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Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'

April 11, 2008 7:01 PM PDT

By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager.

Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs

March 25, 2008 12:14 PM PDT

Software giant says it will give free support until March 18, 2009, to those experiencing difficulty installing Service Pack 1.
(By Suzanne Tindal of ZDNet Australia)

Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green

March 5, 2008 5:00 PM PST

At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption.

Microsoft COO downplays Vista update problems

March 5, 2008 1:14 AM PST

The software giant's chief operating officer says he is pleased with SP1's progress, despite it breaking some third-party programs.

Week in review: Windows woes

February 29, 2008 7:00 PM PST

The EU slaps Microsoft with a record penalty, but will a Vista price cut help pay the fine? Also: Pakistan hijacks YouTube, and game publishers square off for market domination.

Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs

February 21, 2008 6:46 PM PST

List of applications affected by service pack installation include Trend Micro's Internet Security 2008 and the Times Reader.

Microsoft pulls Vista SP1 update

February 21, 2008 1:03 AM PST

The company retracts a prerequisite update for downloading Vista Service Pack 1 after some customers complain of problems.

Week in review: Teaming up against Google

February 2, 2008 2:20 AM PST

Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary.

Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista

January 17, 2008 3:04 PM PST

Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows.

Near-final Vista SP1 goes public

January 14, 2008 1:41 PM PST

A Service Pack 1 near-final "release candidate" can now be downloaded, despite initially being restricted to 15,000 beta testers.

Gates: Curtain call for crystal ball

January 7, 2008 7:35 PM PST

In what could be his final CES keynote for a while, Gates shows off gadgets and touts deal with NBC to jointly run Olympic site.
Photos: Gates' last call?
Video: Gates' keynote at CES

Year in review: Microsoft tries to find its 'wow'

December 19, 2007 3:19 PM PST

Company finally gets Vista out the door. It also spends a bundle on acquisitions and looks ahead to the "computing cloud."

Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista

December 7, 2007 4:21 PM PST

Companies planning to wait for successor Windows 7 may face support issues and a rushed migration, research firm warns.

Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft

November 28, 2007 10:55 PM PST

Company marketing manager among those unclear about what "Vista capable" means, say lawyers pursuing class action suit.

Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test

November 27, 2007 2:26 PM PST

Vista with the beta Service Pack 1 fails to keep pace with its predecessor in a series of productivity tasks using the Office 2007 software.

Parents the winner in Leopard, Vista showdown

November 20, 2007 5:42 PM PST

Microsoft and Apple have significantly improved the parental controls of their operating systems, assuming people know how to use them.
Images: Controlling kids' surfing via OS

Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugs

November 16, 2007 6:51 PM PST

Microsoft and Apple release dueling OS updates, while Oracle looks to the past and future. Also: Going green in the garage.

The balance sheet on Windows Vista

October 29, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

The OS is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.

U.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista sales

October 18, 2007 6:54 PM PDT

DSG International profits drop for first half of year, partly due to slow Vista-related hardware sales at its PC World stores.

The XP alternative for Vista PCs

September 21, 2007 10:53 PM PDT

Microsoft is quietly telling PC makers they can offer a Windows XP "downgrade" to customers buying systems preloaded with Vista.
Image: Lenovo's XP 'downgrade' program