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1. Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn

   (Software/Software Features)

   ...  "My upgrade failed in last step. And now it is in continuous loop," wrote Manjigani in a post on Microsoft's official forum. "I let it run overnight hoping that it will fix itself, but no luck. I really ...

2. Moving to Windows 7 will be "inevitable" - report

   (Software/Software Features)

   Windows 7 is not a major architectural shift but "builds on the plumbing changes Microsoft made in Windows Vista," according to a report from a market analyst.Windows 7 is not a major architectural ...

3. Snow Leopard tops Amazon’s sales charts

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... 10.5.6 Leopard, sells for $100 and ranks 22nd on the listing. Interest for Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system seems to have subsided after the initial promotion phase ended. The Premium upgrade is ...

4. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... often get bonuses and rewards as if they had successfully executed. I believe the Windows Vista mess was mainly caused by Microsoft’s behavior. Similar behavior effectively killed a long line of companies ...

5. Windows 7 flying off virtual retail shelves, Vista not so much

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... Vista barely makes the top 100, which, of course, is not so surprising. Information Week’s Paul McDougall noticed Microsoft’s continued success of Windows 7 pre-sales first this morning. At least if we ...

6. Vista SP2 ready to roll - almost

   (Software/Software Features)

   Microsoft has published links for downloading the standalone installers for Vista Service Pack 2. Both 32 and 64 bit versions are available. The patch contains improvements in performance, wifi connectivity, ...

7. Microsoft: Spam level now at 97%

   (Security/Security Features)

   It seems that Bill Gates’ 2004 prediction that there would be no spam anymore within a couple of years was wrong. According to Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report, the number of spam messages ...

8. Microsoft patches critical image file flaw

   (Security/Security Features)

   Microsoft has released its March security update, including one “critical” and two “important” patches. There is also a new version of the company’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). Redmond ...

9. Microsoft to issue three security updates next week

   (Security/Security Features)

   It’s the time of the month again – Microsoft software users will get three important security updates next week and receive an updated Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). Mark your calendars for ...

10. Windows Vista SP2 RC live now

    (Software/Software Features)

    One more opportunity to patch Vista: Microsoft released a near-final version of the second service pack for Windows Vista. If you don’t want to wait until the final version will be available sometime ...

11. Windows Vista SP2 release candidate coming next week

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    Microsoft has officially announced the Release Candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 2. Microsoft's TechNet will have the second Vista Service Pack (Vista SP2) available to the public next week, though ...

12. Microsoft: Service Pack blocker tool expiring for Vista/XP

    (Software/Software Features)

      Late last Thursday, Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc wrote in the Windows Team Blog that Vista and XP3 will soon lose their Service Pack blocker tool. This means that there will not be a hard feature keeping ...

13. Microsoft to roll out Vista SP2 beta to more users

    (Software/Software Features)

      Microsoft today said that it is quickly widening the availability of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 beta to testers. MSDN and TechNet subscribers have access to the software ...

14. Malware on PCs on the rise, but there is good news as well

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

      Microsoft released another edition of its Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (MSIR), one of the most comprehensive reports on current global malware trends. Microsoft’s analysts point out ...

15. The Windows 7 GUI from a Linux user's perspective

    (Software/Software Features)

    Today, hard core Linux users were able to view for the first time some of nifty GUI features in Microsoft's next generation desktop operation system - Windows 7. Due out in Q3 2009, Windows 7 shows us ...

16. Microsoft aims for clouds with Azure's programming model

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    Opinion: This morning in a public webcast, Microsoft announced its upcoming Windows Azure tier-based operating system. Designed to take enterprise-level server systems where they could not previously ...

17. Windows Vista SP2 beta due next week

    (Software/Software Features)

      Microsoft will be focusing on promoting Windows 7 next week, but there will also be news around Vista: The second Service Pack (SP2) will be released to a greater, but still “small group Technology ...

