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Microsoft buy targets Vista transition
March 7, 2006 Microsoft purchases Apptimum, maker of tools to move software from one PC to another.Microsoft reveals more about Live Drive
August 24, 2006 An exec provides some details about Microsoft's plans for a free online storage service, Live Drive.Limited choices for Windows XP holdouts
February 22, 2007 If you're hesitant about making the leap to Windows Vista, expect a hassle trying to find an XP computer on store shelves.Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay
September 27, 2007 Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months.Microsoft pulls Vista SP1 update
February 20, 2008 The company retracts a prerequisite update for downloading Vista Service Pack 1 after some customers complain of problems.Virtual PC 2007 made available
February 20, 2007 Microsoft also makes available final versions of other tools aimed at smoothing the path to Vista for businesses.Vista draining laptop batteries, patience
May 4, 2007 Microsoft's attempt to improve power management in Windows Vista hasn't made up for the pretty but power-hungry Aero interface, causing battery life to suffer.Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivals
March 17, 2006 Updated OS has tougher tools than ever to fight sneaky programs. Some analysts think that spells trouble for anti-spyware makers. Images: Vista tackles spywareMicrosoft backtracks on Vista transfer limits
November 2, 2006 Amid outcry from tech enthusiasts, Microsoft says it will allow retail Windows buyers unlimited license transfers to a different PC.Microsoft licenses Vista for 'diskless' PCs
April 2, 2007 Redmond changes contract terms for corporate version of Vista, making way for PCs whose hard drive lives in a data center.The XP alternative for Vista PCs
September 21, 2007 Microsoft is quietly telling PC makers they can offer a Windows XP "downgrade" to customers buying systems preloaded with Vista.Image: Lenovo's XP 'downgrade' programMicrosoft: Let PCs nap
March 21, 2007 PCs allowed to go into sleep mode consume less energy than those running screensavers, study says.Putting Vista to the test
June 8, 2006 The beta version of the coming Windows version gets a widespread release.Microsoft to refine Vista's PC-rating tool
May 26, 2006 Hardware makers and others tell Microsoft that feature's current version could be misleading.Coming soon: The 8-terabyte desktop
February 28, 2006 Eight terabytes of data storage? That's like 8,000 pick-up trucks filled with books. But VoodooPC says you'll like it.XP and Vista to get new media player
April 17, 2006 Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11 is coming to Vista and to XP sooner. Is iPod connection ahead?Microsoft doesn't want Santa to ignore Vista
October 12, 2006 Although they'll need to wait for the new Windows, holiday shoppers will find Vista-friendly hardware, software.Vista gets out of PC sync
June 7, 2006 Microsoft drops feature in Windows update that would have let people synchronize data among many PCs.Will your PC keep pace with Vista?
March 15, 2006 The next version of Windows will grade performance. You'll have to decide whether to buy a new hard drive.Microsoft sued over Vista branding
April 4, 2007 Class action suit claims software giant deliberately misled consumers with its marketing of the new operating system. Sponsored matches for "PC"
