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Vista-compatible AIM 6 beta released
January 12, 2007
Latest version of AOL's instant messaging application offers Microsoft Windows Vista compatibility among other features.
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New Windows file system enters testing
August 29, 2005
Microsoft surprises developers with a test release of WinFS, a new file system for Windows.
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Microsoft: Vista service pack coming in '08
August 29, 2007
Software maker plans first update to Vista for first quarter of next year, while third and final XP service pack is due before June.Vista SP1: Small things come in big packages
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Microsoft tests parental-control software
August 30, 2006
Windows Live OneCare Family Safety to help parents keep certain Web content from reaching their children.
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Vista Views: Time to delay Vista again?
August 2, 2006
Readers respond to bloggers' call for Microsoft to postpone the release and put out another beta.
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Typo leads to Vista SP1 confusion
July 20, 2007
Microsoft says error in e-mail led some to incorrectly conclude that Vista Service Pack 1 beta is available.
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No Vista Beta 2 this year
November 29, 2005
Testers won't get hands on the second beta of the next Windows until early 2006, Microsoft says.
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A window into Vista
July 27, 2005
Microsoft's Windows chief, Jim Allchin, talks about the new OS, the challenges ahead and how Vista might help conserve electricity.
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This week in Microsoft
July 29, 2005
Company offers glimpse of Windows Vista, as it releases the first full beta of the next version of its operating system.
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Microsoft unveils new betas for Office, Vista
May 23, 2006
With the test releases, Redmond wants to demonstrate that it's on track after missing several deadlines.
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Microsoft says Office beta coming in November
October 3, 2005
And the new version will support for Adobe's PDF format. Office chief Steven Sinofsky talks about the move, as well as the brewing battle over file formats.
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Week in review: Peeking at Vista
July 29, 2005
Just days after announcing the name for the next version of Windows, Microsoft offered a glimpse of what to expect.
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Clock is ticking on Apple's Boot Camp beta
April 10, 2007
Windows partitions won't disappear once the final version is released, but test users may encounter some headaches.
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Public gets peek at Windows Media Player 11
May 15, 2006
Media Player overhaul, partnership with MTV take aim at dominance of Apple's iTunes and iPod digital music player. Images: Window Media Player 11
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