18. Microsoft releases critical out-of-band patch for MS08-067

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    For only the second time in two years, Microsoft has released a critical patch to the Windows operating system before the normally scheduled monthly patch release cycle. Today's release is a level 200 ...

19. Microsoft black screening XP users all over China

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Microsoft has come under significant criticism in China following the scheduled release of a new version of their Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) tool this past Monday. Making good on an August warning, ...

20. Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates to star in anti-Apple ads

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

      If we didn’t know that Bill Gates will dedicate much of his future time to his charity, we would say that he could be enjoying his retirement from Microsoft as a part time actor, showcasing the ...

21. Windows 7 = Vista SE?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... expectations even further, as Microsoft’s recently updated server roadmap indicates that there will not be a Windows 7 server, suggesting that Windows 7 indeed will not be what Microsoft would call ...

22. Leaked memo offers a peek inside Steve Ballmer's head

    (Software/Software Features)

    The Microsoft CEO has Apple, Yahoo and Google in his sights and will deliver a $300 million ad campaign to address any lingering doubts about Vista. He will try to copy-cat Apple's vertically integrated approach; ...

23. Microsoft deals Office Service Pack for Mac

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    Microsoft has unveiled its first Service Pack for the Mac version of Office 2008, adding new features and security enhancements to the Apple-specific release of the productivity software suite.  ...

24. Office 2007 SP1 to be released to automatic update in mid-June

    (Software/Software Features)

      Microsoft continues its practice to announce Office service packs that are scheduled to become available via Microsoft Update automatic distribution at least 30 days in advance. SP1 for Office ...

25. Microsoft releases anti-anti-activation patch for Vista

    (Software/Software Brief)

    ... Microsoft now issued a separate "Update for Windows Vista (KB940510)", which is a 3 MB sized file that will check your (non Vista SP1) Vista installation for the presence of the Grace Timer exploit or ...

26. Windows XP SP3 now available

    (Software/Software Features)

      After a series of delays, Microsoft has released the Service Pack 3 for Windows XP late Tuesday. The 544.9 MB update can now be downloaded from Microsoft’s servers. Redmond (WA) – After a series ...

27. Update: Microsoft delays Windows XP SP3

    (Software/Software Features)

      It seems that our previous story titled “SP3: A little Windows Vista for Windows XP” was a bit premature: Despite the fact that SP3 is listed in Microsoft’s Download Center, the actual download ...

28. Automatic distribution of Vista SP1 begins

    (Software/Software Features)

      Automatic updates of Microsoft’s Vista Service Pack 1 has begun.  According to the Windows Vista Team Blog, the downloads will be rolled out in phases and will be available in English, French, ...

29. Vista service pack installers heap criticism on Microsoft

    (Software/Software Brief)

    Redmond (WA) – Microsoft’s first service pack for Vista isn’t even a week old, but it’s already facing harsh criticism from many users on its Vista team blog.  One of the main problems is that the ...

30. Microsoft releases download of Vista SP1

    (Software/Software Features)

      After more than four weeks of Vista SP1 release chatter, Microsoft officially announced today the availability of the Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista.   Here is a quick overview of what ...

31. Clean yourself with Vista SP1 toilet paper

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

      If there is one place in the world that any gadget-electronic freak should go to, that is Akihabara district in Tokyo. Numerous stores bring on fascinating number of products, often first in ...

32. Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 delayed

    (Software/Software Brief)

    Microsoft has admitted that service pack one (SP1) for its Ultimate edition of Windows Vista will not be made available to everyone in mid-March as originally planned, because of a delay with 31 of its ...

33. Microsoft slashes Windows Vista prices

    (Software/Software Features)

    Following a less-than-ideal volume of upgrades to Microsoft's next-generation operating system, the software giant has cut the price on the two main versions of Windows Vista, bringing the cost down by ...

34. Microsoft yanks Vista SP1 update causing endless reboots

    (Software/Software Brief)

    Responding to reports of endlessly rebooting PCs that flooded support newsgroups last week, Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it had pulled an update designed to prep Windows Vista for Service Pack 1. Although ...

