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Microsoft re-org as Kevin Johnson departs
guardian.co.uk - UK
In the weeks ahead, we’ll launch a campaign to address any lingering doubts our customers may have about Windows Vista. And later this year, …
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PC with Windows XP can shift to Ubuntu
Baltimore Sun - United States
What speed and memory would I need to have Windows Vista work properly for those uses, or should I stick with XP? I think 2 gigabytes and any of the modern …
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SanDisk won’t specify Vista SSD problems, but is ‘working with …
BetaNews - USA
By Jacqueline Emigh, BetaNews Amid complaints that Windows Vista is hurting the development of solid state drives, SanDisk now says it is working with …
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 sees the light of day
TechRepublic - Louisville,KY,USA
Additionally, Power Pack 1 includes the following major updates: 64-bit Windows Vista support. I run Windows Vista x64 at home, so this is a very welcome …
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Survey: Vista Adoption Weakens, as IT Pros Eye Apple
Redmond Channel Partner - Irvine,CA,USA
by Kurt Mackie A KACE-sponsored survey on Windows Vista adoption represents more bad news for Microsoft’s flagship operating system, even as Microsoft …
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SanDisk Blames Windows Vista for Low Performance of Solid State …
X-bit Labs - Los Angeles,CA,USA
According to chief exec of SanDisk, the world’s largest maker of flash-based products, Windows Vista is to blame for that as it is not optimized for SSDs. …
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Survey predicts upgrade disaster for Windows Vista
TG Daily - USA
By Wolfgang Gruener Mountain View (CA) – Microsoft painted a rosy picture of increasing Windows Vista demand during its most recent quarter conference call, …
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New Zealand gets Windows Vista ahead of the world
WindowsBeta.Net - USA
Retail stores in New Zealand initiated the worldwide launch of Microsoft Windows Vista. Due to New Zealand’s time zone position, local users have access to …
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Microsoft Prepping Vista Ad Campaign
Windows IT Pro - Loveland,CO,USA
A year and a half after it first started selling Windows Vista, Microsoft is prepping a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at dispensing lingering …
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Jumpstart Your Windows Vista Migration with Enteo Client Lifecycle …
PC Pro - London,UK
According to Microsoft "Windows Vista helps ensure that your company’s PCs are more secure, reliable, and low-cost to deploy and manage. …
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Google Blogs Alert for: windows vista

Troubleshooting Encryption In Vista Part II
By Diana Huggins
Windows Vista Ultimate w/ SP1 (Full Product); Windows Vista Ultimate w/SP1 (Upgrade, PC); Windows Vista Home Premium (Upgrade); Windows Vista Home Premium (Full Product); Windows Vista Ultimate (Full Product); Windows Vista Home Premium …
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Windows Vista - More Faster and Secure as Ever
By pinoyconsole
Before the Windows Vista release for public consumption I already use some of the graphical feature that makes Vista a cool OS. If you know Stardock Central apps you may find Vista interface is just an upgrade of XP with built-in …
Pinoy Console - http://www.pinoyconsole.com

Switching from Apple Mac OS X to Windows Vista ?
By Jim Talkington
Can a photographer find happiness switching from Apple’s Mac OS X to Windows Vista? This photographer is going to find out in a controlled experiment. Yes, at Daylight Photo we still have our eight Mac machines up and running and that’s …
pro photo life - http://prophotolife.com

NV3 Suite Theme - Free Download
By MyVistaThemes.com
This one takes the cake. Are you still using Windows XP? If you are then visit our FAQ page to download our XP Theme Patcher. If you’re using Windows Vista, you don’t need the Theme Patcher. Title: NV3 Suite Author: invaderjohn …
Vista Themes - Free Windows Vista Themes - http://www.myvistathemes.com

Bugtraq: RE: Windows Vista Power Management & Local Security Policy
RE: Windows Vista Power Management & Local Security Policy.
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Google News Alert for: windows vista

Windows Vista License Sales Top 180 Million
Redmond Channel Partner - Irvine,CA,USA
For all Brooks’ talk about Microsoft drawing a "line in the sand" for critics of Vista to cross, there were no fruits of the new $300 million ad campaign on …
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DirectX 11 will work on Windows Vista, and will also be compatible …
Custom PC - London,England,UK
Satchell also clarified that the next version of DirectX won’t require an operating system upgrade to Windows 7 either, and will work with Windows Vista, …
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Next Generation SSDs Delayed Due To Vista
Slashdot - USA
"Speaking during SanDisk’s second-quarter earnings conference call, Chairman and [CEO] Eli Harari said that Windows Vista will present a special challenge …
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Microsoft speaks on Games for Windows Live changes
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
The final, commercial release will be available for both the next version of Windows and for Windows Vista at the time that the next version of Windows …
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Glimpse of big Vista campaign? Microsoft says no
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The big tech sites are abuzz today with news of a Windows Vista promotion spotted on Microsoft.com by Ed Bott, the eagle-eyed Windows author and blogger. …
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Opinion: Take another look at Vista
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
Reading this coverage, you might get the impression that Windows Vista’s predicament is unique among the various versions of Windows. …
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Microsoft Tries to Polish Vista
New York Times - United States
I imagine the statement would have to go something like this: Windows Vista isn’t really as bad as they say. Honest. Please don’t be mad at us. …
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Microsoft’s “flat Earth” ad falls flat for me
ZDNet - USA
For example: Meanwhile, a series of independent speed tests found that Windows Vista with SP1 performed comparably to Windows XP SP2. Why doesn’t it win? …
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Microsoft fights back, but does it have enough ammo?
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
Microsoft’s VP of Windows Vista consumer marketing said recently. "Well, we’ve woken up, and it’s time to take our message forward. …
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SanDisk CEO blames its SSD performance woes on Windows Vista
DailyTech - Chicago,IL,USA
Despite the hype surrounding the promising technology, SanDisk is placing blame on Windows Vista for not providing enough of a speed boost when using SSDs. …
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Google Blogs Alert for: windows vista

Manage Favorite Links In Windows Vista
By Martin
Windows Vista users may be surprised to know that they actually have two different versions of the places bar in Windows Explorer. The places bar provides access to several links on the system, for example to the desktop and the My …
gHacks technology news - http://www.ghacks.net

Troubleshooting Encryption In Vista Part I
By Diana Huggins
Windows Vista Ultimate w/ SP1 (Full Product); Windows Vista Ultimate w/SP1 (Upgrade, PC); Windows Vista Home Premium (Upgrade); Windows Vista Home Premium (Full Product); Windows Vista Ultimate (Full Product); Windows Vista Home Premium …
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Games for Windows - LIVE Now FREE!
By Brandon LeBlanc
I wrote about Halo 2 on Windows Vista here last May. Another tidbit that Kevin revealed (and has certainly perked my interest!) is that they have announced that his fall they will be delivering a brand new marketplace for Games for …
Windows Vista Team Blog - http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/default.aspx

Hidden Feature : Windows Vista Easter Egg!
By noreply@blogger.com (aren)
The default boot screen of Windows Vista is a black screen containing just a progress bar and the text “Microsoft Corporation”. Those of you who are tired of this boring default look of the Windows Vista Boot Screen, can enable the …
ArenLabs - http://www.arenlabs.com/

Features removed from Windows Vista that were in XP
While Windows Vista contains many new features, a number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of Windows XP are no longer present or changed, resulting in the removal of certain functionality. The following is a list of …
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