Microsoft investigates Windows 'black screen of death'
Microsoft today confirmed that it is looking into reports that November's security updates have triggered a black screen on some Windows users' PCs.
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Windows 7 passes Mac OS X in market share race
Windows 7 passed the 5 per cent market share milestone last weekend, which put it, if only temporarily, above the total market share of all versions of Apple's Mac OS X, a Web measurement firm said today.
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Microsoft issues security advisory on IE vulnerability
Microsoft Monday night issued a security advisory that provides customers with guidance and workarounds for dealing with a zero-day exploit aimed at Internet Explorer.
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Ruby shining on Java, Windows, and Mac OS
Ruby, the popular open source dynamic language, is making headway not only on Java but also on the Windows and Mac platforms.
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Microsoft Windows chief decries standards grandstanding
Los Angeles – Microsoft will be compliant with industry standards in Internet Explorer 9 such as HTML 5, but Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live division, decried the habit of vendors getting ahead of the process.
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Windows 7 may be secure, but are Windows users safe?
Windows 7 users got a nice surprise on Tuesday when Microsoft released its first set of security patches since unveiling the new operating system last month. Of the 15 bugs patched, none affected Windows 7.
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Microsoft links malware rates to pirated Windows
Microsoft today said computers in countries with high rates of software piracy are more likely to be infected by malicious code because users are leery of applying security patches.
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Apple and Linux forces rain on Windows 7 parade
Apple and Linux advocate IBM both tried hard to cramp Microsoft's style this week before the Windows 7 rollout even got under way. On Tuesday, Apple launched a new iMac, MacBook, and Mac Mini line, while IBM joined with Linux distributor Canonical to introduce a new "cloud-and-Linux-based" offering called IBM Client for Smart Work.
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How to Upgrade From XP to Windows 7
You had good reason to stick with XP and skip the Vista experience entirely. But now that the folks at Microsoft have created a new operating system that's worth moving to, they haven't made the upgrade easy, because you have to perform a clean install of the OS. Here are the issues you need to be aware of, and how to handle them. Then read the main article, "<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171432/how_to_upgrade_to_windows_7.html">How to Upgrade to Windows 7</a>" for more information on the process.
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Windows 7: Upgrade Checklist
Confirm that you have all of the following at hand before you start the upgrade.
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3 Key Tweaks for Windows 7
As an environment to work and play in, Windows 7 beats Vista, hands down. But it isn't perfect, and you may find yourself missing a few features that have disappeared. Here's how to get them back.
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Ballmer: Windows 7 worth the investment
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his sales hat Tuesday and made a case for why businesses should upgrade to Windows 7, despite an economy in which many IT budgets have been frozen or are lower than in years past.
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Intel ports Linux netbook OS to desktops
Intel has expanded the scope of Linux-based Moblin by porting the OS from netbooks to mobile devices and desktops, where it could compete with Microsoft's Windows OS.
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Chrome buries Windows rivals in browser drag race
Google's new Chrome 3.0 is the fastest of the top five Windows browsers, and beats every rival, including Apple's Safari, by comfortable margins, benchmark tests show.
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Microsoft to deliver five critical Windows patches next week
Microsoft today said it will deliver five security updates on Tuesday, all affecting Windows and all ranked "critical," the company's highest threat rating.
