Windows Vista

News about Windows Vista

Article | 13/04/2012 Opinion: Microsoft, instead of turning the lights off on XP, make it open source
To state the obvious,, Microsoft is hugely important economically and culturally, and as Peter Parker (AKA Spiderman) was told by his grandfather: "Wi...
Article | 31/12/2010 Calif. woman sues Microsoft over XP downgrades -- again
Rerun of lawsuit tossed by federal judge last February
Article | 4/12/2010 Windows Explorer explained: Easier file selection
People who don't work with files on a regular basis have a devil of a time remembering the keyboard shortcut for selecting multiple files. (You hold d...
Article | 16/10/2010 Give Windows 7 (or XP) a Vista-like sidebar
One of the things I miss about Windows Vista -- okay, the only thing I miss about Vista -- is the Sidebar. Much as I applaud Microsoft's decision to l...
Article | 10/05/2010 Microsoft to end support for Windows 2000, XP SP2 on July 13
Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years. That time will soon be up for Windows 2000 (desk...

Tutorials about Windows Vista

Article | 5/02/2011 Prepare your PC for future data disasters
Reformatting and restoring a PC is not fun--in the way spending 2 hours in the dentist's chair is not fun. You have to back up all your data (and pray...
Article | 14/10/2009 Turn your TV into an entertainment center
I'm a big fan of Microsoft's Windows Media Center, which is built into Vista and Windows 7.
Article | 9/10/2009 Create a music playlist in Windows Media Center
One of my longstanding complaints with Windows Media Center (which for the most part I love) is its lack of support for playlists.
Article | 23/06/2009 How to get Windows 7 features on a Vista or XP system
Vista received well-deserved criticism for bringing few noteworthy new features in its train when it arrived to take over from Windows XP. In contrast...
Article | 23/06/2009 How to get Windows 7's look and feel on a Vista or XP machine
Much of the excitement about Windows 7 relates to an assortment of user-interface improvements: a little eye candy here, a few window-management tweak...

Features about Windows Vista

Article | 7/10/2009 Windows attack code out, but not being used
It has been a week since hackers released software that could be used to attack a flaw in Windows Vista and Server 2008, but Microsoft and security co...
Article | 23/07/2009 Windows 7 RTM: Is it really better than Vista?
With the appearance of Windows 7's Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build, Microsoft may be hoping that it can finally dismiss Windows Vista as an unsuc...
Article | 1/07/2009 A year after Windows XP's death, users keep it alive
A year ago today, Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, no longer selling new copies in most venues. The June 30 kill date for XP followed a six-mo...
Article | 2/06/2009 Windows 7 public previews slow Vista's growth, says metrics firm
Windows Vista's market share growth has slowed since Microsoft released public versions of Vista's successor, Windows 7, according to data published t...
Article | 8/12/2008 Vista SP2: six things you need to know
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 has been released as a public beta version.