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Chart: Six versions of Windows Vista
February 27, 2006
Microsoft has decided to offer six distinct versions of the Windows update. Here they are from simplest to most tricked-out.
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Vista beta gets slight tweaks
July 17, 2006
Microsoft releases an update to the Beta 2 version sent out to the public but delivers it only to selected testers.
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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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Patch Tuesday comes for Vista, too
August 17, 2006
Two of the security bulletins sent out this month affect the beta of the Windows update, according to a Microsoft blog.
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Microsoft to spell out Vista's needs
May 17, 2006
The software giant is expected to get specific about what features PCs will need to run the Windows update.
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Leopard nipping at Vista's heels
August 8, 2006
The new Mac OS is due in spring, which would put it after Vista. But if the Windows update slips again, that could let Apple get in first.
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Microsoft: Fast start for Vista in businesses
September 29, 2006
When it arrives, the much-delayed Windows update will have double XP's rate of adoption, Redmond says. Not everyone's so sure.
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Vista views: Final version's cool features
November 10, 2006
Now that the code is done, readers tell us what they like about the Windows update.
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Vista delay could sting PC makers
March 22, 2006
The postponed launch of the Windows update looks bad for the whole computer industry, analysts say.
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Windows in view
May 26, 2006
special coverage With the launch of Vista fast approaching, it's crunch time for Microsoft at WinHEC.
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Vista delayed beyond holidays
March 24, 2006
Crucial PC-selling season in jeopardy as new OS hits speed bump; it's now expected in 2007.
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Xbox plays starring role in Windows update
October 14, 2005
New software will more closely link the gaming console into Microsoft's digital entertainment strategy.
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Vista plays hide-and-seek with hackers
June 1, 2006
Windows update beta aims to foil attacks by loading key system files in different locations each time the PC starts.
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