Users of the new operating system say the upgrading process is buggy. But once the kinks are worked out, customers are liking Windows 7 a lot more than Vista
Microsoft launched Windows 7 in late October to much fanfare. But, just like with previous Windows upgrades, complaints about bugs have already started rolling in.
A whopping 31% [...]
While Windows 7 boasts important refinements, including better memory usage, full 64-bit support, simplified wireless networking, touch-screen support, and Windows XP Mode for application compatibility, the release complicates IT consulting efforts. This is good and bad.
It’s good because the new release (and the countless and inevitable issues that arise with a new OS) will result [...]
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-043 – Critical
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957638)
Published: August 11, 2009 | Updated: October 27, 2009
Version: 2.0
General Information
Executive Summary
This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components that could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page. [...]
Best Buy is locked and loaded for the Windows 7 launch.
And I don’t use the phrase “locked and loaded” figuratively. “Locked” in that all the new Windows 7 machines are locked down behind cages. And “loaded” in that all the cages are full. (See photos.)
I visited a Best Buy Friday night in Southern California where [...]
Microsoft plans to offer a substantial discount for college students who want to pick up a copy of Windows 7.
Starting October 1–and for a limited time–those in the U.K. will be able to preorder Windows 7 for 30 British pounds, according to a Microsoft Web site. In a Twitter posting, Microsoft said that U.S. college [...]
At this point, most users are pretty comfortable with the basic keyboard shortcuts used in popular Microsoft programs like Word and Excel; most know how to copy, paste, and undo without having to mouse over to the Edit menu. But when it comes to working with Windows Explorer windows or folders, “common knowledge” becomes a [...]
A security researcher has said there is a zero-day vulnerability affecting Windows 7 and Vista.
The flaw in Windows 7 could allow an attack which would cause a critical system error, or “blue screen of death,” according to researcher Laurent Gaffie.
Gaffie wrote in his blog that the flaw lies in a Server Message Block 2 (SMB2) [...]
Microsoft promised that by purchasing the pricey Ultimate edition of Vista users would get all kinds of extras.
However, for many, those extras turned out to be little more than a few screensavers and a poker game, prompting some significant grousing.
Now, that frustration has turned to anger after Microsoft offered its pre-order program for Windows 7. [...]
If you are thinking of buying a Windows Vista PC in the next day or so, you might want to hold off just a bit longer.
Microsoft has said that it will have a program whereby Vista PC buyers will be able to get a free copy of Windows 7, but only if they purchase after [...]
If you have been toying with the idea of cutting your users over to Vista as part of a PC refresh, you may want to hold that thought. In less than a year, Windows 7 will likely be available.
The word on the blogosphere is that Windows 7 should be released to manufacturing in October 2009 [...]
