Microsoft Security Vulnerability in IE Video ActiveX Control

Microsoft issued a security advisory Tuesday, July 7, regarding a security hole in its Video ActiveX control in Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer users on the Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 operating systems are vulnerable to the security loophole, which can allow...

Dell let's you choose: Windows XP or Vista on your new order

For months now, well basically once Vista launched, every Dell desktop and notebook computer you order came with Windows Vista as the operating system. Now you have an option. If you want, Dell will set your...

Windows Vista SP1 Now An Automatic Download

"Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) on Thursday released the first major update for its Windows Vista operating system to its automated download service, meaning that Vista users could receive the update by default as early...

Will Microsoft do a Millenium(Me) on Windows VISTA?

I happened to get a copy of Long Horn Beta when I was still in college in 2003; it was supposed to have evolved into Windows VISTA. I installed and ran for few days; it was very different feel from Windows XP....

Windows Vista For Gaming

I keep trying to switch to Windows Vista, a little, I suppose, like a dog trying desperately to comply with someone's confusing and at times outright confounding hand signals. It's not just the fact that I can't...

XP Reprieve: Microsoft Gives OEMs Five More Months

"Microsoft is extending the time it will allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and retail outlets to sell PCs with Windows XP as customers continue to balk on upgrading to Windows Vista. Microsoft had planned to stop selling XP through OEMs and retailers on Jan. 31,...

Windows Vista fixes leaked to Internet early

Hopefully all thing will be better in Vista and soon it might be comparable in speed with the elder Windows XP."Microsoft’s upcoming Performance and Compatibility packs for Windows Vista have been leaked to the...

Lawsuit spotlights Vista's hefty hardware needs

"If you bought a Windows Vista Capable PC late last year and want to move up to the Home Premium version of the Vista operating system, you may already need a hardware upgrade. A lawsuit filed last week against...

Why 20 Million Windows Vista Licenses Are Not Enough

"Microsoft triumphantly announced yesterday that Windows Vista has sold 20 million copies in just one month, since the launch of the consumer version. To be more exact, the figure above is valid for the period...

Microsoft: Vista Intro Outsold XP

"Sales of Vista during the first month that the newest Windows operating system was available to consumers were more than double the sales that Windows XP racked up in twice the time, Microsoft Corp....

Windows Vista

O Windows Vista lançado pela Microsoft tem diversas mudanças a nível de funcionalidades, bem como é claro uma nova interface gráfica. A aposta da Microsoft no Windows Vista passou por melhorar a criação...

Security better, but needs work, Gates says

"In his swan song to an annual gathering of 15,000 computer security experts here Tuesday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said the software giant has made giant strides in security. But he acknowledged that threats from malicious computer code and the proliferation of devices...

Microsoft profit expected to fall in pre-Vista lull

"Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) is expected to post its second decline in net profit in the last three quarters this week in the lull before a profit boost from new Windows and Office software debuting this...

Vista's coming, so how should PC users handle it?

"It is the countdown to Microsoft's most important product launch in at least five years and Microsoft has sky-high hopes. It expects Windows Vista to be its most successful PC operating system yet. But the sheer...

Microsoft accused of trying to buy bloggers

"A Microsoft stunt handing out brand spanking new laptops with Windows Vista to selected bloggers has backfired with claims that Microsoft tried to "buy" bloggers. At least six bloggers each received a sleek,...

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