Windows Vista Google Alerts for 23 October 2008

Microsoft rushes out emergency Windows security fix
Register – London,England,UK
By contrast, for the exploit to work on Windows Vista and Windows 2008, only an authenticated user with access to the target network can carry out the …
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Microsoft issuing emergency Windows fix
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Microsoft is rating the emergency fix to Windows Vista as ‘Important.’ (Mary Altaffer/Associated Press) Microsoft Corp. is issuing an emergency patch for …
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Why I (still) curse Vista from time to time
InfoWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
In summary: Windows Vista = Maximum Overdrive for your PC. It’s got a mind of its own, and sometimes the only way to pacify all that "evil alien energy" is …
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Five reasons why skipping Windows Vista could backfire
InfoWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
By Shane O’Neill, CIO.com Is Windows Vista really skippable? As organizations weigh what to do with Windows XP OS upgrades, the thought of leapfrogging the …
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Microsoft starts another Windows 7 blog
ZDNet – USA
From the post: “(T)his blog is part of an effort to highlight Windows 7 development story, a story that for some reason got lost with Windows Vista. …
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Microsoft rushes out emergency Windows update
Register – London,England,UK
… as critical for users of Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 and the less severe rating of "important" for users of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. …
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Platform: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista
PC Authority Business Centre – McMahons Point,NSW,Australia
FinePrint works with any printer, any standard Windows application and any type of document. The new FinePrint v6 contains a number of new features …
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Microsoft Sets the Stage for Windows 7
PC World – USA
Next week, Microsoft will unveil an early version of the successor to its much-maligned Windows Vista operating system-and all indications are that it will …
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Microsoft to rush out emergency Windows patch
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
The flaw is considered to be a less serious risk for users of the Windows Vista and Server 2008 operating systems Microsoft said in an advisory on the issue …
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Office, Vista getting new service packs
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
It will confirm that there is a Service Pack 2 for Vista, but that’s about it. "Microsoft is working on a second service pack for Windows Vista (Windows …
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Download the Application Compatibility List for Windows Vista
By TechBlog
The Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet containing software applications which have earned the status of “Certified for Windows Vista”, “Works with Windows Vista” via the …
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Microsoft Security Bulletin for October
By Milo
… high-priority updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly security updates. Please see the section, Other Information. The Microsoft security bulletin is found here. Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows. Share This.
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What Happens When Windows 7 Ends Up 2 Years Delayed?
By Milo
Steve Ballmer hinted that the base code of Windows 7 is Windows Vista and should be a lot better. Nonetheless, this does not guarantee the stability of Windows 7 right after release and enterprise organizations skipping Windows Vista …
Windows Vista Weblog – http://www.windowsvistaweblog.com/

Vista Office – Tracking Windows Vista and Office 2007
“[I]t’s Windows Vista, a lot better,” said Ballmer during a Q&A session hosted by Gartner analysts at the research firm’s annual Symposium ITxpo in Orlando, …