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Article | 8/05/2010 Windows 7 SP1 means end of XP downgrade rights
The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday.
Article | 26/10/2006 Competitors bicker over Vista's security features
The Vista Kernal Patch Protection feature, known as PatchGuard, is intended by Microsoft to prevent modifying system structures for purpose of interce...
Article | 11/11/2009 Windows 7 early adoption rate outpaces Vista's
Windows 7 has broken the 4% market share barrier in less than three weeks, a mark that took Windows Vista five months to reach, a Web metrics company ...
Article | 8/08/2009 Windows 7: the good, the bad, and the unknown
For most people who are considering moving to Windows 7, October 22 is D-Day. On that date Microsoft's newest operating system lands on store shelves,...
Article | 24/07/2009 Dear Vista: it's time to part ways
Vista, I have to tell you something, and I thought it would be easier to say in a letter. Microsoft's newest operating system is on its way; Windows 7...

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Article | 11/04/2009 Turning off disk defragmenter may solve a sluggish PC
For the last couple months I've been troubleshooting a vexing problem on my new quad-core HP desktop: Roughly once per week, the machine would start r...
Article | 14/04/2009 Turning off disk defragmenter may solve a sluggish PC (Part 2)
When we last left our intrepid blogger (way back on Friday), he'd pointed the finger at Vista's Disk Defragmenter and cried, "J'accuse!"
Article | 27/01/2009 Add Windows 7-Style Icons to Vista
As most Windows watchers know by now, Windows 7 brings a handful of interface tweaks to the table, starting with large, eye-pleasing program icons tha...
Article | 3/11/2008 Turn your Vista notebook into a Wi-Fi hotspot
One thing you should know about me: I'm no fan of Windows Vista. Some things about it just annoy me to death, like the unnecessary overhaul of certain...