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Windows Vista (pronounced /ˈvɪstə/) is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Prior to its announcement on July 22, 2005, Windows Vista was known by its codename "Longhorn". Development was completed on November 8, 2006; over the following three months it was released in stages to computer hardware and software manufacturers, business customers, and retail channels. On January 30, 2007, it was released worldwide, and was made available for purchase and download from Microsoft's website. The release of Windows Vista comes more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor, Windows XP, the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows.

How To Disable Automatic Driver Installation in Windows 7 / Vista

Source: Skidzopedia

Suppose you have just connected a device with your computer. As soon as you do this, Windows 7 and Vista will both start looking for a driver automatically and it will install it as well. If you want to select a driver manually, because many people p ...
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80-inch Windows 8 Tablet coming

80-inch Windows 8 Tablet coming
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is already using the 80-inch Windows 8 Tablet that is supposed to go on sale this Fall.
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Wondershare vDownloader: Download & Watch Online Videos In FullHD (1080p)

Source: Addictive Tips

It’s been quite a while since we reviewed a video downloader that can let you grab the videos from the video streaming websites. Obviously, most users are inclined towards YouTube downloaders, due its popul ...
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Windows Live is dead

Source: Hacker News

[I]t’s a mixed bag. What does that mean for the future of “Live”? The best place to look for analogies is probably the launch in 2000 of the Last Big Thing from Microsoft: .NET. The “Live” launch actually reminds me a lot of that. Wh ...
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Microsoft warns Windows XP costs 5X more than Windows 7 to support

Source: VentureBeat

In its latest bid to convince organizations to upgrade from Windows XP, a Microsoft-sponsored report claims that companies end up paying more than five times in support costs by refusing to upgrade to Windows 7. ...
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How to troubleshoot your PC: A hypochondriac's guide

Source: ITWorld.com

May 26, 2012, 7:35 AM — According to the universal law articulated by Edward Murphy--we're not closely related--anything that can go wrong will go wrong. And when the wrong thing happens to your desktop PC, it can plung ...
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'Tis the Season to be Hateful (in Sports)

Source: The Atlantic

And what's wrong with that? Kobe Bryant leaves the arena after the Lakers' Game 5 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder (AP Images) Every week, our panel of sports fans discusses a topic of the moment. For today ...
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Download Active Directory Rights Management Service SDK 2.0

Source: Softpedia

Microsoft has made available a new flavor of the Active Directory Rights Management Service SDK to provide developers with support for rights-enabling their applications and solutions. The new AD RMS SDK 2.0 platform provides develo ...
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How To Disable/Remove Shutdown From Windows 7 / Vista

Source: Skidzopedia

Some people want to prevent others from shutting their computers off for their own reasons. Also, there are also some people who want to connect their computer to a server and don’t want it to shut down either. There is an easy way to help y ...
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It wasn’t as obvious as you thought

Source: Daniel's Blog

Recently, I was reminded about a little feature that Windows 95 had to introduce an exciting new concept. Although we think about these user interface elements as familiar today, at the time, they were radically different from ...
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