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Pirates crack Vista at last
A genuine crack for Windows Vista has just been released by pirate group Pantheon, which allows a pirated, non-activated installation of Vista (Home Basic/Premium and Ultimate) to be properly activated and made fully-operational. Unlike cracks which have been floating around…
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Can Your PC Really Handle Vista?
Our first article about configuring AMD and Intel PCs within a budget of £200 / €350 made it clear that systems in this price range are suitable for everyday computing tasks. We equipped our Celeron and Sempron test systems with a fast and affordable 160-GB hard drive and one…
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How To: Slipstream your XP installation
Think of how you treat a brand-new car: You cherish and pamper it at first. You even give up your Sunday afternoons to wash and wax it by hand. Your heart skips a beat whenever you see that gleaming steel beast waiting for you in the parking lot. A newly installed version of…
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PC sales jump in Vista’s debut week
After five weeks of sluggish PC sales, retailers received a big boost during the first week of Vista’s launch, according to a report released Thursday by Current Analysis. PC unit sales soared 173 percent at U.S. retail stores during the week ended February 3, compared…
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Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key
If you choose to purchase an upgrade version of Windows Vista to upgrade XP, you will no longer be able to use that version of XP. Either on another system, or as a dual-boot option. The key will be invalidated, preventing activation. View: Full Story @ TomCoyote.org
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Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade
Today we’re announcing further detail on how Windows Anytime Upgrade works. Come 30 January, Windows Anytime Upgrade will allow customers to purchase and download a digital key to upgrade to a more feature-rich edition of Windows Vista. The user will then complete the…
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Vista Family Discount Rewards Multiple-PC Households
To make it easier for households with multiple PCs to make the move to Windows Vista, Microsoft is launching a limited-time offer for customers who buy retail copies of Windows Vista Ultimate. From Jan. 30 through June 30, the Windows Vista Family Discount will allow North…
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Microsoft Offers Online Trial of Windows Vista OS
Microsoft Virtual Labs launched a new Test Drive site to help give exposure to the Windows Vista operating system. The test drive site allows anyone to launch and try out various scenarios in a completely isolated, sandbox environment before they purchase and install the…
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Top Ten New Features in Windows Vista
Windows Vista, scheduled for release on January 30th, 2007 has something for everyone, from tight security and stunning new graphics to some new bundled applications. In fact, there is much that this new operating system has to offer, that it will be a real test for the…
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Vista Media Center Extender hands-on
This CES was undoubtedly Vista’s coming out, but we hadn’t really yet seen what the Media Center Extender interface was going to look like for, say, your Xbox 360. We’re happy to report it looks great and works well, and we’re still way too stoked to get…