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<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=FROZ9R9Sr2sJ&imgurl=graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/26/business/26boot.600.jpg width=80 height=44 alt="" border=1> New York Times <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> In Age of Impatience, Cutting PC Start Time New York Times, United States - 12 minutes ago Today only 35 percent of machines running the latest version of Windows, called Vista, boot in 30 seconds or less, the blog notes. ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Yahoo discontinues Vista-optimized IM program ZDNet Asia, Singapore - 28 minutes ago By Ina Fried, CNET News.com One of the first applications designed to run only on Windows Vista has been discontinued. The custom implementation of Yahoo ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Slim, Stylish and Well-Connected: Introducing the Dell Inspiron ... WELT ONLINE, Germany - 14 minutes ago 1 and only 0.92 in. thick 1 , current standard features on the Inspiron Mini 12 include: Windows Vista® Home Basic, built-in webcam, 1GB of RAM and a choice ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> The Risk of Waiting for Windows 7 Hard OCP, TX - 26 minutes ago This blog addresses the popular sentiment among XP users to skip Vista and wait for Windows 7. Definitely some interesting points made but it seemed a bit ... More...

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<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=FROZ9R9Sr2sJ&imgurl=graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/26/business/26boot.600.jpg width=80 height=44 alt="" border=1> New York Times <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> In a New Age of Impatience, Cutting PC Start Time New York Times, United States - 15 minutes ago Today only 35 percent of machines running the latest version of Windows, called Vista, boot in 30 seconds or less, the blog notes. ... More...

Help file: Vista — Is 64-bits the best bet? (Wenatchee World Online)Microsoft’s Online Unit Shows Encouraging Signs of Growth (CNN)Microsoft’s Vista Problem, by the Numbers (NYTimes)C2C Buy one Take One on SharePoint Archiving (Techticles)Tags: Microsoft, Vista, WindowsShare This More...

ZDNet has posted an impressive whitepaper on the ROI of Windows Vista early adopters which ranges between 81% - 104% for midsize organizations.In their description: Depending upon the deployment method chosen, Windows Vista ROI can be very strong–ranging from 81% to 104% for midsize organizations. With widespread application availability, the release of Service Pack [...] More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Tech Roundup: Google Jet Fighter, Vista Lags Office, Vendor ... BNET, Ca - 2 hours ago [source: New York TimesBits Blog on fighter, Android security problem] Office to spank Vista in sales — If Microsoft wants to do some defensive acquisitions ... More...

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<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=FROZ9R9Sr2sJ&imgurl=graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/26/business/26boot.600.jpg width=80 height=44 alt="" border=1> New York Times <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> In Age of Impatience, Cutting Computer Start Time New York Times, United States - 50 minutes ago Today only 35 percent of machines running the latest version of Windows, called Vista, boot in 30 seconds or less, the blog notes. ... More...

The Vista Battery Saver Utility in another application you can use to save your Windows Vista battery power. The 30 percent battery savings published for this application is in reality less than 10 percent. But that doesn’t matter, right? We have all been there, just wishing to have another minute or two to get the [...] More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Is Hyper-V on Windows Vista coming? Geekzone, New Zealand - 3 minutes ago I thought Hyper-V was only available for Windows Server 2008? You can say "Yes, but you can run Hyper-V remote administration on Windows Vista" - but why a ... More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=FROZ9R9Sr2sJ&imgurl=graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/26/business/26boot.600.jpg width=80 height=44 alt="" border=1> New York Times <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> In a New Age of Impatience, Cutting Computer Start Time New York Times, United States - 5 minutes ago Today only 35 percent of machines running the latest version of Windows, called Vista, boot in 30 seconds or less, the blog notes. ... More...

If you have enabled User Access Control (UAC) an authentication confirmation pops-up whenever a program is launched. You can however, prevent it from asking a confirmation by creating a task scheduler that runs the program at startup.Below are the steps:1. Click on the Start menu2. Type “Task Scheduler”. The image below appears:3. Run “Task Scheduler” [...] More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> What to Expect From Windows ... InternetNews.com - 32 minutes ago It's built on the Vista kernel and device driver, so existing device drivers will work on it. Thus far, through their numerous blog posts, the Windows 7 ... Next week: All PDC, all the time ZDNet LiveSide Live from PDC! (we hope) LiveSide all 13 news articles More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Next week: Full coverage from PDC Seattle Post Intelligencer - 48 minutes ago Look here for full coverage of news coming from the event, including details on Windows 7, the successor to Microsoft's Vista operating system, ... Other locals Seattle Post Intelligencer all 102 news articles More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> What to Expect From Windows 7 InternetNews.com - 1 hour ago It's built on the Vista kernel and device driver, so existing device drivers will work on it. Thus far, through their numerous blog posts, the Windows 7 ... Next week: All PDC, all the time ZDNet LiveSide Live from PDC! (we hope) LiveSide all 11 news articles More...

The circle is now complete: I've uploaded the final top-level Activity Center, for Mobility, which focuses on mobile computing and hardware! More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft: Expect Vista SP2 in the first half of 2009 ZDNet - 5 minutes ago There are a few additional SP2 details in today’s Springboard blog post by Windows Client IT Pro Director Celine Allee. From her post: More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=41JWwWHH4r4J&imgurl=www.dbtechno.com/images/Microsoft_windows_critical_flaw.jpg width=80 height=78 alt="" border=1> dBTechno <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft Bug: Patch Now, Patch Fast CRN, NY - 47 minutes ago However, the bug was given the less severe rating of "important" for Windows Vista and Server 2008. Security experts maintain that the exploit code has ... Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch For Windows Vulnerability InformationWeek Microsoft issues "critical" security update Seattle Post Intelligencer Microsoft to rush out emergency Windows patch New York Times eFluxMedia - TechNewsWorld all 182 news articles More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> CNET News Daily Podcast: Windows XP comes to the OLPC XO CNET News, CA - 32 minutes ago He writes a daily blog about industry happenings and also contributes to the CNET News Daily Debrief. Leslie Katz is senior editor of CNET News' Crave blog, ... More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to Support "Emerging Standards" Gizmodo.com - 12 minutes ago And we'd agree with Microsoft that no one should wait for SP2 if they want to take Vista for a test drive. [Windows Vista Blog] By Mark Wilson. More...

<img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=h59ai47tl7wJ&imgurl=news.cnet.com/i/bto/20081024/070215_vista_upsdowns.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1> CNET News <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Vista SP2 beta due next week CNET News, CA - 30 minutes ago The next update to Windows Vista will enter beta testing next week, bringing with it support for Blu-ray drives, among other enhancements. In a blog posting ... Info Starting to Flow on Windows Vista SP2 Gotta Be Mobile Microsoft Sets the Stage for Windows 7 PC World WinInfo Short Takes: Week of October 27, 2008 Windows IT Pro ZDNet Blogs - ZDNet UK all 33 news articles More...

<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> Microsoft to release Vista SP2 beta to more testers next week ZDNet Blogs - 8 minutes ago ... final SP2 in today’s blog posting. The company also said to expect SP2 to: Add the ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista. ... More...