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Microsoft couldn’t keep the date of Windows 7 Release Candidate secret and now the date of the actual product availability has been let slip by the managing director of ACER when he was discussing the launch of a new PC. Is it poor security or is everyone just anxious to see the back of Vista?

Microsoft have announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for both Vista and Server 2008 . The main benefits that Vista SP2 brings are faster searches, it will support Bluetooth 2.1, easier WiFi connection and provides the ability to record Blu-Ray within Vista. Microsoft also...

If you have some application software that is incompatible with Vista (and there is quite a bit out there), then there is some hope that Windows 7 will let you get on with your work. The new Windows 7 OS will, if you go through a number of hoops and hurdles, let you operate XP compatible software within...

Microsoft is urging users to download the KB958644 Security update , to help stop the spread of Conficker. According to the BBC today, the worm uses a weakness in the autoplay function in Vista and early versions of Windows 7 beta to load from infected USB sticks and other removable drivers. The worm...

When Steve Ballmer announced that Windows 7 beta was available when he opened the Consumer Electronics Show in last Vegas on Thursday, a little did he know that once again Microsoft was about to stumble over a brick of its own making. Despite the fact that Windows 7 is an evolution of Vista , such was...

A report for Microsoft shows the software sector will be badly hit in 2009. “The challenging economic conditions we all face mean that it’s never been more important to address the pressures confronting the UK software sector.” Gordon Frazer, the Managing Director of Microsoft UK said when unveiling...