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10 things to consider before taking the Vista plunge
News In reality, there are two separate sets of hardware requirements, one for machines that are merely "Vista Capable" and one for those that are "Vista Premium Ready". Despite the delays and uncertainties about exactly when it's going to happen, one...
[August 31, 2006, 12:40]
Windows 7 can boot more slowly than Vista
Talkback Myself, I was one of the many who removed Vista and installed XP on a brand new laptop which *should* have been more than adequately specified but clearly was not, i.e.it was not "Vista Capable" let alone designed for Vista - which opens another...
[October 8, 2009, 16:42]
I fully agree with you about Vista.
Talkback My advice to anyone buying a new PC/laptop now is to make sure it's capable of running Vista Premium, but to actually get XP installed on it. It's just that I see this sort of comment about Vista a lot.
[August 10, 2007, 10:35]
Unsealed Microsoft emails reveal pre-launch Vista pain
Blog Briefly: Intel's 915 chipset had embedded graphics that weren't up to Microsoft's standard for Vista Ready (or Capable or.there are a lot of variations. It's just been passed by a judge as a valid case, which means that a group of consumers can sue...
[February 28, 2008, 18:27]
Microsoft releases six Vista deployment tools
News And Becta, the UK government's advisor on IT in education, said that a similar figure — 55 percent — of computers in British schools will be capable of supporting Vista — even with Vista's graphical interface Aero turned off.
[February 21, 2007, 13:17]
Why you should care about Vista
News Some machines are billed as "Windows Vista Capable". Windows Vista took longer to arrive than hoped, and it might not have everything that was once planned, but Windows chief Jim Allchin maintains "It's a big deal".
[November 30, 2006, 7:43]
ClearCube launches first 'Vista blades'
News According to ClearCube, both blades are already "capable of running Microsoft Vista" when it becomes available. Two new blades with Pentium and Xeon dual-core processors, alongside new management software and virtualisation, should help cut the...
[June 26, 2006, 10:10]
Gartner: Ignore Vista until 2008
News Companies shouldn't rush to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista, according to analysts at Gartner, who believe most firms could safely hold back until 2008. The majority of improvements in Vista will be security-related and most of this...
[November 11, 2005, 12:05]
Windows 7 buzz may stymie Vista adoption
News In addition to the fact that many of the early compatibility and other challenges have been worked out, Schuster notes that many businesses now find themselves with a large number of Vista-capable machines — something that wasn't the case when the...
[February 12, 2009, 8:21]
Intel and Dell put Vista plans on ice
News Intel will roll out Vista internally only once the first service pack of the operating system has been released, and Dell is likely to do the same. Speaking to ZDNet UK at a Dell event in Paris on Thursday, Intel Europe's director of IT, Martin...
[May 4, 2007, 12:01]
Windows Vista December CTP review
Reviews In our earlier Vista coverage, we told you about the improved search functionality, 64-bit support and other features, such as the new version of Internet Explorer that Vista will include (which will boast tabbed browsing and RSS support...
[December 20, 2005, 8:55]
Microsoft hopes SP1 will drive Vista adoption
News The first Vista service pack may serve dual purposes for Microsoft: fixing the operating system's rough edges and, simultaneously, indicating that it's ready for mass adoption. The company openly admits that the stars didn't align for the big-bang...
[August 30, 2007, 14:59]
SongsToCD
Downloads It loads and saves standard PLS playlists.Version 2.7.4 fixed installer for Vista and corrected some player issues. SongsToCD supports Burn-Proof and CD-Text on capable burners. SongsToCD is an MP3/WAV audio CD burner designed for novice to...
[January 27, 2009, 3:16]
Bluefox FLV to PSP Converter
Downloads Windows VISTA supported well 6.Perfect support H.264 format 7.Concise and friendly interface 8.Play video files for preview-- You can play video files to be converted in the list for the purpose of preview.
[September 14, 2009, 17:15]
Breaking UMPC news from IDF
Blog There are two separate models, one of which is capable of running Vista's fancy Aero graphics — for around 4.5 hours. What's new about this one is (a) it's running Vista, and (b) it's powered by Intel's as-yet-unannounced '2007 Mobile processor'.
[April 16, 2007, 12:08]
OQO goes for 'world' record
Blog However, the new model uses Intel's 1.86GHz Atom Z540 processor with 2GB of RAM, runs Vista Business or XP (Professional or Home) and has 'world-capable' mobile broadband in the shape of Qualcomm's Gobi module, which supports HSPA and CDMA2000 EV-DO.
[January 8, 2009, 10:33]
Averill may give business PCs a boost
News That performance, combined with enhancements to the 965 chipset's graphics technology and virtualisation, will make Averill PCs capable of supporting Microsoft's Windows Vista when corporations are ready to upgrade, he said.
[March 8, 2006, 8:25]
End of the show...
Blog That may not matter for the intended market for Menlow, which is "PC compatible" pocket devices capable of running Vista or Linux or (ahem) OS X, but it still leaves that curious single-core gap in the Penryn range.
[April 18, 2007, 21:06]
Keeping Microsoft live and kicking
News I think the work we're doing around defining the "Windows Vista-capable" PCs, so that people who are buying PCs know they're going to be capable of running Windows Vista, and the work we're doing collectively in the industry will support a good...
[May 19, 2006, 13:00]
Philips SPC1300NC Webcam
Blog Drivers are available for both Windows XP and Vista, and the Vista drivers are also available through Windows Update, so if you are running Vista you can just plug in the camera, and it will download and install the latest driver automatically.
[March 12, 2008, 12:47]
