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Dell: Order a Vista PC and get it with Windows 7
News Customers can order a Vista machine now but elect to have Dell upgrade the PC to Windows 7 before it ships the computer.
Tags: Personal Computers, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Computer, Windows 7, PC Company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7
Windows 7 means testing times for antivirus firms
News With Microsoft's next desktop operating system on the horizon, security application developers are busy working out areas that need to be addressed to ensure their products will work effectively with the new OS.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Security, Sophos Plc., Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, antivirus, antivirus company, security application
Gartner: Skip Vista and wait for Windows 7
News The analyst house has advised businesses to go straight from Windows XP to Windows 7, unless their Vista deployment plans are already significantly underway.
Tags: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Gartner Inc., release candidate, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, analyst
Windows Mobile still in the game
News Microsoft needs to bring innovation faster to its mobile platform to best the smartphone competition and regain market share, according to analysts.
Tags: Windows Mobile, Smart phones, Phone, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Ballmer: Windows 7 selling like hotcakes
News At Microsoft's shareholder meeting, CEO says the OS has sold twice as fast in its early days as any prior version of Windows. He also takes a few shots at Apple.
Tags: Windows 7, Apple Inc., Steve Ballmer, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, shareholder
Windows 7 to launch October 22
News Microsoft confirms the launch date of its newest version of Windows, saying it will have code finalized by the middle or end of next month.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Windows Vista, Software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, software company, operating system, computer, Software
Microsoft to fix critical Windows, Office holes
News Patch Tuesday next week will feature fixes for nine vulnerabilities, five of which are critical and affect Windows, Office, and Visual Studio.
Tags: Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Longhorn, Microsoft Server 2003, Windows 98, Windows NT, Security, Internet Security, Microsoft Windows XP
Windows 7 catching developers' eyes
News Software makers are taking advantage of operating system's multitouch, while Microsoft's hardware unit is tailoring keyboards and mice to take advantage of new features.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows Vista, Operating systems, Notebooks and tablets, Software, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Touch Screen, N-trig, Software
Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation
News Coders find way to disable normal activation requirements of Microsoft's latest operating system, although Redmond says it is working to shore up antipiracy protections.
Tags: Windows 7, Piracy, Malware, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., software, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft tightens Windows 7 security for USB drives
News Windows 7 won't automatically launch programs using AutoRun when USB drives are inserted, company says.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Memory, Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Security, USB Flash Drive, Storage, removable storage
Microsoft told to stop some Windows sales in China
News Microsoft ordered to stop selling some versions of Windows operating system in China, following licensing dispute with a local supplier.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software licensing, Regulations, Microsoft Corp., software, software company, Sales, font, Intellectual Property Right, intellectual property
Delayed Start feature increases options for Windows services
Techguide Windows Server 2008 now offers a Delayed Start option for Windows services. Learn how to use this convenient feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Database, Delayed Start, Delayed Start Configuration, Information Technology, Microsoft TechNet, boot process, Rick Vanover, Rick
Testers get near-final Vista SP2
News Microsoft has started private testing of a "release candidate" version of Vista Service Pack 2. The final version is due out by June.
Tags: Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Service Pack 2, release candidate, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, public beta
Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing
News Starting on Thursday, the software maker will make public a test version of the service pack update to Vista.
Tags: Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Blu-ray, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack 2, performance, desktop search, Microsoft Windows, desktop
Windows' new saleswoman talks '7'
Insight newsmaker Microsoft Vice President Tami Reller discusses the new operating system, the growing role of netbooks and the intense war of words with Apple.
Tags: Windows 7, Personal Computers, Computer, Kylie, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Customer, Microsoft Windows XP
