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TechRadar UK Complete guide to optimising PC memory TechRadar UK, UK - 9 minutes ago Windows Vista needs 2GB to run properly, and large apps can swallow up a gigabyte more with ease. You can very quickly find that your 2GB system is grinding ... More...

Siliconrepublic.com Microsoft warns that Vista, XP upgrade blockers set to expire Computerworld, MA - 29 minutes ago ... newest service packs of Windows Vista and Windows XP will expire in the coming months. In a note on a company blog aimed at enterprise IT professionals, ... Next Windows 7 Milestone: Release Candidate Microsoft Watch Unblocked: Vista SP1 on April 28, XP SP3 on May 19 Ars Technica Windows 7 Beta 1 Shines Redmond Developer News CNET News - Redmond Developer News all 219 news articles More...

More proof that Microsoft wants Windows 7 out in 2009 Ars Technica, MA - 3 minutes ago Officially, Microsoft has always said "three years after the general availability of Windows Vista," which was released on January 30, 2007, ... More...

Windows 7 UAC Vulnerability Exposed Tech Fragments, Birmingham - 10 minutes ago Microsoft insured that in Windows 7 the annoyances that plagued Windows Vista would not plague their next operating system. ... More...

Is a Windows 7 'Release ... InternetNews.com - 9 minutes ago In perhaps a small twist of intentional irony, Sinofsky's blog posting comes on the second anniversary of Windows Vista's commercial debut on Wall Street. ... More...

IE8 Release Candidate Boosts Speed Redmond Developer News, CA - 55 minutes ago Web PI runs on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and XP OSes, as well as Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. It requires .NET 2.0 Framework to install. Microsoft repeats IE8 lock-in warning for XP users with SP3 Computerworld Microsoft's IE8 Release Candidate Is Live Nearly Identical To ... Washington Post Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 Available Overclockers Club InformationWeek - Heise Online all 357 news articles More...

No Room for Windows 7 on Minis Redmond Developer News, CA - 15 minutes ago "Windows 7 requirements are not going to be any less than Vista was," says Rob Sanfilippo, lead analyst of development platforms at Kirkland, Wash. ... More...

Windows 7 Beta 1 Shines Redmond Developer News, CA - 11 minutes ago Expected to ship in Q3 or Q4 of 2009, Windows 7 addresses many of the issues that have plagued its predecessor Windows Vista, while delivering impressive ... More...

Is a Windows 7 'Release Candidate' Near? Internet News (subscription), CA - 23 minutes ago In perhaps a small twist of intentional irony, Sinofsky's blog posting comes on the second anniversary of Windows Vista's commercial debut on Wall Street. ... More...

Test Center: How secure is Safari? TMCnet - 19 minutes ago The Safari executable is not User Account Control (UAC)-aware on Windows Vista computers, but Vista automatically elevates permissions for the install ... More...

Ina Fried wanted to see how Windows 7 works on MAC mini and have written about it. In an excerpt:Finding myself with some free time on Tuesday, I decided to try and see whether and how Windows 7 would install using Boot Camp on a Mac. I must say, I get a little sick pleasure [...] More...

Rob Pegora has written an article that Microsoft has already looked past Windows Vista with their Windows 7 operating system.In an excerpt:Windows Vista hasn’t even spent two years in stores — that anniversary arrives tomorrow. But Microsoft is trying to put that operating system in its rearview mirror. Three weeks ago, the company invited users [...] More...

The best way to disable Autorun for protection from infected USB ... Computerworld, MA - 36 minutes ago Windows XP and Vista users can do this using System Restore. In XP: Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore. ... More...

Windows 7 Testers Uncover UAC Security Issue ChannelWeb, NY - 7 minutes ago Microsoft developer Long Zheng, author of the blog istartedsomething, on Friday posted a proof-of-concept for the vulnerability in the Windows 7 beta, ... More...

Top 10 changes to security in Windows 7 TechRepublic, KY - 33 minutes ago Let’s look at 10 security features that have been changed or added in Windows 7. Note: This article is also available as a PDF download. In Vista, security ... More...

Microsoft: This is the last Windows 7 beta Computerworld, MA - 11 minutes ago Windows honcho Steven Sinofsky, in the Engineering Windows 7 blog, puts it plainly:" The next milestone for the development of Windows 7 is the Release ... More...

Microsoft Windows 7 RC1 Is Next - No Beta 2 Tech Fragments, Birmingham - 22 minutes ago You might notice, for example, that many GPU chipsets are being recognized and Windows 7 downloads the updated WDDM 1.1 drivers. While the Windows Vista ... More...

Footprints Of Google's GDrive Spotted InformationWeek, NY - 46 minutes ago At the moment, Google Pack is only available for users of Windows XP or Windows Vista. However, most of the applications in Google Pack are available ... More...

Siliconrepublic.com Microsoft warns that Vista, XP upgrade blockers set to expire Computerworld, MA - 3 hours ago ... newest service packs of Windows Vista and Windows XP will expire in the coming months. In a note on a company blog aimed at enterprise IT professionals, ... Unblocked: Vista SP1 on April 28, XP SP3 on May 19 Ars Technica Windows 7: Not Quite The Change We Need Washington Post Windows Vista SP2 RC may be in the hands of testers as we speak engadget Windows IT Pro - ITworld.com all 171 news articles More...

Footprints Of Google's GDrive Spotted InformationWeek, NY - 10 minutes ago At the moment, Google Pack is only available for users of Windows XP or Windows Vista. However, most of the applications in Google Pack are available ... More...

Microsoft: Next step for Windows 7 is a release candidate NetworkWorld.com, MA - 3 minutes ago It delivered two betas and two release candidates for Windows Vista , for example, during that OS's trouble-plagued development. ... More...

Vista, XP upgrade blockers will expire, Microsoft warns ITworld.com, MA - 8 minutes ago ... newest service packs of Windows Vista and Windows XP will expire in the coming months. In a note on a company blog aimed at enterprise IT professionals, ... More...

Windows Vista SP2 RC may be in the hands of testers as we speak engadget, CA - 20 minutes ago Luckily this is not an issue in SP1 or Windows 7 on the same hardware, wtf Microsoft? Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. ... More...

TechFlash | Microsoft already talking about Windows 7 release ... TechFlash, WA - 30 minutes ago Microsoft released the Windows 7 Beta three weeks ago. With Windows Vista, the company issued a second beta version before moving to the release candidate ... More...

Ars Technica Unblocked: Vista SP1 on April 28, XP SP3 on May 19 Ars Technica, MA - 9 minutes ago However, this tool only works for a limited amount of time, and as noted on the Windows Blog the expiry dates are fast approaching. Vista SP1 will no longer ... More...