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Windows Vista upgrade FAQ

No matter how much is written about Windows Vista, people still seem hungry for more information, and the most commonly asked questions all seem to revolve around upgrading an existing PC to Windows Vista from a previous version of Windows. To help those planning on making the leap, Ive...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Aero UI, graphics, system requirement, video card

Blog posts 2007-03-20

Just how much extra system resources does Vista Aero UI take?

Whenever anyone mentions the Windows Vista operating system, someone is bound to bring up the fact that Windows Vista is slow and takes up to much in the way of system resources and that is needs some sort of supercomputer to run.  This is plainly untrue and the people who are saying this...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Aero UI

Blog posts 2006-09-29

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Microsoft to share some details on IE 9 at PDC show this week

Tabs that dont hang and,1. HTML 5 standards compliance ahead of Chrome and FF2. Better plugins3. CSS 3 compliance4. FASTER!Trying to develop for IE8 is still a pain!Addon supportFor things like AdBlock Plus.Also, an x64 version of silverlight.Grow upso do not read this blog - OK? Prefer Firefox but...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8, Mozilla Firefox, IE 9, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Take the productivity benefits of Snap, Shake, and Peek seriously

In this edition of the Windows Vista and 7 Report, Greg Shultz examines the management of multiple open windows in the Windows operating system over the years. He then focuses on the windows management solutions offered by the new Aero UI features: Snap, Shake, and Peek.

Tags: Greg Shultz, Snap, Benefit, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-11-11

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6

Oh bother. Does this mean Firefox 3.5 is buggy and insecure?Having used Firefox since 0.6 I find 3.5 to be one of the less stable versions. I hope that they get the bugs out for 3.6.3 things this version must have or it may fall too far behind1. SELinux/AppArmor...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Firefox 3.6, beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 - Strengths and weaknesses

Nice articleIts nice to see a balanced article like this. I consider myself an OS agnostic user as I used Windows for years and tried a Linux Desktop OS like Ubuntu a few times and only recently (last 2 years) has Ubuntu taken over as my primary OS.One of the...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, default theme, task bar, Ubuntu, Linux, Microsoft Windows, software, hardware, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years

In other words...This only confirms what we have been saying for sometime now.Desktop Linux lags behinds Windows And Mac for these facts alone, but the biggest one is mainstream application software compatibility which so far, were you to look at system requirements would only support Windows and Mac... There are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

My top three Windows 7 annoyances ... and some fixes!

I totaly disagreeYou sound like you're going through menopause!Where's the additional toolbars?One of the things that bugs the crap about me with Windows 7 is the lack of additional toolbars. When I reload a PC first thing I do is drag the "My computer" icon to the top of...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, computer, PC

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XP

Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XPWhy are results for XP missing from multimedia tests?are we just supposed to take it on your word? Well, here at zdnet, no one does benchmarks like Mr. Adrian. I wonder why did he not repeat a usability benchmark for RTM like he did...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 RTM, Vista XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

(Gallery: Firefox 4 preview plays with tabs, lights)

(Gallery: Firefox 4 preview plays with tabs, lights)No it doesn't...The tabs look kinda like Chrome, but IMO, the rest of Firefox 4.0 looks more like IE7. Not that it really matters. Either way, I'm sure it outperforms IE on almost every level.Interesting screenshots,but aside from a new and more...

Tags: Firefox 4, Gallery, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Why Windows 7 should be free

Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!

What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!Y'know, I disagreeI understand Adrian's need to attract eyeballs and taking a deflationist view of Win7 in a world of gushing praise will no doubt help attract a lot of hits. HOWEVER, I think the wrong questions were asked.Instead of judging...

Tags: Operating systems, Well XP, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

The problem with XP ...

The problem with XP ...it works good enough...simple really.RE: The problem with XP ...I was a Windows 2000 geek from time it hit beta in late 1998 clear through the release of XP SP2, because I hated XP initially... precisely for the reasons you describe in the article.SP2 finally convinced...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Win 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?

Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?So there goes the "familiarity" argument.And if people have to change, they may as well make the jump to Linux instead of the jump to Win7.They'll save a lot of time and money that way, and get lots of free support.And they...

Tags: Operating systems, Application servers, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)

Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)Only 5 languages? Get the SP2 for ALL LANGUAGES from eMuleed2k://|file|mu_windows_vista_sp2_x86_cd_x15-39755.iso|499329024|EF3439826F02B84E26AE34405C5A8969|h=333KDXF2LVWXW2I3VDKW57MB7VDLFUCP|/SHA1: 91FB7F33B838D0378647F49E35850622BABED4BF RE: Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)I thought Windows7 was the next service pack for Vista ;-)RE: Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP2, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Intel's next-gen Atom platform - Pine Trail

Intel's next-gen Atom platform - Pine TrailOk, but what kind of gfx can we expect?I'm hoping that they have something that will at least do HD video with high bitrates. The GMA X4500HD works fine for that, but the GMA 950 and 500 are just terrible.It'd be nice if...

Tags: NVidia Corp., graphics, GPU, Pine Trail, CPU, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Windows 7 build 7077

Windows 7 build 7077Wake Me When RC1 Is ReleasedHo-hum.Looks like...KDE to me. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery eh.What does the RC smell like?!Does the RC smell like bubble gum and roses or pixie dust and happy thoughts?RE: Windows 7 build 7077AKH,, 1 paragraph and a couple pics is...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Imitation, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Build, Windows 7 build 7077, Microsoft Windows, KDE

Discussion threads 2009-04-10

YOUR first thoughts on Windows 7 Beta 1

YOUR first thoughts on Windows 7 Beta 1Windows 7 too cool!The performance indeed improved a lot! The UI is simpler and easier to use but I haven't get use to it. The installation is very easy and yada yada yada... It's better than XP and of course, the loser, Vista.Overall...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Printers, upgrade process, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 Beta

Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 BetaI guess...all my hardware and software did not get the memo that is not suppose to work with Windows 7.Yet another clueless 'tard heard from..[b]Yes, a company needs to spend money on this because it will not work with other MS software requiring you to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows 7, WINDOWS 7 BETA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, software

Discussion threads 2009-01-10