Redmond, WA – In response to customer demands Microsoft announced that instead of patching bugs and improving features of Windows Vista in the next service pack release, they would just install XP. picked by gratheo 1 year ago tags microsoft windows vista 'downgrade' windows XP |
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Oh goody, we are the lucky ones, Vista will only be slightly better - but no faster! picked by topofall 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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. 8 comments edit related share technologyProblems such as spontaneous reboots, outright system crashes, and more. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months 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 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share technology |
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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. 17 comments edit related share technologyGet ready for Vista everywhere you look. Meh...I still use Windows 2000 at home. picked by moe 6 months ago |
Microsoft's official list of around 800 programs that you can use on Vista that will definitely work. 0 comments edit related share technologyIt will updated, say Microsoft, weekly. picked by TheStep 2 years ago |
10,000 employees worked 5 years to make Vista. Presumably they were mostly PR People and lawyers... picked by BrightonCub 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
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 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
Download the Vista Transformation pack and replicate Vista's sleek new look on your XP machine! picked by TheStep 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
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 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Steve Ballmer tells us that Vista isn't quite selling liked Microsoft had hoped. picked by TheStep 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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. 0 comments edit related share technologyMicrosoft 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 2 years ago |
Good news: a website has posted a tool to crack Windows Vista's activation process. 0 comments edit related share technologyBad news: it could take years to come up with a valid product key. picked by TheStep 2 years ago |
The demo of Vista's speech recognition technology goes a little awry... picked by BrightonCub 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Buyer beware! If you plan to dual-boot vista, be careful! Vista will invalidate your XP cd key! picked by jowe 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
Do we really need Windows Genuine Advantage? picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
It's being said the file search in Windows Vista is very fast. Even so you can still speed it up. picked by whi73rav3n 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Longhorn Reloaded - a project that aimed to finish off Microsoft's Longhorn OS (a precursor to Vista) - has received a cease-and-decist letter from Microsoft. What a surprise! picked by TheStep 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share technology |