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Windows XP Gets Reprieve, Yet Again
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
By Paul McDougall Windows XP is proving harder to kill than a Halloween vampire. With businesses having all but shunned Windows Vista, Microsoft has decided …
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Vista is alive and kicking
InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USA
Rather than appreciating the extension, some people have chosen to mock Microsoft and call for the curtain to close on Windows Vista once and for all. …
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Windows XP gets yet another reprieve
Heise Online - Hannover,Germany
The move, which reflects the continued popularity of Windows XP and continued resistance to Windows Vista, means that users buying certain Windows Vista …
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Forget the damn netbooks. Can “Windows” replace Windows?
ZDNet - USA
If Windows Vista’s “success” is any indication, I have my doubts if the next version of “Windows” can replace Windows, let alone Linux. …
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Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?
ZDNet - USA
Windows XP is going to be popular for a long, long time, whereas Windows 2000 has almost vanished. Windows Vista was version 6.0, with a new major version …
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Windows Vista outlook gets cloudy
GCN.com - Washington,DC,USA
A blog posting Monday from ZDNet’s TechRepublic editor, Jason Hiner, suggesting that IT departments are ignoring Windows Vista, stirred up fresh debate on …
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Vista Following the Footsteps of Windows ME
Tom’s Hardware Guide - Culver City,CA,USA
It appears that Windows Vista is following in the footsteps of Windows ME closely. Not many people like it, including Microsoft. Some key indicators are out …
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Windows Vista as an upgrade was Microsoft’s biggest failure
By Abhishek Nandakumar
To start, there are too many editions of Windows Vista: Home Basic to the Ultimate edition. The result, too difficult a choice to make. For most users, Windows Vista Home Basic would not look any more than a modified version of Windows …
xAbhishek.com - http://xabhishek.com

Making the case for Windows Vista
I have been rolling out some new Dell Optiplex 755 systems for the past 4 weeks at a Government Agency and the procurement includes both Windows Vista Business and XP Professional media. The systems are preloaded with XP because they …
Teching It Easy: Windows Vista & 7 - http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/

Windows Vista Configuration Files
By Computer Techno(Computer Techno)
In Windows 3.1, the System.ini file in C:\Windows listed all the Windows device and subsystem drivers to be loaded at startup. In Windows Vista the vast majority of the driver information is in the Registry, but System.ini still …
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Animated Wallpapers: September ‘08 Edition
Don’t forget the GUI Champs ‘08 starts this month, and .dreams are one of the categories. You can get more info at www.guichamps.com. To use .dreams (animated wallpaper) you need to have Windows Vista and Stardock DeskScapes installed. …
Windows Vista Magazine | Home - http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/US/

Windows Vista Suckage to be Replaced With Windows7
Adrants - Groton,MA,USA
We haven’t even recovered form the debacle that was Microsoft Vista and now we have to anticipate the release of Windows 7? Yes,. …
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Survey: Windows v/s Linux
CIOL - Bangalore,Karnataka,India
On the other hand, Windows Vista brand loyalty isn’t very promising. 22 percent of its existing users said they’re likely to continue using it, …
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AppDeploy Founder Bob Kelly Co-Authors the ‘Bible’ on Windows …
MarketWatch - USA
The book, titled "Deploying and Administering Windows Vista Bible," provides critical information for administrators and is packed with over 500 pages of …
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Windows Vista Woes or helping my Grandson with homework
ZDNet - USA
So, I did what anyone else would do including, sending curses to the folks who designed the user interface and security protection for Windows Vista and …
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AppDeploy Founder Bob Kelly Co-Authors the ‘Bible’ on Windows …
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The book, titled “Deploying and Administering Windows Vista Bible,” provides critical information for administrators and is packed with over 500 pages of …
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Widgets-gadgets-applications - Telegraph
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Users with Windows XP or older models won’t be able to download the widgets directly onto their desktops but those with Windows Vista or Mac OS X will be …
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XP to Vista: How to transfer your data
CNET.com.au - Australia
Windows Easy Transfer is a program included for free in Windows Vista which automates the process of moving files from Windows XP to your new computer. …
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How to setup a wired and/or wireless home network in Windows Vista
TECH.BLORGE.com - Sydney,Australia
It’s now time to run the wizard in Windows Vista that will finish up the configuration for you. Open “Set Up a Wireless Router or Access Point” by clicking …
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Before Windows 7 heaven comes an XP extension
iTWire - Australia
And with downgrade rights for Windows Vista Business and Ultimate Editions, Microsoft can continue selling Vista licenses while allowing companies to deploy …
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Create a stream-lined Vista install
Atomic - Australia
By Logan Booker Ever since the release of Windows Vista at the start of this year, we’ve been dealing with one inevitable truth: The OS upgrade is coming. …
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Windows Vista Shadow Copy
By wesleytjohnson
It works in conjunction with Windows System Restore to allow users to easily recover files they have accidentally deleted. It works absolutely wonderfully but, sadly, it is only available in Windows Vista Business and Ultimate. …
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Google Desktop Search vs Windows Vista Search
By CJ(CJ)
Comparing Google’s Desktop search with Windows Vista desktop search. Accessing the Google Desktop search is easy, the fastest way is probably by pressing twice on Ctrl or just F3 as it seems like it’ll replace Vista’s search hot-key. …
Developing with Google Desktop,… - http://desktopapi.blogspot.com/

Is Windows Vista Really a Failure?
By David Risley
vista fail Few can argue that Windows Vista, at the very least, didn’t really go the way Microsoft would have wanted. The initial release of of Vista was fraught with problems and the public perception hasn’t recovered since. …
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Microsoft Windows Vista Page Fault Handling Denial of Service
A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Windows Vista, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
F-Secure Vulnerability Descriptions - http://www.f-secure.com