Windows Vista A to Z

Top 10 Vista hacks
Itching to make Windows Vista behave the way you want it to, not the way Microsoft does? Try these fun and useful tweaks.

How to prevent Windows Vista's 'green ribbon of death'
Successor to the well-known Windows blue screen of death, the 'green ribbon of death' crashes Vista when the progress bar freezes an Explorer window. Here's why it happens and how to make it stop.

Giving up on Vista? Here's how to downgrade to XP
For some PC users, what's old is new. They've tried Windows Vista, don't want or need it, and they're ready to turn back the OS clock and reinstall XP. Here's how to do it.

The ultimate tweaker's guide to Windows
Our tips, tricks and hacks will let you customize Windows XP and Vista in a multitude of ways.

Teach XP and Vista to play nice on networks
Vista has some nice networking features, but it takes some manual tweaking to get a mixed Vista/XP network to work properly. Here's how.

Upgrading to Vista: The gotchas and the good news
Microsoft's new operating system is saddled with problems that may dissuade would-be upgraders. If you do decide to upgrade, though, it's easier than ever before. Here's the smart way.

Hands On: The essential Vista upgrade guide
Can't wait to get your hands on Windows Vista? We'll help you decide which upgrade path to take and walk you through multiple methods of installation.

OS Smackdown: Linux vs. Mac OS X vs. Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
Forget market share -- which desktop operating system is truly the best? Four experts defend their OS of choice in an opinionated free-for-all.

Hands-on Vista SP1: Better but slower?
The final version of Vista SP1 kills the Kill Switch and adds many under-the-hood improvements -- but on at least one system, file copying is actually slower.

A hard look at Windows Vista
Five years in the making, Windows Vista has reached its final form at last. It's an ambitious release, from an ambitious company.

Visual tour: 20 reasons why Windows Vista will be your next OS
After writing "20 Things You Won't Like About Windows Vista," Scot Finnie admits that there are still plenty of reasons to recommend Microsoft's next-generation operating system.

Vista may still have its day -- just like XP (eventually) did
All of the griping about Windows Vista and the instant nostalgia for Windows XP obscures the fact that XP also was slow to catch on with users -- perhaps even slower than Vista has been.

The verdict on Vista
Despite the synergies between Windows Server 2008 and Vista, the new server OS doesn't seem to be changing many minds about its desktop counterpart. Here's where eight IT executives stand on Vista.

Developers explain why they're avoiding Vista
11 out of 12 programmers surveyed don't devote time to writing Windows Vista-specific apps.

Windows is 'collapsing,' Gartner analysts warn
"Evolve or die" was the message from two Gartner analysts who said the operating system needs radical changes.

• Microsoft e-mails show 'Vista Capable' changes helped Intel
  
• Judge may soon spill more Microsoft secrets
  
• Microsoft: 'Vista Capable' lawyers trying to hijack Windows Update
  
• Microsoft fights Ballmer testimony in 'Vista Capable' suit
  
• Judge makes 'Vista Capable' lawsuit a class-action affair
  
• Microsoft accused of using deceptive marketing to tout Vista
  

• Forrester: Windows Vista rejected like 'new Coke' by enterprises
  
• Microsoft offers free Vista-to-XP downgrade help
  
• Vista Ultimate buyers fume over missing Extras
  
• Nine burning questions about how Vista is really doing
  

• Pirates prefer Windows XP over Vista, says Microsoft
  
• How Internet criminals will evade Vista's safeguards
  
• How the ANI bug got baked into Vista: Microsoft explains
  

• Massive Microsoft WGA meltdown fingers legit Vista and XP owners as pirates
  
• Vista and more: Piecing together Microsoft's DRM puzzle
  

Windows 7 in-depth review and video: This time Microsoft gets it right
In his hands-on review of the Windows 7 pre-beta, Preston Gralla decides that Microsoft's upcoming OS shows great promise.

Ballmer: Windows 7 is Vista, just 'a lot better'
Microsoft's Windows 7 will be like Windows Vista, but more so, CEO Steve Ballmer said at a conference as he defended the first two years of Vista and claimed that its successor will be a major release.

FAQ: What we know about Windows 7
What, exactly, do we know about Windows 7, the successor to Vista? Microsoft's playing it close to the vest (and maybe a little fast and loose with certain adjectives), but Gregg Keizer has the details.

Will Microsoft deliver Windows 7 next year?
Recent hints suggest Microsoft might release the next version of its operating system, Windows 7, earlier than the expected 2010 date, suggesting that the company may also want to cut its losses on Vista.

Beyond Vista: Microsoft hopes to dominate the Web 2.0 enterprise
Will Redmond be ready for a software-as-a-service world?

• Has twenty-five years improved Windows? -- Preston Gralla
  
• Microsoft "caved" in to Intel in Vista "Junk PC" scheme -- Preston Gralla
  
• Ballmer says skip Vista -- Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
  
• Why good people make bad OS choices -- Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
  
• Has Microsoft given up on Vista? -- Preston Gralla
  
• Vista R.I.P. -- Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
  
• Vista? At this rate, nobody will be using it -- IT Blogwatch
  
• Reconsidering Vista -- Robert L. Mitchell
  
• While Windows sleeps -- Mike Elgan
  
• Five reasons why Vista beats Mac OS X Preston Gralla
  

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