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• Windows Black Screen of Death: What You Need to Know Microsoft's latest security updates appear to have crippled some Windows users. Here are five things you should know.
• Troubleshoot Windows Remotely Over the Net Microsoft's Internet-based remote-access tools let you quickly fix Windows problems on far-away PCs. Here's how to use them.
• Windows XP Users Are Slow to Move -- Survey While Windows Vista users are switching to Windows 7 in droves, XP users remain holdouts.
• Windows 7 Adoption Nudging Out Vista, Not XP Tracking shows that Windows 7 uptake is surging, and Vista switchers account for the lion's share.
• Is Windows 7 a Panacea for Vista — or Pure Puffery? To get technology to work effectively — including Windows 7 — it takes commitment on a company’s part, not just a superior product. Here’s how to get average working folks on board.
• Are You Neglecting Your Windows Key? A tap of the Windows key takes you to the Start menu, where--in Vista and 7--you can start typing to dynamically search for apps, files, e-mail, and the like.
• Windows 7: The Numbers Are In, and They're Looking Good First-week retail sales of the new OS show that it's proving more successful than Vista already.
• DirectX 11 Now Available for Windows Vista It's not just for Windows 7 anymore.
• Windows 7: Two Strikes and You're Out Microsoft missed with Vista, if Windows 7 isn't a big hit, Microsoft is in for serious trouble.
• Twenty-Three Years of Wacky Windows Launches As we get ready for the launch of Windows 7, let's take a look at Windows launches of the past.
• Windows 7 Freebies: Where to Get Giveaways Would you like some free stuff with your software? Here's a list of Windows 7 giveaways you can get your hands on during Microsoft's launch week.
• Windows 7: A Complete Survival Guide Whether you're planning an upgrade or interested in buying a new PC, here's what you need to know about Microsoft's new OS.
• A Free Windows 7 Upgrade Could Cost You Think upgrading your new Vista PC to Windows 7 will be a breeze? Think again.
• Windows 7 Review Windows 7 gets the basics right. Here's what you need to know about the new OS.
• Windows 7 Performance Tests Windows 7 is efficient enough to run even on netbooks with puny processors, but it’s only marginally faster than Vista, according to PC World Test Center tests.
• Back Up and Restore Across Windows Versions Alvin Hurd asked if he can restore a Vista backup in XP. I answer both his question and the reverse one.
• Windows 7 Likely to Be Better Enterprise Fit Than Vista Recent survey shows business PCs are far more likely to be ready to run Windows 7 than had been ready for Vista.
• Hasta La Vista . . . Vista! Top 5 Things We Won't Miss With Windows 7 arriving next week, we can't say we're sorry to see you go, Vista.
• Turn Your PC Into an Entertainment Center You can use your Windows 7 or Vista PC to watch and record programs--just add a TV tuner. Also, create a music playlist.
• Windows 7 Can Learn From Vista Analysis: The early reviews for Vista were positive. Does that mean Windows 7 is doomed We make the rounds of some prominent reviewers to assess their insight (in hindsight).
• Getting Experienced with Vista's Windows Experience Index Foxylady48180 asked the Answer Line forum about Vista's tool for measuring hardware performance
• Dell Offers Free Windows 7 Upgrade To Vista PC Buyers Ahead of the upcoming Windows 7 launch, Dell are offering to install the new operating system on Vista based PC's.
• Windows 7: How We Test Testing Windows performance isn’t rocket science. Here’s how the PC World Test Center compared Windows 7 and Vista.
• Windows 7: 10 Best Features Microsoft's new operating system improves on Windows Vista in many ways. Here are the ten things we like best about Windows 7.
• Windows 7: 10 Things That Still Need Fixing Flawless? Windows 7? Of course not. Think of these ten areas as constituting a working to-do list for Windows 8.