• Calif. woman sues Microsoft over XP downgrades -- again

  By Gregg Keizer | 31 December, 2010 10:12

  Rerun of lawsuit tossed by federal judge last February

• Windows Explorer explained: Easier file selection

  By Rick Broida | 04 December, 2010 02:29

  People who don't work with files on a regular basis have a devil of a time remembering the keyboard shortcut for selecting multiple files. (You hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each individual file.)

• Give Windows 7 (or XP) a Vista-like sidebar

  By Rick Broida | 16 October, 2010 05:55

  One of the things I miss about Windows Vista -- okay, the only thing I miss about Vista -- is the Sidebar. Much as I applaud Microsoft's decision to liberate its desktop gadgets, to make it so you can position them anywhere you like, did it have to be at the expense of the Sidebar itself?

• Microsoft to end support for Windows 2000, XP SP2 on July 13

  By J. Peter Bruzzese | 10 May, 2010 21:03

  Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years. That time will soon be up for Windows 2000 (desktop and server) and Windows XP SP2: July 13 is the last day that extended support will be available.

• Microsoft survived Vista, says analyst

  By Gregg Keizer | 24 April, 2010 06:14

  Microsoft weathered the storm of Windows Vista, 2007's often-abused operating system, an analyst said today after reviewing the company latest earnings.

• Prepare your PC for future data disasters

  By Rick Broida | 05 February, 2011 01:51

  Reformatting and restoring a PC is not fun--in the way spending 2 hours in the dentist's chair is not fun. You have to back up all your data (and pray that you haven't forgotten anything), reformat the hard drive, install Windows, track down missing drivers, find and reload all your software, restore your data, and pull out clumps of hair over the things you inevitably neglected to save. (Firefox plug-ins, anyone?)

• Windows attack code out, but not being used

  By Robert McMillan | 07 October, 2009 07:21

  It has been a week since hackers released software that could be used to attack a flaw in Windows Vista and Server 2008, but Microsoft and security companies say that criminals haven't done much with the attack.

• Economy, Vista Slowing Windows 7 Adoption Plans

  By Shane O'Neill | 14 April, 2009 00:36

  Will IT go for Windows 7 in the next year? A new survey shows Windows 7 rollouts may proceed much slower than Microsoft would like. Plus, IT managers say they're more open to Mac and Linux alternatives.

• The challenge of managing mixed virtualized Linux, Windows networks

  By John Fontana | 28 October, 2008 08:14

  The sprawl of management consoles, the proliferation of data they provide and the rising use of virtualization are adding challenges to corporations looking to more effectively manage mixed Linux, Windows and cloud environments.

• Five outside-the-box ways to cut IT costs

  By Tom Sullivan | 15 October, 2008 08:24

  Every time the economy turns downward, IT shops take a hit.

Whitepapers about Windows Vista

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  Best Practices for Preparing for SharePoint Migrations

  This paper focuses on some of the most common platforms that content can be moved from: Windows Server file shares, Exchange public folders, and previous versions of SharePoint. However, the strategies discussed can also be applied to content from other sources, such as Documentum, Novell or UNIX file shares, Notes databases, and web sites.