By: Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor (Softpedia)
Microsoft already confirmed that Windows 7 will have Windows Vista as its foundation. Like it or not, Windows 7 will be nothing more than an evolution of the current Windows client. According to the little details the Redmond company did manage to make public, the Vista architecture will survive [...]
Microsoft has updated Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and made new English-language installation packages available for download as of June 23, 2008.
Designed to integrate with Windows Server 2003 SP1, SP2 and R2 (x86, x64 and Itanium-based) along with Windows XP SP2 (both the 32-bit and 64-bit editions) and SP3 (only [...]
The Windows XP era ends June 30 and soon hardware vendors will be shipping you all Vista all the time (in most cases).
The save XP effort failed. The whining should cease. And now it’s time for Vista to sink or swim.
Ina Fried has a good overview of where Windows XP will stand with PC manufacturers. [...]
TweakVI description
Tweak hundreds of hidden features of Windows Vista, optimize your machine and customize it to your needs
TweakVI is the first software designed to both tweak and optimize Windows Vista.
Tweak hundreds of hidden features of Windows Vista, optimize your machine and customize it to your needs with TweakVI.
The main application of TweakVI together with many [...]
Microsoft readies patches
Microsoft readies patches for critical vulnerabilities affecting its Windows client and server operating systems, as well as components that ship by default with the platform. The Redmond company is wrapping up no
less than seven security bulletins for an unspecified number of vulnerabilities impacting even Windows Vista and Windows XP, updated with Service Pack [...]
Microsoft has made available for download a new version of the Windows Installer Redistributable package on June 2, 2008. Designed for Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and Windows XP, the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable can be installed even on the latest service packs for the client platforms from the Redmond company, namely [...]
Print directory folders, dump dopey Balloon Tips, save ornery files. Plus: I debunk a bogus performance trick.
Had enough of Windows’ shenanigans? I’ll show you how to print elegant folder lists, dispatch Balloon Tips and annoying icon wizards, and copy files that won’t copy. Plus, I debunk a performance hoax that’s making the rounds on the [...]
Undoubtedly, the recent events focused on the next iteration of the Windows platform qualify these past days as the week of Windows 7. Make no mistake about it, even though the Redmond company started communicating Windows 7, it failed to diverge in any way from its official policy of keeping the world in the dark [...]
The saviour that was meant to be, Vista Service Pack 1, isn’t. In some cases it’s actually a performance decrease for an operating system already grinding up-to-date PCs to a halt. XP fans (for the most part) are happily using Service Pack 3, and Windows 7 (formerly known as Blackcomb) is barking at the gates [...]
XdN Tweaker is a free tweaking program for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista.
It sets itself apart from the other tweak programs though by not being filled with options, settings, and “tweaks” that are actually normal options and menu settings of other programs. It tries to fill the gaps that other tweak programs [...]