms is actively planning to roll out Vista during the course of 2008, in at least one major territory.
eBoostr™ allows you to use an additional drive (flash memory or hard disk) as another layer of performance-boosting cache for your Windows XP®. There is no need to purchase a Vista upgrade to get the benefits of the Vista's ReadyBoost® technology.
Microsoft Corp. said today that it would post the release candidate of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to its download site tonight. The move marks the first opportunity for all users of the six-year-old operating system to try out its final upgrade.
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has released to the public a near-final version of a major update to its Windows XP operating system.
Apple's growing herd of Mac users are three times more likely to pay for and download music than their Windows PC-using counterparts, potentially serving as a harbinger for the further growth of digital music, according to a new consumer research study from NPD Group.
A study conducted by the NPD Group today revealed that Apple owners are much more likely than PC users to pay for music downloads.
If multiple users share the same shared printer attached to a print server, then each user will be able to see all the documents queued up for printing from all other users. The question arises, is this a "problem" or a "feature"?
Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Join PDFs together, split them apart and pull out individual pages with pdfsam, an open-source, Java-based cross-platform tool that's a free download.
It's about browsers. It's about unbundling Internet Exporer. And it's about web standards. First, here's the announcement from Opera that they have filed an antitrust complaint with the EU Commission asking for the following two remedies:
The Internet is a hostile place to be an undefended computer. Put a computer with a fresh install of WindowsXP on the net without patches or a firewall and it will be infected with virii and spyware within minutes without you even loading a web page.
When Intel debuted Viiv at CES 2006, it envisioned the platform as a home entertainment brand that consumers could (and would) rally around.
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has released a detailed roster of the contents of its forthcoming service pack for Windows Vista, and the list includes more than 300 hot fixes covering everything from data protection to video performance.
Microsoft fired back at Opera Friday, after the maker of a for-pay browser known for its strict compliance with Web standards filed a complaint with the European Commission.
Now this is a sad story...if it's true. According to this alleged school report, one student received a detention for using Firefox—as opposed to IE or Safari, we assume.
So now the clock is ticking on Windows 7.0, the successor to Vista (which was officially Windows 6.0, following Microsoft's lead of counting iterations of the NT-based kernel rather than actual client editions).
"All promised features were cut from Vista." This is a commonly heard complaint about Windows Vista on the internet. While there certainly is a lot to complain about when it comes to Windows Vista, the mythical 'cancelled features' certainly is not one of them.
Apple and Linux are engaged in battle – a battle to win over disgruntled Windows users. But who will win, and what will the consequences be for the loser?
Software giant Microsoft looks set to be back in court after web browser rival Opera yesterday filed a complaint with the European Commission concerning Microsoft's bundling of Internet Explorer (IE) with its Windows operating system.
The New Windows 2008 RC0, Beta hosting plan has been introduced by QualiSpace with new and enhanced features including Plesk.
Thousands of consumers hoping to enjoy music, photos, and movies with Apple gadgets they receive this holiday season may need to learn some basic skills before diving right into the devices.
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