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Q&A: Downgrading to Windows XP (Still?)

By Christopher Null - Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:19PM EST

Q&A: Downgrading to Windows XP (Still?) Reader Pam asks: I have Windows Vista 64 bit running on my computer right now and I was wondering if I could run Windows XP on it instead. ... Read More

Report: Windows 7 security feature is useless It was perhaps the worst thing about Windows Vista: User Account Control, which created incessant and constant pop-ups every time you did just about anything, blanking the screen briefly, then coming back on, dimmed, asking, "Are you sure you want to Read More

Hands on with Windows 7. Should you upgrade?

By Christopher Null - Posted Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:50PM EDT

Hands on with Windows 7. Should you upgrade? Let me be frank. I don't know if I like Windows 7 because it's genuinely good or because it simply looks so good in comparison to Windows Vista. I also don't know if that matters. ... Read More

Microsoft unleashes biggest security update ever today The problem with having three operating systems on the market simultaneously? They all keep having to be maintained and updated with security patches. ... Read More

Ballmer finally confesses: Vista sucks

By Christopher Null - Posted Wed Oct 7, 2009 12:02PM EDT

Ballmer finally confesses: Vista sucks What were we thinking!?That's the essence of Read More

HP and Dell beg for Word ruling to be overturned Please, please, please don't block the sale of Microsoft Word.That's the Read More

Windows 7 upgraders: Set aside your weekend

By Christopher Null - Posted Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:17PM EDT

Windows 7 upgraders: Set aside your weekend Looking forward to Windows 7's October release? If you're planning on upgrading your system yourself (rather than buying a new computer), you might go ahead now and block out some time. ... Read More

Windows 7 web browsers: Faster than Vista, slower than XP Extensive testing by the blogging crew at BetaNews is offering some insight into how Windows 7 will perform when it hits the real world. ... Read More

Windows 7 pre-sales are huge

By Christopher Null - Posted Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:27PM EDT

Windows 7 pre-sales are huge While businesses may be planning to skip Windows 7, individual consumers look like they're lining up in droves to snap up the OS, which recently ended its pre-order sales period here in the U.S. ... Read More

Survey: 6 in 10 companies to skip Windows 7

By Christopher Null - Posted Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:30AM EDT

Survey: 6 in 10 companies to skip Windows 7 Good buzz and reviews can only get you so far, it seems: In a survey performed by systems management consulting group ScriptLogic, Read More

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