Windows Vista Google Alerts for 06 November 2008

Relocating your Documents folder in Windows Vista
TECH.BLORGE.com – Sydney,Australia
By Todd Eastman One of the nice things about Windows Vista is the way that it allows you to directly open your Documents folder without having to know its …
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Midmarket Still Mostly Cool to Windows Vista
PC World – USA
The system requirements involved in upgrading to Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system remain a problem for many IT departments. …
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Drag race: Windows 7 vs. Vista
TechFlash – Seattle,WA,USA
By Todd Bishop on Nov 5, 2008 at 4:13 PM LOS ANGELES — Microsoft demonstrated the boot times of Windows Vista vs. the upcoming Windows 7 today at the …
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Where’s Vista?
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
But, perhaps the most shocking thing about the list is how few computers have Windows Vista installed. The top ten consist of 7 Netbooks running Windows XP, …
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Windows 7 Features Include Touch Screens, Better Device Support
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Microsoft says the successor to Windows Vista will offer improved performance in a number of key areas. By Paul McDougall Microsoft this week continued to …
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New file system ups the performance of flash drives greatly …
DailyTech – Chicago,IL,USA
According to SanDisk, the new file system and new benchmarks are "critical" to understanding and implementing solid performance in Windows Vista. …
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WinHEC: Windows 7 Bosses Push Better Hardware, More Choices
PC Magazine – USA
DeVaan started off by talking about the lessons learned through Windows Vista , specifically how important it was that the ecosystem be ready for the new OS …
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WinHEC: Microsoft promises better battery life, faster boot times …
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
By Eric Lai November 5, 2008 (Computerworld) Tackling customer complaints that the Windows Vista operating system is sluggish and power-hungry, …
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Windows 7 aims to simplify
Screen Weekly – Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Microsoft Corp is betting that its next Windows operating system will be faster and easier to use and avoid the missteps of Windows Vista that alienated …
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Windows Vista Start Menu For Windows XP – Free
By Ben
Brings the functionalities of Windows Vista start menu to Windows XP by replacing the standard start menu with ViStart. Find any files or programs of yours faster than before. Change the appearance of the start menu in Windows XP to …
Digital Corner – http://www.themisteriosos.com/

Why the Lack of Windows Vista Buzz at PDC
By Milo
During the concluded PDC, Microsoft kept pounding on Windows 7 and Windows Azure and noticeably didn’t mention Windows Vista that much except that Windows 7 is built on Vista and everything that works on Vista is going to work on …
Microsoft SharePoint & Windows… – http://www.techticles.com/

Comparing Two Windows 7 vs. Vista Comparison Articles
By Robb Topolski(Robb Topolski)
The four different compatibility labels that Microsoft designed for Windows Vista were a pain. They created confusion to such an extent that they lead to an ongoing class-action lawsuit against the company. Microsoft has taken a hint …
Robb Topolski’s Journal – http://funchords.livejournal.com/

Is Seven for Real or Just More Empty Vista Promises?
By Joe Wilcox
How creaky can be Windows Vista if the kernel and so much of the code is based on the well received and favorably reviewed Windows Server 2008? Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, which are lock-step in development, also build off …
Microsoft Watch – http://www.microsoft-watch.com/