For example, I wandered into a local branch of office-supply giant Staples the weekend of February 3, 2007, to check out the prices on Vista upgrades and the availability of computers with Vista ...

You're right to be concerned. Windows Vista is far more demanding on PC resources than Windows XP. Microsoft has issued a set of minimum requirements for Vista, but there are two separate specs to be ...

The next version of Windows will grade performance. You'll have to decide whether to buy a new hard drive. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, ...

Can't wait to get your hands on Windows Vista? We'll help you decide which upgrade path to take and walk you through multiple methods of installation. Does the thought of upgrading to Windows Vista ...

It’s official: On June 30, Windows XP enjoyed its last day as a readily available consumer operating system. Henceforth, it will be available only under a few marginal circumstances. People who ...

Windows Vista is one of the most infamous versions of the OS, living alongside Windows ME and Windows 8 as the ones people love to hate. And while Vista certainly had its problems, it wasn’t a ...

If you decided to cash in on holiday sales, now might be the time you’re getting ready to use a Vista-enabled computer for the first time. The benefit of waiting to use Vista is that you can take ...

SEATTLE--Don't expect Microsoft to talk much about the Basic edition of Windows Vista when the operating system ships. The software maker wants you to go Premium. Microsoft is readying its marketing ...

On small office and home office networks, Windows XP and Windows Vista cooperate about as well as cats and dogs. But you can teach them to get along. When you combine Windows XP and Windows Vista PCs ...

Microsoft is investigating reports of a new flaw in Windows Vista and other versions of the operating system. Local users could exploit it to boost their system privileges and run malicious commands ...

A woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft over a US$59.25 charge for downgrading her Windows Vista PC to XP. In a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of ...