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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Vista To Prevent Copying .ISO Files to Hard Drives on Home Version
Important Windows Vista Licensing Changes, and Ed Bott tells us about changes to the Windows Vista EULA. But that's not the whole story. Starting on Page 11, here is a ...
Microsoft claims Vista’s adoption will be twice as quick as XP’s
MICROSOFT has high hopes for it's up-and-coming Vista operating system and is expecting business customers to adopt it twice as fast as any previous release of Windows.
It says ten times ...
Microsoft Takes Steps to Lock Pirates OUT
Microsoft has Vista set up so that if you do not activate the product legally within a 30 day period (much like the XP timeline), Vista will activate a lockout ...
Vista to take hard stand against piracy
Microsoft Corp's forthcoming Windows Vista will take much harsher steps to curtail piracy than previous versions of its operating system, including crippling the usefulness of computers found to be running ...
Microsoft rivals seen lobbying EU about Vista
Adobe suggests a ban incorporating free competing software into new operating system, while Symantec due to discuss security features to regulators next week.
Two U.S. software firms are asking the European ...
Will Vista stall Net traffic?
Thanks to new directory software, Windows Vista could put a greater load on Internet servers. But experts disagree over whether we're headed for a prime-time traffic jam or insignificant slowdown.
Microsoft's ...
Vista Preorders Available, Jan 30th Ship Date
According to Reuters, Amazon.com has begun taking preorders for it's new Windows Vista operating system.
Prices will range from $99.95 for a basic upgrade version to $399.00 ...
Microsoft Frames VistaTorrent Cease and Desist Letter
Mirosoft gave the guys behind vistatorrent.com a framed version of the cease and desist letter that took down their site.
Although the demand for Microsoft’s second Vista Beta is extremely high, ...
Novell: Vista Will Drive Users to Linux
The cost of migrating from Windows XP to Windows Vista will encourage more companies to seriously consider moving to desktop Linux, the chief executive of open-source and networking company Novell ...
