Windows 7

Score one for Windows 7. The initial sales of the latest version of Microsoft's flagship operating system surpassed Vista's performance during its first few days on the U.S. market, according to the NPD Group.

If you have a mission-critical PC, and you think you want Windows 7 but don't want to completely redo your existing computer to find out, consider buying a new hard drive to replace the one in your current computer.

Have you been reading those blog posts about a Windows 7 hack that will allow a clean install of the OS using an upgrade disc rather than the full version? Microsoft wants you to know that while this might be possible, it is also illegal - unless you own a valid license, which many do.

Here is the very best advice for Windows XP users considering an upgrade to Windows 7: Don't do it.

In 20 days Microsoft will roll out its much-anticipated Windows 7 operating system. But that isn't the only thing the software behemoth is making available to users. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft said late Thursday that it has completed development on Windows 7 XP Mode and will also make...

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Oh boy, we're getting close, eh? The October 22nd retail launch of Windows 7 is just around the corner. But if that's too late then you can get a new system nine days early through smaller custom PC makers. Apparently, Microsoft has given the green light for smaller system builders to begin se...

Microsoft plans to backport a "ribbon" user interface feature it introduced in Windows 7 to Windows Vista, according to the company's developer Web site.

It is hard--make that impossible--to recommend that Windows XP users upgrade to Windows 7. Especially when the new OS really wants a clean installation, goodbye apps, goodbye drivers, goodbye hours of people's time. RTM or not, Win7 isn't any closer to many users' PCs, including most of m...

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Friday 10 July 2009 at 00:58:00 With the sting of Vista still fresh, Redmond has to make next Windows work On 22 October, Microsoft plans to release Windows 7, its latest operating system and the first since the 2007 launch of Windows Vista. In many wa...

Microsoft Corp will sell the standard home-user version of its new Windows 7 operating system for 8 percent less than the comparable version of its Vista system, as the global downturn hits spending on technology.

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Patches were delivered Tuesday via Windows Update and are targeted at Windows XP, and to a lesser degree Vista. Beta users of Windows 7 don't appear to have ... and more »

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Microsoft says that particular flaw does not affect the Windows 7 release candidate (RC), but does affect Windows 7 Beta. The IE 8 updates for the Windows 7 ... Microsoft issues patches, including one for IE exploitCNET News Update IE8 in Windows 7 and Patch 0-Day VulnerabilitySoftpedia

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Do you need to run XP under Windows 7? We dispel myths about 7's XP Mode. The crew also spreads some rumors about Office 2010, totally destroys a DIY laptop, muses about Star Trek, and predicts the days of free Web sites are numbered. ... Windows 7's XP Mode: Hands-on Product Reviews

We tell you whether you should install Windows 7 now, review the world's two best Bluetooth headsets, tear down a $9000 PC and dig into the week's iPhone news. Also, listener mail. New to Twitter? Follow this week's PCMag Radio team for the latest tech ...

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Not to be confused with Thom's or Eugenia's, which were different models, this review concentrates on the ZG5 version of the Acer Aspire One and how well Windows XP, Windows 7, Ubuntu 8.10, and Moblin 2 run on it, particularly in the ... Ubuntu is anything but good on the AcerOne OS News

nVidia announced the availability of device drivers for Windows 7 today. Customers running the Windows 7 beta had to access supported drivers through Windows Update, now you can download them directly by going to nVidia’s website. "Since its release last month, the Windows 7 Beta has b...

By rss@youtube.com (nickbsd) Windows 7 default installation second time logging in. I bring up the control panel to take a look at the new interface in comparison with Vista's CP. After opening the control panel and navigating to the security section I immediately wanted to review the firewall capabilities in this muc...

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By rss@youtube.com (computerreview) I had the chance to try Windows 7 on a friend's Mac with it installed (not in a partition, but as a virtual OS). Here's what I've found: It's much more stable than Vista. It seems to be a mix of XP and Vista with XP's reliability but Vista's GUI with a few simple added things. Vista's been great for pr...

By rss@youtube.com (pistonsfan247) http://giannisgx89.deviantart.com/art/Windows-7-PDC-Style-For-Vista-102269037 This video shows you how to update your windows vista to the new windows 7 free. This may work for xp but i havent tried it.

Sir Steve Ballmer has announced the availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live here at his CES keynote. The official word is this: "The beta version of Windows 7 , Microsoft's next-generation PC operating system, can . ... Good news: the next version of Microsoft's Windows OS appears to be...

By Richard M. Every review I've seen has said that Windows 7 is supposedly a lean mean Vista and XP killing machine. That the beta uses less resources than both previous operating systems. Personally I find it hard to believe that it uses less resources than ... Aero Peek is great but I'm not sure about the unif...

One of the only reviews I have seen of Windows 7 Beta which is Adobe Air, Firefox, Live Mesh, Luca Filigheddu, Office 2007, Safari, Skype, Tweetdeck, Windows Live Sync, alec saunders, chrome, google, google analytics, iTunes, ie, ... He says Windows 7 is worth downloading if you are technic...

