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27 articles tagged as windows-vista

The end

Time to say goodbye from all of us at bit-tech.net

November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Valve announces Steam Windows XP, Vista sunset plan

Closes in January 2019.

June 14, 2018 | 10:55

Classic Shell developer leaves the project, opens the source

MIT Licence so it can live on.

December 5, 2017 | 11:29

Blizzard to kill Windows XP, Vista support this year

No more WoW for XPers.

February 20, 2017 | 11:43

Microsoft releases emergency fix for TIFF flaw

Workaround needed for Office, Vista users.

November 6, 2013 | 11:00

Microsoft coughs to faulty WMV patch

Critical update breaks third-party tools.

July 17, 2013 | 09:49

Windows XP given its twelve-month notice

Support stops this time next year.

April 8, 2013 | 09:17

Microsoft kills Sidebar, Gadgets over security concerns

Microsoft has released a patch to disable the Windows Sidebar over security concerns.

July 13, 2012 | 12:49

Microsoft's Windows 8 upgrade paths detailed

Microsoft's plans for Windows 8 upgrades have been leaked ahead of schedule.

June 29, 2012 | 12:56

Microsoft claims Windows XP costs businesses dearly

A Microsoft-commissioned survey claims to reveal the hidden costs of staying on the outdated Windows XP OS.

May 28, 2012 | 15:42

Microsoft doubles Windows 7, Vista lifespan

Microsoft has quietly doubled the support lifespan for Windows 7 and Windows Vista, ahead of Windows 8's launch.

February 21, 2012 | 12:02

Microsoft: iPhone 4 is Apple's Vista

Microsoft's COO has compared the iPhone 4 to Windows Vista, due to major issues at launch.

July 15, 2010 | 10:19

Patch Tuesday brings 13 fixes

Tuesday is set to bring a whopping 13 patches for Microsoft Windows and Office products, eleven of which are marked Critical - and which fix twenty-six bugs in total.

February 5, 2010 | 16:28

Windows 7 more popular than Harry Potter

Win7 is finally, officially here - and its pre-order run has been one of the most successful in Amazon's history, outselling the last Harry Potter.

October 22, 2009 | 12:08

Unpatched Windows flaw sparks concern

An as-yet unpatched flaw in Windows Vista and the RC versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 have system administrators worried.

September 10, 2009 | 14:02

MS promises 18 months for XP downgrade

Microsoft announced that it will extend the XP downgrade option for Windows 7 to eighteen months.

June 22, 2009 | 10:06

Office 14 to have 64-bit option

Microsoft Office 14 is due to ship in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions, according to a code snipped discovered in the 32-bit beta release by tester Ed Bott.

March 25, 2009 | 10:01

Windows 7 Beta leaked over BitTorrent

The build of Windows 7 - version 7000 - which will form the public beta in January has been leaked ahead of schedule over the BitTorrent P2P networks.

December 29, 2008 | 09:14

iTunes 8 Vista bug fixed

A flaw in the ASPI driver bundled with iTunes 8 saw Vista users BSODing each time an iPod was connected, but Apple has since released a working update.

September 15, 2008 | 09:08

MS launches Vista compatibility tool

Microsoft launched a compatibility database for Windows Vista yesterday revealing that 18 months after launch users are still struggling with the new OS.

July 9, 2008 | 08:46

Episode 4 - Nehalem Core 2s, PCs vs next gen consoles and Vista

April 5, 2007 | 09:32

Live Anywhere includes Halo 2

Halo 2 on Windows Vista will have Live Anywhere functionality, and you'll be able to queue up Xbox 360 downloads with your mobile phone.

June 16, 2006 | 13:57

Crysis: new screenshots and preview

It's Far Cry 2 in everything but name, and Crytek's next generation FPS, Crysis, has some of the most cutting-edge graphics ever seen. Click for 18 all-new screenshots and the tech behind them.

April 20, 2006 | 16:08

Doubts over HD DVD support in Vista

HD DVD drives will work just fine in Vista, but Microsoft has confessed that users may have to buy 3rd party plugins for movie playback. Is this Media Center all over again?

March 16, 2006 | 12:40

MSI MPG Velox 100R Chassis Review

October 14 2021 | 15:04