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Windows 7 is simpler. But is it better? It seems like some of the changes are coming at the cost of ease of use... More...

Stop unfairly comparing Vista to its predecessor and its successor TechRepublic, KY - 10 minutes ago In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, I’ll explore some of these parallels. This blog post is also available in the PDF format in a TechRepublic ... More...

Microsoft mum on rumors of April Vista SP2 release BetaNews - 13 minutes ago In a statement to BetaNews this afternoon, a Microsoft spokesperson repeated that it plans to release Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server SP2 within the ... More...

Vista SP2: What’s inside? ZDNet Blogs - 4 minutes ago Microsoft is continuing to broaden the pool of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) testers beyond the fairly small, select group who’ve been working with ... More...

Bad Economy Good for Client Virtualization? ITworld.com, MA - 45 minutes ago Specifically, the looming (semi) forced shift to Vista or Windows 7. Both of these versions of the OS require a significantly larger hardware footprint than ... More...

Photos: The "beachfront property of Windows 7" Silicon.com, UK - 39 minutes ago By Jo Best After Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference saw an unveiling of elements of Windows 7's desktop, Redmond's Engineering Windows 7 blog ... More...

Windows 7 Taskbar: Most Interesting Part of New OS? ITworld.com, MA - 7 minutes ago Quick Launch has always allowed this, but now you'll be able to move running windows around. The Windows Vista taskbar shows corresponding thumbnails when ... More...

Editor's Blog: Crisis of confidence for CIOs Silicon.com, UK - 3 minutes ago Wondering if CIOs are getting ready to let Windows Vista loose inside their organisations? Read the latest CIO Jury and find out just how many are planning ... More...

Windows Vista and Server 2008 SP2 out Dec 2 Geekzone, New Zealand - 38 minutes ago ... will announce the availability of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers via a blog post to the Windows Team Blog, ... More...

Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic ZDNet - 9 hours ago According to a survey by NetApplications reported on Fortune’s Apple 2.0 blog, the number of people accessing the Internet via a Windows PC has dropped ... More...

Bad week for Microsoft. Browsers, OS and Boxes Computerworld, MA - 43 minutes ago Now that isn't some guy checking his blog's Google Analytics stats. It is a group of large websites that see 160 million viewers a month. ... More...

Bad News for Microsoft: Windows, IE Net Usage Dip Lower SitePoint, Australia - 5 minutes ago Though Windows Vista made gains, they were not enough to make up for losses in Internet share sustained by the Windows XP operating system. ... More...

Norton AntiVirus 2009 with Antispyware gets the job done TechRepublic, KY - 11 minutes ago When I tested Norton’s 2008 antivirus software on a Windows Vista machine, I was very impressed with its performance. I wrote my opinions, and boy, ... More...

Vista reminds us that we have a choice CNET News, CA - 3 minutes ago From there, it's but a small step to realising that they can also walk away from Windows completely, provided the alternatives offer sufficient data ... More...

i am getting MMC could not create snap-in on a windows 2003 server it's a VMware machine what could cause that? can it be fixed? thx

According to my SBS 2008 security, I have a problem with a Vista Business 32 bit Client PC. It says under virus protection for file system: The client computer WMI datastore may be corrupt. Information for Virus protection of filing system could not be collected. My AV is Sophos

The Myth of Upgrade Inevitability Is Dead Slashdot - 39 minutes ago CWmike writes "More than one in every three new PCs is downgraded from Windows Vista to Windows XP, either at the factory or by the buyer, said performance ... More...

Blog: Apple vs. Microsoft Vista: Who's Winning the Ad Battle? ARNnet, Australia - 1 hour ago Windows Vista was released to consumers in January of 2007, and Microsoft's "I'm a PC/Life Without Walls" ad campaign didn't air until September of 2008, ... More...

In this episode: Windows 7: Simple or easy?, Microsoft phone rumors, Vista Capable suit, and more... More...

On the 5th series of Sandra Gittlen, she talks about usability, compatibility and integration. In an excerpt: Businesses today rely on a wide range of disparate applications, and tying them all together is key to keeping employees productive. Many experts say IT executives are more likely to get that kind of enterprise integration and usability with Windows [...] More...

In this 4th series, Sarah writes about cost. Need I say more?In an excerpt:One of the biggest barriers to refreshing your organization’s desktops is the hardware cost. However, experts say low prices on Windows Vista-based devices make them an attractive buy versus their Apple Mac counterparts.Though Macs have a quality operating system and hardware, “Windows [...] More...

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Weekend tech reading: Revisiting ZoneAlarm for Windows Vista? Don ... TechSpot - 27 minutes ago By Julio Franco, TechSpot.com ZoneAlarm for Windows Vista? Don’t do it I wrote this post in our blog over a year ago, and unfortunately things haven't ... More...

Sandra Gittlen has a series on MAC vs Vista. In this first part she talks about Manageability and how Vista is so easy for mass deployments, configurations, support, etc.In an excerpt:Joanne Kossuth knows all too well the allure of Macs. As CIO of Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, she frequently gets pressure from faculty [...] More...