*or not - depends on your preference.

Less than two years after the launch of Vista, Windows 7 was announced by Microsoft today. At the moment it looks a lot like what Vista would have been if it were finished when it was released, and what it should have become at SP1.

Here's a bluffer's guide if you want to know the essential details of the next OS from MS. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Oh goody, we are the lucky ones, Vista will only be slightly better - but no faster! picked by topofall 2 years ago

Microsoft officials obviously believe Windows Vista is ready, given that it is set to release it to manufacturing within weeks, if not days. But what do some of its toughest testers think? picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Within hours of its release, Microsoft's Service Pack 3 for Windows XP began drawing hundreds of complaints from users who claim the update is wreaking havoc on their PCs.

Problems such as spontaneous reboots, outright system crashes, and more. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Brajeshwar, a popular Adobe Geek and Macromedia Flash guru has uploaded on Flickr many beautiful, high-resolution and free Microsoft Windows Vista wallpapers. picked by mo0nrider 3 years ago

As we get ever closer to the official release of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, we have to ask ourselves what comes next—or is this the end? I think it is the end, for a lot of reasons. picked by goofie 3 years ago

On June 30th, Micro$oft will pull Windows XP from store shelves. A bunch of people are kidding themselves that teh Gatesman will listen to their online petition.

Get ready for Vista everywhere you look.

Meh...I still use Windows 2000 at home. picked by moe 2 years ago

Microsoft's official list of around 800 programs that you can use on Vista that will definitely work.

It will updated, say Microsoft, weekly. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

10,000 employees worked 5 years to make Vista. Presumably they were mostly PR People and lawyers... picked by BrightonCub 3 years ago

Microsoft has launched an effort to double its user base to 2 billion by 2015, offering students in developing countries entry level versions of Windows and Office for next to nothing. It's also an effort to keep users in poorer nations hooked on Windows and away from Linux. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Download the Vista Transformation pack and replicate Vista's sleek new look on your XP machine! picked by TheStep 3 years ago

In an effort to fight piracy, Microsoft Vista will, it's not validated within a specified time, lock down all of its functions except web browsing and the machine will automatically kick you out after an hour. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

When you install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, Microsoft installs a firefox extension. You are not notified that this will happen, nor are you given an option to install or not install. Not only that but the uninstall button is disabled. The only way to uninstall the extension is via registry hacks. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

ONE OF THE FIRST games released to be played only under Microsoft's Windows Vista, has been cracked to play on a legacy operating system known as Windows XP. picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Steve Ballmer tells us that Vista isn't quite selling liked Microsoft had hoped. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

After 18 years Microsoft have finally pulled the plug on Windows 3.x - the first truly popular incarnation of Windows that included the seemingly ubiquitous 3.11.

Without it it's unlikely that the daily experience we have of computers now would be the same, so Windows 3.x, we salute you picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Anti-virus market is estimated today to be around 3.9-4 billion dollars per year and is estimated to reach around 5.5 billion dollars by 2008-2009.

Microsoft promised that Windows Vista will be the most advanced and secure operating system they have ever built in a decade. But does that mean that Windows Vista the Death of Antivirus Producers? picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Good news: a website has posted a tool to crack Windows Vista's activation process.
Bad news: it could take years to come up with a valid product key. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

The demo of Vista's speech recognition technology goes a little awry... picked by BrightonCub 3 years ago

Buyer beware! If you plan to dual-boot vista, be careful! Vista will invalidate your XP cd key! picked by jowe 3 years ago