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Microsoft: Vista is ready to ship
News After five years and many twists and turns, Microsoft on Wednesday said that development of Windows Vista is complete. Microsoft's move caps an intense period for the Windows development team, which has raced to stamp out a number of bugs in test...
[November 9, 2006, 8:46]
Microsoft cuts Vista prices by 10 percent
News Microsoft has announced 10 percent discounts for UK small businesses and home users wishing to purchase additional licences for Vista. Nick White, product manager on the Vista launch team, revealed the extension to Europe of the Windows Vista...
[March 26, 2007, 14:38]
Microsoft defends Vista's environmental impact
News Microsoft has responded to claims from the Green Party and the British Computer Society that its new Vista operating system will force older PCs to be dumped. The Green Party issued a press release on Monday claiming that consumers who move to...
[January 31, 2007, 9:00]
Microsoft ditches Vista transfer limits
News Reversing a licensing change announced two weeks ago, Microsoft said on Thursday that it will not limit the number of times retail customers can transfer their Windows Vista licence to a different computer.
[November 6, 2006, 9:17]
Microsoft Windows Vista: Setting a New Standard for Security and Privacy Through Innovation and Collaboration
White Papers Microsoft's ultimate goal is to make Windows Vista the most secure PC operating system software in the history of Windows. With its forthcoming release, Microsoft is delivering an integrated and carefully configured system that brings greater...
[September 1, 2009, 1:23]
Microsoft releases Vista updates
News Microsoft has released two updates for Windows Vista. Users must validate their version of Vista with Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) — a Microsoft mechanism to protect against the illegal copying of its software — to receive the updates.
[August 9, 2007, 10:36]
Microsoft: Vista Stunk, but we PROMISE not to do it again with Win7
Blog I find it ever so reassuring that they promise Windows 7 will be better than Vista. What about those, such as myself, who were forced to buy Vista Business just so that we could get XP Professional, and then threw away Vistaster?
[September 17, 2009, 15:07]
Microsoft: Vista SP1 due next year
News After months of silence, Microsoft finally coughed up details on Tuesday about its plans for the first update to Windows Vista, saying the service pack will arrive in the first quarter of next year. In the next few weeks, Microsoft will start...
[August 29, 2007, 18:15]
Microsoft releases Vista SP1
News Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) went onto Microsoft's Download Center website on Monday, fulfilling Microsoft's claim that it would be made available by mid March. According to Microsoft, the service pack will be pushed out via automatic updates to all...
[March 18, 2008, 16:15]
Microsoft releases Vista programming tools
News Microsoft on Wednesday gave developers access to a key piece of Windows Vista, months ahead of the operating system's release. It will be shipped with Vista and also made available in versions for Microsoft's current client and server operating...
[January 19, 2006, 8:15]
Microsoft: Second Vista service pack sewn up
News Microsoft has wrapped up work on the second service-pack update to Windows Vista, the company announced late on Tuesday. Microsoft is also ending a blocker tool that prevented computers from downloading Vista Service Pack 1, so those customers who...
[April 29, 2009, 8:27]
Microsoft Windows Vista: An Inflection Point for Kernel Security and 64-Bit Computing
White Papers Microsoft Windows Vista is not only the next version of Microsoft's operating system; it is also an inflection point for security and 64-bit computing. Consequently, the operating system kernel environment needs to be the most secure, reliable and...
[December 9, 2006, 0:00]
Microsoft: Vista bought but not deployed
News Microsoft says it remains happy with enterprise sales of Vista; however, the software behemoth acknowledges that many businesses which have bought Vista licences are yet to deploy the software. One of the benefits [for customers] is access to the...
[December 12, 2007, 7:50]
Microsoft Windows Vista & Intel Platform Alignment
White Papers This presentation reviews Microsoft Windows Vista plans, milestones and innovation. The presentation explains Windows Vista SKU plans and feature differentiation. It explains Windows Vista graphics requirements and interfaces and Windows Vista and...
[November 4, 2006, 0:00]
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: Vista UAC designed to 'annoy users'
News A Microsoft manager has said one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users" in order to put pressure on third-party software makers to make their applications more secure.
[April 11, 2008, 11:52]
Microsoft releases Vista SP1 details
News Microsoft has revealed details of the changes to its Vista operating system that should come through in Service Pack 1, which is currently in beta form. In a tacit admission that Vista, as it stands, is not satisfactorily efficient when copying...
[December 11, 2007, 13:35]
Microsoft updates Vista preview
News Microsoft said on Wednesday it is releasing an updated test version of Windows Vista, the forthcoming update to Microsoft's flagship operating system. Microsoft stuck to its existing timetable for Vista, promising a consumer-oriented test version...
[February 23, 2006, 8:35]
Microsoft ending Vista family discount
News Five months after its introduction, Microsoft is discontinuing a program that offered some Windows Vista purchasers the ability to buy additional copies of the operating system at a substantial discount.
[June 29, 2007, 9:23]
Microsoft updates Vista business beta
News Microsoft has provided some of its current business testers of Windows Vista with a slightly updated beta version. Until last month's delay, Microsoft had been planning to have Vista on new PCs in time for this year's holiday buying season.
[April 26, 2006, 11:50]
