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Upgrading to Windows Vista
White Papers By upgrading earlier versions of Windows to Windows Vista, one can retain registry settings and account information contained in the older operating system. Many users are attracted by the features available in higher editions of Vista, such as...
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
Vista backdoor rumours shut down
News Windows Vista won't have a backdoor that could be used by police forces to get into encrypted files, Microsoft has stressed. Microsoft is talking to various governments about Vista. The discussion centres on BitLocker Drive Encryption, a planned...
[March 6, 2006, 8:45]
Experts: Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw
News The 'hide extensions' feature, which was present in Windows NT, 2000, XP and Vista, is included in the Windows 7 release candidate, F-Secure's chief research officer, Mikko Hyppönen, said. In Windows NT, 2000, XP and Vista, Explorer used to Hide...
[May 6, 2009, 12:50]
Microsoft aims InfoCard at businesses
News New identity management technology in Windows Vista can bring down enterprise access management barriers, according to Microsoft. Microsoft envisions the use of CardSpace and granting access in Windows Vista to be as simple as using a Word processor.
[September 14, 2006, 9:25]
Microsoft blames users for Vista infections
News Software giant Microsoft has claimed user "complacency" is to blame for malware infections, and denied that its Vista operating system is less secure than Windows 2000. Wilson said results collected from over 450 million uses of Microsoft's...
[May 15, 2008, 13:58]
Vista stumbles through one-year milestone
News While Vista can be seen as an evolution from Windows XP, not even Microsoft can claim it's a giant step forward. One year after Microsoft officially launched its Vista operating system to businesses, it's fair to say that it hasn't been a smooth...
[November 30, 2007, 11:37]
Vista business sales exceed expectations
News But Vista's total is 3.7 percent below what Microsoft got in the commercial channel for Windows XP in November 2001, its first month on the market. The marketing muscle behind the consumer launch should allow Vista sales to businesses to start...
[January 12, 2007, 9:13]
Microsoft hit by Vista upgrade workaround
News As part of the Vista launch, Microsoft is offering Windows users a range of upgrade paths allowing them to move to one of six flavours of Vista without paying the full cost. People who use this workaround without a licensed copy of XP or earlier...
[February 14, 2007, 15:30]
Microsoft to relax XP activation rules with SP3
News Changes in Windows XP SP3 are not related to the Windows Vista Key Management Service (KMS)," Microsoft said in the white paper. Instead they will get a 30-day period of grace — the same as users of Windows Vista — after which they will have to...
[December 28, 2007, 16:43]
Microsoft acknowledges Vista OEM hack
News In response to widespread chatter on blogs and forums, Microsoft has acknowledged the presence of hacks that may allow hackers to bypass the product activation security feature in its Windows Vista operating system.
[April 13, 2007, 9:38]
Microsoft tests new Windows file system
News At that point, Microsoft could decide to limit release to Windows Vista, if it decides that there are compelling technical reasons to require the new version or if there are enough Vista PCs on the market.
[August 30, 2005, 9:10]
Microsoft silent on Vista successor rumours
News Vienna, the code name for the successor to Vista, is likely to be launched in 2009, according to Microsoft's corporate vice president for Windows development, Ben Fathi. We're going to continue to innovate and deliver great new versions of the OS...
[February 12, 2007, 14:19]
'Double-booked' Gates to launch Vista in London
News We are pleased to announce that Microsoft UK will be holding a press conference in London on Tuesday 30 January to launch Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system," a Microsoft UK spokesperson told ZDNet UK.
[January 8, 2007, 14:08]
Symantec, Windows users beset by Vista SP1 flaws
News Microsoft released Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Windows Update on Tuesday. We want our customers to have the best possible experience with Windows Vista SP1, so we have configured Windows Update to initially delay offering the service pack to PCs...
[March 20, 2008, 15:44]
Campaign group tries to block Vista release
Talkback Microsoft Vista can one come to a new age in developement so far to date all software developments have been only possible where new hard developement has evoled ie Processor (CPU) has made progress. By Blocking Vista (Alisa Longhorn) future...
[August 15, 2005, 15:36]
Microsoft: Many Windows 7 features can be disabled
News However, in a blog posting on Friday, Microsoft noted that there are a number of things that users could not turn off in Windows Vista, but will be able to in the final version of Windows 7. With Windows Vista, Microsoft included a version in the...
[March 9, 2009, 10:31]
A quick guide to Windows Vista Business Edition review
Reviews Only Windows Vista Ultimate Edition will include every feature possible within Vista; all other editions will include only those features that Microsoft has determined different user profiles will actually need.
[December 6, 2006, 15:44]
Microsoft to broaden Vista SP2 testing
News Microsoft said on Tuesday it is ready for broader testing of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, the second collection of fixes for the latest version of the operating system. As of today, we are tracking to ship Windows Vista SP2 in the first half of...
[December 3, 2008, 8:01]
Microsoft: Windows 7 to regain industry's trust
News One of the biggest problems with Windows Vista had nothing to do with the software Microsoft shipped; it was all of the things Microsoft didn't ship. In the years leading up to Vista's release in November 2006, Microsoft changed course several...
[November 6, 2008, 15:26]
Vista's first year leaves little to celebrate
Leader With Microsoft's near-total control of the consumer and enterprise OS channels, there's still no doubt that Vista will proliferate over time — even if there's a steady stream of people moving back to XP.
[November 30, 2007, 16:38]