35. Windows Vista SP1 RTM available via MLVS

    (Software/Software Features)

    Microsoft beta testers and volume licensing customers are getting early access the Vista SP1: The service pack is now available via the manufacturer’s Volume License Services (MLVS), according to ...

36. Vista SP1 already leaked on the Net

    (Software/Software Features)

    We knew it was going to happen… Microsoft’s Windows vista Service Pack 1 has already been leaked onto Bittorrent sites around the globe.  The release to manufacturing (RTM) version ...

37. More than half a million people sign up for Age of Conan beta

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... product manager Erling Ellingsen told TG Daily.   A successful introduction of the game is actually not just important to developer FunCom and publisher Eidos, but especially for Microsoft’s ...

38. Windows 7 M1: Nothing to get excited about

    (Software/Software Features)

    Industry Inside - I have been lucky enough to get an early peek at Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7. But if you were expecting dramatic visual changes and a departure from Vista, Milestone ...

39. Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP1 to manufacturing

    (Software/Software Features)

    The first significant update for Windows Vista is on its way to the consumer. SP1 is in production now and will be available to users in March. Microsoft also announced the release of manufacturing of ...

40. More Windows 7 screenshots surfacing

    (Software/Software Features)

    Since we have run a story on the first Windows 7 Milestone here on TG Daily, screenshots of portions of the new operating system have been popping up around the web. We have received a few more screens ...

41. First Windows Vista upgrade available to public

    (Software/Software Brief)

    Reversing its initial decision to keep the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 release candidate restricted to private testers, Microsoft has made the near-complete upgrade available for download to the general ...

42. Rob Enderle: 2008's Apple, Dell, Google, HP, Lenovo, Sony, Microsoft and Linux

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... too. :)  Thank you. ---------- Analysis:  2008's Apple, Dell, Google, HP, Lenovo, Sony, Microsoft and Linux by Rob Enderle Introduction Looking ahead to 2008 we are in for one amazing ...

43. Microsoft’s Hyper-V to go head-to-head with VMware

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Redmond (WA) – Microsoft has begun public trials of its new virtualization software program, called Hyper-V. That software is designed to go head-to-head with VMware'’s ESX Server. Wall ...

44. Office 2007 update goes live ahead of schedule

    (Software/Software Features)

    Microsoft this week released the first major update to Office 2007, even though it wasn't expected to be available until next year. Redmod (WA) - Microsoft this week released the first major update ...

45. Microsoft slates Office 2007 SP1 release for Dec. 11

    (Software/Software Brief)

    "Service Pack 1 for the 2007 Microsoft Office system will be available for download on [Dec. 11]," a spokeswoman said today in an e-mail, adding that the update focuses on stability, performance ...

46. Counterfeit rate of Vista half that of XP

    (Software/Software Features)

    Pushing good news back into the Windows Vista scene, Microsoft claims that its next-generation operating system is more robust at preventing counterfeit attempts. Redmond (WA) - Pushing good news back ...

47. Microsoft quietly readies Windows XP update

    (Software/Software Brief)

    Just days after Microsoft delivered a release candidate preview for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), it has quietly issued a similar milestone for Windows XP SP3 to about 15,000 testers, the company ...

48. Does AMD’s Spider catch Intel’s Penryn in its Web?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... I doubt anyone who is following technology would have missed this.  The first to move were the game systems with Microsoft’s Xbox 360, followed by Sony and Nintendo.   We also got ...

49. Microsoft patches Excel calculation bug

    (Software/Software Features)

    Microsoft has fixed a rare display glitch in Excel 2007, two weeks after it first alerted users to the problem. Redmond (WA) - Microsoft has fixed a rare display glitch in Excel 2007, two weeks after ...

50. Microsoft releases details on Vista SP1

    (Software/Software Features)

    Microsoft says Service Pack 1 for Vista should be available in the next few weeks to select beta testers and the general public in the first quarter of 2008. Redmond (WA) – Microsoft says Service ...