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• Opinion: Microsoft, instead of turning the lights off on XP, make it open source

  By Mark Gibbs | 13 April, 2012 05:34

  To state the obvious,, Microsoft is hugely important economically and culturally, and as Peter Parker (AKA Spiderman) was told by his grandfather: "With great power comes great responsibility." (Actually Voltaire said it first but he said it in French so that doesn't count.)

• Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to release 6 patches, 1 critical

  By Colin Neagle | 09 March, 2012 08:31

  Microsoft announced today that next week's Patch Tuesday will be the lightest of 2012, with six security bulletins and just one rated critical.

• Calif. woman sues Microsoft over XP downgrades -- again

  By Gregg Keizer | 31 December, 2010 10:12

  Rerun of lawsuit tossed by federal judge last February

• Windows Explorer explained: Easier file selection

  By Rick Broida | 04 December, 2010 02:29

  People who don't work with files on a regular basis have a devil of a time remembering the keyboard shortcut for selecting multiple files. (You hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each individual file.)

• Give Windows 7 (or XP) a Vista-like sidebar

  By Rick Broida | 16 October, 2010 05:55

  One of the things I miss about Windows Vista -- okay, the only thing I miss about Vista -- is the Sidebar. Much as I applaud Microsoft's decision to liberate its desktop gadgets, to make it so you can position them anywhere you like, did it have to be at the expense of the Sidebar itself?

• Microsoft to end support for Windows 2000, XP SP2 on July 13

  By J. Peter Bruzzese | 10 May, 2010 21:03

  Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years. That time will soon be up for Windows 2000 (desktop and server) and Windows XP SP2: July 13 is the last day that extended support will be available.

• Microsoft survived Vista, says analyst

  By Gregg Keizer | 24 April, 2010 06:14

  Microsoft weathered the storm of Windows Vista, 2007's often-abused operating system, an analyst said today after reviewing the company latest earnings.

• Computer Troubleshooters: Windows 7 a good choice for SMBs

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 03 December, 2009 12:27

  Windows 7 seems to have eluded the bad taste Vista left and won customers over, according to a new survey.

• Windows attack code out, but not being used

  By Robert McMillan | 07 October, 2009 07:21

  It has been a week since hackers released software that could be used to attack a flaw in Windows Vista and Server 2008, but Microsoft and security companies say that criminals haven't done much with the attack.

• Windows 7 RTM: Is it really better than Vista?

  By Frank J. Ohlhorst | 23 July, 2009 06:59

  With the appearance of Windows 7's Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build, Microsoft may be hoping that it can finally dismiss Windows Vista as an unsuccessful experiment that paved the way for something better.

• A year after Windows XP's death, users keep it alive

  By Galen Gruman | 01 July, 2009 05:43

  A year ago today, Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, no longer selling new copies in most venues. The June 30 kill date for XP followed a six-month outcry from users about Windows Vista, with demands that Microsoft keep XP available alongside Vista for the many users who were frustrated by ease-of-use, compatibility, and retraining issues.

• Windows 7 public previews slow Vista's growth, says metrics firm

  By Gregg Keizer | 02 June, 2009 07:59

  Windows Vista's market share growth has slowed since Microsoft released public versions of Vista's successor, Windows 7, according to data published today by Web metrics company Net Applications.

• How to run a legal copy of Vista for 120 days without activation

  By Gregg Keizer | 16 February, 2007 10:36

  Microsoft's Windows Vista can be used for as long as 120 days without agreeing to its product activation antipiracy software, the company confirmed Friday. That's four times longer than the 30 days the company has widely used as the maximum time span the operating system can be used before it shuts down.

• If Windows is a dead end, what's next?

  By Galen Gruman | 05 November, 2008 09:02

  The writing is on the wall. Despite a major push to sell the much-maligned Windows Vista, customers aren't buying. Nearly two years after Vista's release, Windows XP remains the standard desktop OS in business, and Microsoft has extended its availability three times (currently to August 2009) due to customer demand. Microsoft itself forecasts just 2 percent growth in Vista sales in early 2009, after lackluster sales in 2008. And that's after forcing customers to buy Vista to get XP "downgrades."

• Managing in mixed environments

  By John Fontana | 28 October, 2008 10:34

  A look at some of the tools that can help you manage mixed Linux/Windows environments

• The challenge of managing mixed virtualized Linux, Windows networks

  By John Fontana | 28 October, 2008 08:14

  The sprawl of management consoles, the proliferation of data they provide and the rising use of virtualization are adding challenges to corporations looking to more effectively manage mixed Linux, Windows and cloud environments.