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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 spyware
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Microsoft 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.
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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.
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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' program
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Microsoft: Let PCs nap
March 21, 2007
PCs allowed to go into sleep mode consume less energy than those running screensavers, study says.
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Putting Vista to the test
June 8, 2006
The beta version of the coming Windows version gets a widespread release.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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