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By Jemima Kiss It's that time of year again: MacWorld is almost wrapped up and CES will soon be upon us, with the great and the good of the technology world descending on Las Vegas for five days of dribbling, drooling and bragging about the latest software hardware, gadget geekery and with a few power spee...

By Ed Bott There’s a tendency among Media Center enthusiasts to focus on advanced features, especially those that are related to TV. As the owner of two CableCARD-equipped Vista Media Center PCs and a slew of extenders, I know I think of Media Center as strictly a high-end living-room device.

By RedJungle Microsoft to replace Live OneCare with free alternative Zune Software Updates to 3.1, Adds Games, Improves Social Features and Stability Windows 7 Touch Control Makes Media Center More Awesome Safari 3.2 Released, Bolsters Security Apple:

By Dan Emulator for Internet Explorer Mobile 6 (6:45 - 8:25)  Visual Studio 2010 Week on Channel 9 - Lots of great videos on IDE and platform features (11:27 - 12:32) Nic's pick of the week: Nic gets Windows 7 running on ASUS EeePC netbook (18:22 - end)

By juha Glenn Williams, a.k.a. Wammo, asked me say a few words about Windows 7 on his programme on Kiwi FM, so I did. Click on the Winver image below to listen to the recording, in MP3 format. (Next time, I won't call on a mobile phone, as the sound quality isn't great.)

By Gina Trapani While the next iteration of the ubiquitous Microsoft desktop operating system, Windows 7, isn't a dramatic overhaul of its predecessor Windows Vista, it does fix several sore spots and add a few welcome features. Rumor has it that Windows 7 will drop in the middle of next year, but last mon...

By securitybites@cnet.com (CNET.com) At this year's PDC and again at WinHec, Microsoft certainly talked up its new Windows Azure cloud-based services, along with Windows 7. It has also been talking about Geneva, the code name for the next version of CardSpace, the Microsoft user authentication system. One goal of Geneva is to...

Microsoft has unveiled its next generation operating system, Windows 7 - we take a first look at the pre-beta release; and the government's latest figures for online retailing cause some confusion In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind this week's big stories. Wi...

By Charles Arthur Then again, that arguably wasn't his wrongest forecast. He also said of the just-released Windows XP: "A key reason for the early success of Windows XP is its incredibly strong security -- it has literally hundreds of security improvements over Windows 98, making it the most secure Windo...

By Dan In Part 2, David Washington and Brandon Paddock show how developers can build federated search applications that enable you to easily search your organization's intranet or the Web and integrate those search results directly into Windows Explorer.

By Charles The great Larry Osterman discusses what excites him most about Windows 7's new audio features. Of course, we talk about all things audio as Larry is a 24 year veteran of Microsoft and best known as the developer who makes Windows go ding.  He's also an avid blogger.

By Tom Sullivan Daily | Tom Sullivan Windows 7 is just Vista with a fresh paint job, SAP considers selling its application hosting division, Google injects Google Apps with enterprise features, and more  LISTEN!

By Adam Pash In total, so far Windows 7 looks like a more polished, better thought out version of Vista. Some features are simply smart updates to the existing features, like: If you've got more to say, let's hear it in the comments. Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions [Gizmodo]

By Wilson Rothman For now, we should just be happy that Windows 7 appears to be on the right track. You can almost look at consumer-level Windows—that is, 95, 98, Me, XP, Vista and Win 7—like the first six Star Trek movies: They pretty reliably alternate between crap and quality. All I can say is, screw the Final...

By Brad Linder Windows 7 may be grabbing all the headlines these days, but that doesn't mean Microsoft has forgotten about Windows Vista. ZDNet reports that while Windows 7 is due out next year, Microsoft plans to release at least one major update for Windows Vista before launching Windows 7.

By Tim Nott Different tools and features for Windows, plus a look at the next version However, Microsoft has now released a Zune theme for XP. If that download doesn’t work, a web search for ‘XP Zune theme’ should deliver. For all articles on Windows click on the tag below

By Brad Linder One of the most reviled components of Windows Vista is the User Account Control menu. It pops up when you're trying to install software, configure system changes, or make other changes. Sometimes it feels like it pops up if you move your mouse the wrong way. But there's hope. No, not for Windows...

By sumeethevans@bink.nu Windows 7 is the only piece of the Windows client roadmap for which Microsoft is willing to provide a date right now. Here’s what I’d guess about the rest of the client roadmap: Update to Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack: Fall 2007 Windows Vista SP1 : November 2007 Windows XP SP3 : Late 20...

By Mary Jo Foley Now that Microsoft has provided an official ship target for Windows 7, the next major version of Windows client, it's time for some educated guess work. Windows 7 is the only piece of the Windows client roadmap for which Microsoft is willing to provide a date right now. Here's what I'd guess a...