Microsoft Ends “Mainstream” XP Support
Will now only provide “extended” support until April 8, 2014.
Much to many PC users sadness, Microsoft has announced it has ended “mainstream support” for Windows XP, meaning that there will be no more free per-incident support.
Win XP, first released in October of 2001, now enters the “extended support” lifecycle stage. The total Microsoft [...]
Vista betas will kill your data
MICROSOFT HAS let it be known that the behaviour of Windows Vista beta copies is about to change fairly substantially.
From May 31, anybody using a beta copy of the OS will find that their machine reboots every two hours, and that intermediate access will be limited to base-level file retrieval. That means that you could [...]
Windows Vista Activation Permanently Cracked + Proof
Someone by the nickname of Dr Chang has managed to permanently activate Windows without buying it! I’m not sure about this because I have not tried Windows Vista and the crack yet. However, Dr. Chang has included screenshots to proof that it’s true that he managed to crack Windows Vista activation. Dr. Chang tried pushing [...]
Most business computers can’t run Vista version of Windows: study
Most business computers in North America do not meet the minimum requirements to implement Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system software, according to a new report.
The analysis released on Thursday by the Toronto-based Softchoice Corp. found that half of the business PCs being used in North America today are incapable of [...]
Microsoft Vista cracked
DESPITE Microsoft’s anti-piracy measures, cracked copies of its Vista operating system are already available on torrent sites, it’s claimed.
One cracked version is called VistaBillGates and comes with a product key, and an “activation crack” that bypasses Vole’s activation process.
Apparently Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise Edition has also been cracked. So far Microsoft has refused to comment [...]
Vista: A Disappointment to Gamers
If you’re a true gamer, then you use Windows, and that’s pretty much the end of the story. The upgradeability, the wide range of titles, and the community certainly are important reasons for equipping yourself with a PC. I’m not even close to being categorized as a gamer, although I used to be.
I went into [...]
Google pushes for search options in Vista
Google Inc said Monday that it wants Microsoft Corp. to make sure users can easily choose Internet search engines in future products — but Google refused to say if changes Microsoft has already made to its upcoming operating system, Vista, have gone far enough.
David C. Drummond, Google’s senior vice president of corporate development, spoke to [...]
Microsoft partners fuming over Vista
Microsoft Corp is no stranger to antitrust skirmishes and complaints from competitors about unfair business practices.
But the latest fight over its upcoming Vista operating system pits Microsoft against an unlikely adversary: the security software vendors who are some of its most intimate partners in protecting its notoriously vulnerable systems from attacks.
As Vista’s planned release nears, [...]
Microsoft Gets Even Pickier
We recently reported that Microsoft Vista has a protection set up that keeps hackers away from the software. Basically, it makes you register, and if you don’t do it within the timeframe given (30 days) you get the boot. Yes, out of your own system, in some cases. Locked out with only [...]
Microsoft Loosens Hold Over 3rd Party Vendors
After pressure came from the European Union against Microsoft locking Vista up and keeping third party vendors from interacting with the OS, Microsoft has loosened its hold and is now stating they will make key components available to software firms like Symantec and McAfee.
What does this mean for Vista users? Choice. McAfee has [...]
