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Sony to launch world's lightest 8-inch notebook PC Reuters - 16 minutes ago The new Sony Vaio PC will come with Microsoft Corp's Windows Vista operating system, supporting all the software programs found in full-sized notebooks, ... More...

CES-Sony to launch world's lightest 8-inch notebook PC Reuters - 4 minutes ago O) Windows Vista operating system, supporting all the software programs found in full-sized notebooks, and sell for about $900, setting itself apart from ... More...

Product Reviews Apple isn't free of Microsoft yet: 77 percent of Mac users buy Office CNET News, CA - 8 hours ago ... and regularly speaks and publishes on open-source business strategy. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. 2009: The Year Ahead – Mobile LiveSide Microsoft still pushing 'Apple tax' notion ZDNet Asia all 138 news articles More...

TEST DRIVE: Windows 7 Beta 1, Build 7000 Redmond Developer News, CA - 25 minutes ago We asked Stephen Chapman, author of the Charlotte, NC-based UX Evangelist blog site, to provide an in-depth look at Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000. ... More...

The 2009 HP MediaSmart Server is the best Windows Home Server yet... More...

Microsoft to push IE8 via Automatic Updates ITworld.com, MA - 7 minutes ago The browser will be listed as a "High Priority" update in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 , and "Important" in Windows Vista and Server 2008. ... More...

I need to determine if a user (not the currently logged on user) is a Windows administrator. I need this to work with and without domains. I tried using NetGetDcName and NetUserGetInfo, but I can't get it to work with domains. Any suggestions?

Redmond Cover: Blessing or Curse? Redmondmag.com, CA - 1 hour ago Now people downgrade their computers to avoid Vista, tech luminaries write blog posts with titles like 'Microsoft Is Dead,' and the public face of the ... More...

If Not One Steve, How About Another? Microsoft Watch - 43 minutes ago His first CES keynote will set the tone for Windows 7, at the least. Right now, Microsoft is in the operating system doghouse. Windows Vista can't rise ... More...

Zap Zero-Day IE Attack Before It Zaps You PC World - 20 minutes ago Two more holes--this time in Windows Search for Windows Vista--could result in complete loss of control over your PC. Like the IE bug, one of the holes in ... More...

Microsoft to push IE8 via Automatic Updates, issues blocking tool Computerworld, MA - 34 minutes ago The browser will be listed as a "High Priority" update in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and "Important" in Windows Vista and Server 2008. ... More...

Brier Dudley's Blog Seattle Times, United States - 17 minutes ago Microsoft will give free Windows 7 upgrade coupons to people who buy Windows Vista machines starting July 1, according to a Tech ARP report that Mary Jo ... More...

CES 2009: Live-blogging the Microsoft Keynote Gearlog, NY - 8 minutes ago If you're looking for a quick, easy way to get back on the wagon, I suggest taking a shot only when Ballmer mentions Windows Vista. This year's address will ... More...

I'll be live blogging Steve Ballmer's CES 2009 keynote tonight with Mary Jo Foley and Tom Warren... More...

Microsoft preps to push IE 8 makes blocking tool available ZDNet Blogs - 22 minutes ago For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it will be listed as Important. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, the update will be listed as High ... More...

Microsoft, Mozilla, Verisign Team Up on E-Commerce Security Flaw Microsoft Certified Professional - 10 minutes ago The software giant stressed that the vulnerability is not in any Windows products but that in response to the threat to the greater ecosystem it is getting ... More...

Hi, i have a great security problem: By Events of Vista i became this warning: Event-ID 1530 1 user registry handles leaked from \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-3943583854-4143474850- ......_Classes: Process 924 (\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Windows\System32\svchost.exe) has opened key \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3943583854-4143474850-......_CLASSES What is the Problem? I have formatet my disc and vista installed new. But the problem is the same.

TechRadar UK 10 Ballmer-isms you won't see at today's Microsoft CES keynote TechRadar UK, UK - 2 hours ago Windows Vista has it and so will Windows 7. Doesn't Ballmer realise punters hate DRM? "Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property ... TechRepublic will spotlight the best business gear from CES 2009 TechRepublic Memo to Vendors: Here's How to Build a Winner PC World MP3 Corruption Bug "Bytes" Users of Leaked Win7 Beta Maximum PC Telegraph.co.uk - CIO Magazine all 183 news articles More...

Seattle Post Intelligencer Microsoft could announce free software upgrades at Consumer ... Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 51 minutes ago Microsoft is expected to announce that it will offer users free upgrades to Windows 7, the successor to its troubled Vista platform, in an attempt to revive ... Apple shows us how to compete with Microsoft CNET News More evidence Windows 7 will ship in 2009 Computerworld Microsoft still pushing 'Apple tax' notion ZDNet Asia all 123 news articles More...

Product Reviews Noted: Windows 7 beta to be released by next Tuesday Seattle Post Intelligencer - 4 hours ago In case there was still any doubt, the beta version of Windows 7 will be available by next week. From this Microsoft blog: "Breaking News! ... Big tech trends will make for a year to watch Houston Chronicle 10 Ballmer-isms you won't see at today's Microsoft CES keynote TechRadar UK TechRepublic will spotlight the best business gear from CES 2009 TechRepublic PC World - Telegraph.co.uk all 182 news articles More...

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XP Home US$19, Pro US$29 Vista US$29 Up MS Office US$49 Up

XP Home US$19, Pro US$29 Vista US$29 Up MS Office US$49 Up

Some People Hate Netbooks But All They Need is Sometime with It (Techticles)Palm Nova OS (Techticles)$1.5 billion Microsoft Vista-Capable booty hardly ill-gotten (Arstechnica)Easy steps to get a home computer up and running (BaltimoreSun)Vista’s flaws surface again on eve of Windows 7 beta (ITWorld)Hands On with Phoenix’s Hyperspace Pre-Boot Shell (PCMag)Snow Leopard Is An Endangered Species [...] More...