All the Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/Server 2008 R2 naming mess reminds me of one question: Why was Vista so hated while Server 2008 wasn't? Was it because of the problems of the original Vista RTM ...

Last week, Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 arrived on MSDN, TechNet, and Connect. We noted that testers would not be getting slipstreamed ISOs of the operating systems but ...

Vista Antivirus 2008 is a new rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Windows Antivirus 2008, Antivirus 2008, and System Antivirus 2008. When installed, Vista Antivirus 2008 will ...

Microsoft doesn't trot out its old "Better Together" marketing campaign much any more. But "Better Together" will be one of the messages Microsoft will be playing up in February, as it marches towards ...

Vista uptake is unlikely to increase dramatically during 2008, according to security vendor McAfee, who said that businesses are "leery" of upgrading from current Microsoft operating systems. One ...

Microsoft is used to criticism; after all, it’s a standing joke that the third version of any Microsoft software is the first one that works right. But the backlash against Windows Vista in 2008 was ...

Microsoft released the final version of the Vista and Server 2008 SP 2 today and they can be downloaded through the Microsoft Update center on your PC. For both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions, any ...

In my last post, I told the tale about my travels with UAC and Pre-Vista/2008 Ready Applications. In tonight’s post, as promised, I’m going to attempt to explain why UAC and Pre-Vista/2008 Ready ...

First came IBM and the whole "PS/2 + OS/2" mantra. Then Microsoft picked-up the theme with Outlook and Exchange (much to the chagrin of the DOJ). Now we have this half-hearted campaign by Redmond to ...