Archive for the 'Vista vs. XP' Category
10 Microsoft Windows 7 Features to Anticipate
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Microsoft Windows 7, touted as an improvement on both Vista and XP, will include many changes to previous versions of the operating system.
Microsoft releases faster Desktop Search 4.0
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008If you’ve wondered how exactly Vista’s sluggish desktop search saves you time, you might be pleasantly surprised by the updated version. It seems that we’re all storing more files on our systems than ever before — digital photos, music, email attachments — even if you store them in organised directories, it’s still easy to [...]
Vista users keen on SP1, but XP SP3 not so much
Monday, August 25th, 2008Windows Vista users have jumped at the first service pack for Microsoft’s troubled operating system, but people running Windows XP haven’t been in much of a hurry to install SP3, according to a Windows performance and metrics researcher.
NEC Software Tool Downgrades Vista PCs To Windows XP
Sunday, February 10th, 2008n the latest sign that Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system has failed to catch on with businesses, Japanese computer maker NEC has released a software tool that helps IT managers downgrade Vista-based PCs to the older Windows XP OS.
Microsoft releases new XP SP3 test version
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Microsoft said Friday that it has issued a second near-final "release candidate" version of Windows XP Service Pack 3. The move follows the company having finished the first service pack for Windows Vista.
Microsoft: Vista More Secure Than XP and Open Source
Monday, January 28th, 2008Windows Vista was hit by significantly fewer publicly disclosed security flaws in its first year than Windows XP and open source rivals in their first years, according to a report from Microsoft. The report, written by Jeff Jones, a security strategy director in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing group, is part of Microsoft’s effort to show that [...]
That $200 Windows XP service pack called Vista
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007More than five years after the release of Windows XP, Windows Vista has arrived. The party line out of Redmond is that "Windows Vista is Microsoft’s most secure platform to date," and you won’t find anyone at Microsoft saying otherwise. But saying it’s Microsoft’s most secure operating system isn’t saying that Windows Vista is the [...]
Windows Vista vs. Linux vs. Leopard vs.Windows XP
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Yup, it’s time for some serious Vista-kicking: in this article we’ll discuss the competition Windows Vista is getting this year and what are the odds for success or failure. Let me remind you first some of the ambitions Microsoft has concerning Windows Vista and what others should expect from it: MS hopes to have [...]
How Windows Vista stacks up against XP
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006So you’ve heard all the hype about Windows Vista, but wonder what it means for you. Here’s the definitive guide on how Microsoft’s Windows Vista stacks up against XP:
SECURITY FEATURES
XP: In the original Windows XP, and with the first service pack or SP1, both versions still in use today, Windows XP has a built-in firewall [...]
