Windows Vista Google Alerts for 05 May 2009

Microsoft May Cut Deeper into Workforce
Channel Insider – New York,NY,USA
The sluggishness of Windows Vista, the beleaguered and much maligned operating system, is prompting enterprises to wait for Windows 7 to upgrade from the …
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Top 10 reasons I like Windows 7
InfoWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
Windows Vista let you perform saved searches and create virtual folders in Explorer. However, Windows 7 libraries also let you write to these saved searches …
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Windows 7 RC: To Run or Not to Run?
TechNewsWorld – Sherman Oaks,CA,USA
These problems also occurred with Windows Vista when it was first introduced. Many third-party vendors of accessories, such as printers, had not rewritten …
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Windows 7 RC Stress Testing Begins
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Today, 99% of the drivers available for Windows Vista SP1 are already available for Windows 7, and up to this point, 94% of the PCs running Windows 7 Beta …
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Microsoft: Vista Will Live on Until at Least 2011
Tom’s Hardware Guide – Culver City,CA,USA
"We have not made any final end-of-sales decisions for Windows Vista," she said in an e-mail. At the same time she pointed out that Microsoft’s policy is to …
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Windows Vista End of Life Plans Revealed
DailyTech – Chicago,IL,USA
Microsoft has aired its plans for the Vista phase-out and they offer little in the way of surprises. When it comes down to Windows Vista, its useful to …
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Microsoft starts next job cuts, hints at more
Electronista – Santa Clara,CA,USA
Other cuts are believed triggered by continued resistance to Windows Vista by businesses and some home users, neither of whom are likely to consider …
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Morning Xtra: ‘Transformers’ Nikes, More 50 Cent Video Games …
Switched – New York,NY,USA
[From: Joystiq] Computerworld is reporting that, contrary to reports, Microsoft will not be ditching Windows Vista with the release of Windows 7. …
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IE8 Gets New Functionality in Windows 7 RC
Softpedia – Bucharest,Romania
By Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor The evolution of Internet Explorer 8 did not stop with the release to web in mid-March 2009 for Windows Vista, …
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Shuttleworth Says Ubuntu Can’t Just Be Windows
Slashdot – USA
David Gerard writes "Wine (the Windows not-an-emulator for Unix) runs Windows applications more often than not. (Certainly more often than Vista does. …
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Microsoft Windows Vista to Remain on Sale Till 2011 – X-bit labs
By [email protected] (Anton Shilov)
s Windows Vista operating system (OS) does not have the best reputation among recent versions of Windows. Nevertheless, it will remain on sale for over a year after the release of next-generation Windows 7. …
X-bit labs – http://www.xbitlabs.com/

Microsoft Windows Vista – Installing Service Pack #2 ~ The Blade …
By Ron Schenone
As I mentioned last week, Microsoft has made available to TechNet and MSDN members the final release of their Service Pack #2 for Windows Vista. Last Sunday afternoon I installed SP2 on my primary laptop which runs the Home Premium …
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP – http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/

Earth rotation with Adobe AE to Windows Vista DreamScene By …
By Live-Vista
I made new background video for Windows Vista DreamScene and thought that i share my idea….
Windows Opration System – http://live-vista.com/

Windows Vista Parental Controls: Keeping Kids Safe Online
By SteveMallard
Looking for free parental control software? If you’re using Windows Vista, you already have it! The Vista parental controls enable you to restrict the websites your children can visit, obtain reports of their online activity and more.
Computer Security – http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security.aspx

Windows Easy Transfer Improvements | Windows 7 News
By Martin
In the case of Windows 7 it would mean to be able to move data from Windows XP or Windows Vista systems to Windows 7. This can be very handy for users who cannot (or do not) want to upgrade their old operating system to Windows 7. …
Windows 7 News – http://windows7news.com/

Microsoft may soon drop Vista – UPI.com
US software giant Microsoft Corp. may stop selling its Windows Vista operating system as soon as an upgraded version is available, a company manager said.

Release Notes
This edition of the Release Notes for Windows Vista includes information about ….. are not meant to be supported by the NVIDIA driver for Windows Vista. …

Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview Program
Installation: You can install the Windows 7 RC on a PC running Windows Vista without backing up the PC—but we encourage you to make a backup for safe …