Last month I began hearing rumblings of problems with the product activation system in Windows Vista. Last week I got to see the problem firsthand. The bottom line? The simple act of updating some ...

Windows Vista didn't make a smooth market entrance; in fact, nearly every aspect of the operating system has been attacked since its release on January 30, 2007. Multiple SKUs allegedly confused ...

Have you experienced any of these problems with Windows Vista? After opening a large number of programs and windows, you try to launch a new program or open a new browser tab or even switch back to an ...

Unlucky Vista users using a driver known to break will be prevented by Windows Update from getting SP1 until the driver is fixed When Steve Sinchak’s new Intel network card became “really slow” after ...

An update to Apple Inc.'s iTunes music software still hasn't resolved some of the compatibility problems with Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system. By The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — An ...

Attendees of the International Conference on Cyber Security 2009 in New York Tuesday were reminded of the shortcomings of Windows Vista a day before Microsoft is expected to reveal the first beta for ...

To follow up on my last posting – regarding Windows Vista haters – why exactly does Vista have the bad reputation it has? I see several reasons: It’s not a great operating system (sorry, Microsoft).

Tuesday Microsoft announced that Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista has been “released to manufacturing”. That means we’ll see Vista SP1 sometime in mid-March. But there’s a glitch. During beta testing, ...

One of Microsoft's goals in creating Windows Vista was to drive the move toward IPv6. IPv6 is the next-generation Internet protocol that is designed to replace IPv4, which is the standard Internet ...

For the past month, my laptop (Dell XPS M1210) has been having audio issues – beeping at me when the sound is muted, unable to play You Tube videos or DVDs but able to play songs in iTunes. Windows ...

You know your flagship operating system has a few issues when a longtime fan takes the time to create an entire website dedicated to highlighting "user experience quirks". For Windows Vista, that's ...

What if Microsoft waved a magic wand and everything people hated about Windows Vista went away? You might have an operating system that you liked–and that’s what Microsoft appears to be striving for ...