Microsoft’s Windows Live services and applications officially emerge from beta Tuesday, and the company is planning a marketing campaign for its online properties that it expects to reach an audience of 10 billion on the Web over the next two months.
Vista’s resource-sucking hardware demands are well-documented, and plenty of VARs have said they’re holding off on recommending the Vista plunge to their clients. But for those who want to stay on Windows’ bleeding (seriously, bleeding, if you give credence to all the caterwauling about problems) edge, Microsoft Developer Division legend Scott Guthrie is sharing the secrets of his superfast laptop: a minimum of 2 GB of RAM, a dual-core “or better” CPU, and the fastest possible hard drive.
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Chinese PC giant Founder Technology Group has agreed to preinstall Windows Vista on laptops and desktops, closing a loophole in an earlier deal with Microsoft that potentially exempted commercial PCs from agreements to preinstall Windows.Founder and Microsoft signed a memorandum of understanding during a visit to Beijing by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, today. The deal, which will see Founder preinstall Vista on more laptops and commercial desktops, builds on an earlier agreement to preinstall Windows on Founder’s consumer desktop line. Founder will also sell Microsoft hardware, such as mice and webcams, in 35 Chinese cities.
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Maybe some of you liked how the start menu looked at the previous Windows versions, especially the well-known Windows 98. With the new Windows Vista we can easily say that Microsoft removed the classic design but apparently the design is still present in the latest OS. In this tutorial we will explain you how you can activate the classic view of the start menu in Windows Vista.
Colasoft has released Capsa 6.6, a Windows network analyzer (also known as packet sniffer or protocol analyzer) that makes it easy to monitor network activities and troubleshoot network problems. Capsa performs real-time and 24/7 monitoring, advanced protocol analyzing, in-depth packet decoding, and automatic expert diagnosing. The latest version supports Windows Vista x64 Edition, meaning Capsa now supports all around Windows versions from Windows 2000 to Windows Vista (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Microsoft Corp. Monday said it would patch a vulnerability in third-party anti-piracy software bundled with Windows after it acknowledged that hackers are already exploiting the bug.According to the researcher who first reported the flaw, Microsoft has known of the vulnerability for at least three weeks.
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