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Worm Risk Spurs Critical Microsoft Patch
PC World - USA
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 have mitigating factors that reduce the risk from "critical" to "important," as rated by Microsoft. …
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Parallels 4, Windows Virtualization For Mac, Goes Perpendicular
The Nillabyte Perspective - USA
Parallels Desktop allows Mac users to virtually run Windows Vista or Windows XP side-by-side Mac OS X. This new version of the award-winning Parallels …
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Unmasked by Counting Threads?
OS News - USA
The article in question is titled "Windows 7 Unmasked", and in it, author Randall C. Kennedy tries to prove that Windows 7 is Windows Vista. …
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Is Windows 7 M3 Build 6801 Really "Vista R2?"
Maximum PC - San Francisco,CA,USA
Just as consumer-focused as Vista…Just as confusing as Vista… Bottom line: So far, Windows 7 looks and behaves almost exactly like Windows Vista. …
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Continuing coverage: Microsoft Windows 7
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
Tackling customer complaints that the Windows Vista operating system is sluggish and power-hungry, Microsoft Corp. today promised that Vista’s successor, …
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Windows 7: It’s not you, it’s us. Really.
InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USA
Was Windows Vista an ideal operating system? Not a chance. But without the constant bashing on the part of major technology and business journalists, …
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Windows 7’s biggest threat: Journalists
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
When Microsoft finally releases its follow-up to Windows Vista and it’s time for the business and technology journalists (yes, bloggers are included in that …
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AeroSnap brings a touch of Windows 7 functionality to Vista
HEXUS - London,UK
… first already on offer is AeroSnap, a small application developed by Christian "edgi" S that adds Windows 7’s snap-to functionality to Windows Vista. …
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Windows 7 and netbooks: Separating fact from speculation
ZDNet - USA
With Windows Vista, for example, Microsoft and the OEMs were in cahoots to find a way to get users to buy “premium” PCs running “premium” releases of …
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Getting a feel for Windows 7
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
As many people have noted, Windows 7 is a lot like Windows Vista. But by adding multitouch abilities, Microsoft is hoping to create an operating system that …
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Windows Vista - Windows Sidebar - Display Stock Updates
Add a Gadget to the Windows Vista Sidebar to view stock prices. Curious to know how well your stocks are doing (or.. ahem.. otherwise) and would like such information directly available on the Desktop? You can add a Stocks Gadget to the …
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Get three future Windows 7 features for Vista today
By Kevin C. Tofel
Two hacks have already surfaced for Windows Vista that add new features from Windows 7, and I expect we’ll see more over the next year. Paul Thurrott points out this hack trio so you can one or both of the following to your Vista …
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Make Vista Look Like Windows 7
By manan
Check out this article on how to take ownership of files in Vista. Please take a back up of the actual file before replacing it. Start->Run->msconfig and in the Boot tab and select “Microsoft Windows Vista” entry and enable “No GUI …
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Quadro Release 178 WHQL for Windows Vista 64bit
Version: 178.46 Release Date: November 11, 2008 Operating System: Windows Vista 64-bit File Size: 88.0 MB.
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