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Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista…
ZDNet - USA
One part of the booth rides shotgun with a research note (from Gartner of course) making sure you “understand the risks of skipping Windows Vista. …
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Ballmer: It’s OK to wait for Windows 7
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
Some companies are planning to skip Windows Vista, and that’s OK, according to Steve Ballmer. But Microsoft’s CEO hopes that those companies come back for …
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Vista Service Pack 2 Will Most Likely Come Out Before Windows 7
Maximum PC - San Francisco,CA,USA
"Microsoft is working on a second Windows Vista Service Pack (Windows Vista SP2) and will share more details in the coming months," a Vista spokesperson …
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Update on Updates in ‘Vista Capable’ case
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
(Plaintiffs are alleging that Microsoft knowingly misled consumers by allowing PC makers to put "Windows Vista Capable" stickers on PCs that could run only …
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Microsoft sneaks Vista SP2 out to manufacturers
PC Pro - London,UK
Currently, the product release notes and related information about Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2 are not available," explains the article. …
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Platform: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista
PC Authority Business Centre - McMahons Point,NSW,Australia
Note that Task Coach is available for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and other operating systems, although the download here is for the Windows version.
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Novosoft Releases Certified for Windows Vista Backup Software
Newswire Today (press release) - London,UK
Novosoft, an international software development and IT-consulting company, announced the release of the new Windows Vista-certified version of Handy Backup, …
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Microsoft keeps ‘Windows 7′ name for next client OS
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
Nash said "aspirational" monikers such as Windows XP or Windows Vista did not seem to do justice to "what we are trying to achieve, which is to stay firmly …
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Make Vista Great, Part 3: Improve Performance
PC Magazine - USA
… XP standards on sufficient hardware. by David A. Karp Of all Windows Vista shortcomings, poor performance and instability are the least forgivable. …
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Microsoft defends "Windows 7" moniker
National Business Review - Auckland,New Zealand
Yesterday, the company announced that Windows Vista’s successor, code-named Windows 7 (and due for alpha release on October 27) will be called . …
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Windows Vista SP2 will be available before Windows 7
By Brad Linder
Windows 7 may be grabbing all the headlines these days, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft has forgotten about Windows Vista. ZDNet reports that while Windows 7 is due out next year, Microsoft plans to release at least one major update for …
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CyTRAP Labs quicktip - checking your Windows Vista firewall settings
By Urs E. Gattiker, Ph.D.
PS. don’t shut off your Windows Vista firewall until you have installed a third-party firewall AND rebooted your PC to activate and make the new firewall run. So wait until next week when we tell you what works best for us and likely …
CyTRAP Labs - Wincurity - smarter… - http://blog.casescontact.org

Windows 7??? Sounds Good!!
By staff
Windows 7 seems disconnected with the damaged Vista brand and it’s not likely to be haunted by the negative preconceived notions that surrounded Vista. Unless Apple is able to trash Windows 7 in the same way as it did with Windows Vista …
Vista On Video - http://www.vistaonvideo.com

Microsoft To Deliver Vista SP2 Before Windows 7
By Martin
On October 2 Microsoft created a placeholder on the Microsoft Help and Support website that mentioned the two upcoming service packs Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2. No additional information was …
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October 21, 2008 - Windows Vista Demo Workshop
This workshop will introduce participants to the new features and user interface of Windows Vista, the newest Microsoft operating system. Improvements, changes, tips and tricks will be demonstrated using a typical work environment …
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