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Vista upgrade workaround revealed
February 14, 2007
An IT professional discovers a way of getting a full version of Vista for the cost of a simple upgrade.
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Windows 7: Moving beyond Vista
July 6, 2009
Microsoft aims to make a much different first impression with Windows 7 than it did with Vista, its oft-maligned predecessor.
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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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Windows Vista available to developers
November 17, 2006
Members of MSDN and TechNet can download the final code of the new OS. Plus, some testers of Vista will get free copies.
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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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Next version of Windows: Call it 7
July 20, 2007
Microsoft is planning to ship its next major version of Windows--known internally as version "7"--within roughly three years, CNET News.com has learned.
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All Vista versions to ship on single disc
September 22, 2006
Users will be able to upgrade between versions just by purchasing a new product key.
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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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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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Microsoft to release four critical patches
June 7, 2007
Software giant plans to issues fixes next week for vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP.
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Microsoft offers fix for Outlook Web in Vista
March 16, 2007
The software maker said said it has issued a patch to allow Outlook Web Access to properly run in Windows Vista.
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Windows XP update delayed
October 19, 2006
With Windows Vista nearly done, Microsoft delays an update to Windows XP until 2008.
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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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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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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 looks beyond Windows Server 2008
May 16, 2007
While the software giant is mum on what follows Vista on the desktop, it does lay out plans for Windows Server.
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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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Microsoft wants more Vista testers
September 14, 2006
It hopes to have about 5 million testers checking out latest version of Windows update, as it tries to stamp out bugs.
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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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