Windows Vista

Windows Vista is an operating system developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers. Following an initial roll-out to manufactures and businesses, it was released to the mass market in January of 2007, a record-setting five years after the previous version, Windows XP.

One of the goals of the upgrade was to strengthen security measures against viruses, spyware, and malware. Other changes included graphical interface and DVD creation software, drawing comparisons to their chief rival, Macintosh, who continue to corner the market on advances and high-tech gadgetry.

However, the operating system met with less than favorable reviews in the blogosphere regarding everything from misleading packaging and system specs, to unfriendly user interface. Another common complaint about the Windows Vista operating system was that previous versions of software and hardware were not compatible with this upgrade.

See also: Vista

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• Vista ceases, what can I do?

  
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  I have a new computer--HP, less than a year old, loaded with Vista OS. I love the speed of it and hate the way the locks itself down daily. Usually in the mornings. I have no use of keyboard or mouse at the time of lockdown. I have to manually shut off the tower and then re-boot. It starts over, usually stays good ...
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• Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales in 2007) [Flashback]

  
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  March, 2007: Windows Vistas initial sales are great, "more than doubling" those of its predecessor, Windows XP. Flash forward to November, 2009: Windows 7 initial sales are 234% higher than Vistas....
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• Can Vista be wiped out?

  
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  Can I load windows 7 and get ride of Vista completely? Thank you.
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• Kevin Panzke - The Future of All Computing Left you Years Ago

  
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  Kevin my dear friend. Just to inform you that the future of all computing has passed you by years ago. Since the future of all computing has passed you by, we have seen Windows XP, Windows Vista, and now Windows 7. There has been INFERIOR distros of Linux released to the unsuspecting public, but Linux is a TOY OS ...
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• ABOUT TYPOS/MISSPELLINGS BEING MONITORED BY SOME PEDANT

  
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  Ive exquisite knowledge of English spellings - not limited to North American, but also covering British, East Asian, Australian, NZ, and South African dialects. Take heed, Sir, before making conclusions about who does what in real life based on their postings on this little Microsoft Forum; you should be acquainted ...
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• Re: FRANK NEEDS 2 RINSE HIS MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP AND WATER!

  
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  KEVIN JOHN PANZKE wrote this, with guidance from inner voices: [color=blue] > > JUST FYI![/color] Mouthwash will give him minty breath. Soap and water will make him blow bubbles when he talks. -- Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur, Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur.
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• error message in windows mail

  
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  I have att uverse and have been using windows mail for some time to get my emails from att-yahoo. I began recieveing an error message today and after checking all of the settings with att they say it must be a problem with windows mail. What next? Can I just reinstall windows mail as it is free (my wife is used to ...
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• How to Install Chrome OS on Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 7 Using VirtualBox or VMware

  
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  Chrome OS was released for developers, just yesterday. Iit didn’t take too long for the uber techies to compile it and make it available for us to try the new OS. Chrome OS is now installable using VMware ( VMfusion for Mac) or Virtualbox for Windows/Mac/*nix flavors. My current setup is Windows Vista Home ...
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• How To directly rip blu-ray dvd movies?

  
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  Hey guys, have you used some practical tools like BestHD Blu Ray Ripper ? I get in touch with such a kind of tool! Here I share my pleasure and hope there are some help to you, maybe just a bit! During using course, I think there are many profits to be praised! The followings are some ranks I list! This BestHD ...
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• How To directly rip blu-ray dvd movies?

  
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  Hey guys, have you used some practical tools like BestHD Blu Ray Ripper ? I get in touch with such a kind of tool! Here I share my pleasure and hope there are some help to you, maybe just a bit! During using course, I think there are many profits to be praised! The followings are some ranks I list! This BestHD ...
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• Re: ONLY 19 MORE DAYS 2 GO UNTIL UBUNTU 10.04 ALPHA 1!

  
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  KEVIN JOHN PANZKE wrote: [color=blue] > > JUST FYI![/color] You just love being a target. Born with a bulleye, eh? -- Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur, Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur.
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• DVD Burner Drive problem

  
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  My external DVD burning drive was working fine the other day as a matter of fact I had burned 3 DVDs but when I tried to burn the 4th one my computer still detected the burning drive but my burning program (ImgBurn) didnt detect the DVD media. Does this sound like maybe the laser went bad in the drive. -- Walt
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• Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2010 – Free

  
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  Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2010 -  All you do is sign up at this Link.  Always use a junk email account when signing up.  The program is a good program for beginners and experts alike - it also helps to keep their computer clean and optimized.  Be sure to go through the setup and uncheck what you don’t want.  [...]
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• Windows 7 upgrade advisor fails to install

  
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  On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:01 -0800, tadams61 wrote: [color=blue] > Downloaded the advisor, installed it on my XP system and it worked fine. > Copied the download to my VISTA system and tried to install. It quits > immediately with no error, no indication of any kind. Ive tried "Run as > Administrator", ...
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• Windows Vista.wmv

  
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• mails compactés

  
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  Bonjour, A force de recevoir quinze mille fois le message incitant Ã* compacter ses mails, jai fini par le faire mais je n arrive plus Ã* retrouver les mails qui ont été compactés. Quelquun pourrait-il me dire sils sont classés qq part où je pourrais les retrouver? Merci!
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• HELP ICONS

  
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  I have asked in the past, and so far I have not solved this issue. On my laptop under Vista Home Basic, for a few months now, I do not have Icons in my Help Folder. Just an X where the Icons should be. Thanks in advance for any kind of help.
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• HELP ICONS

  
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  I have asked in the past, and so far I have not solved this issue. On my laptop under Vista Home Basic, for a few months now, I do not have Icons in my Help Folder. Just an X where the Icons should be. Thanks in advance for any kind of help.
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• Message to Kevin Panzke

  
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  So what ever happened to the guy you were complaining about over a year ago? Did the FBI come and haul his ass away. Just FYI? If You Do Not Go Away, I Am Going 2 Place A Call With Both The FBI And The kevpan81 posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:43 PM If You Do Not Go Away, I Am Going 2 Place A Call With ...
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• why no Windows 7 account or folder here yet?

  
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  Ritter197 wrote this, with guidance from inner voices: [color=blue] > why no Windows 7 account or folder or category here yet? > This is MS and they do not have Anything here about Win7?[/color] Because they made a web based forum, no Win7 group on microsoft.public.windows There is an alt.windows7.general, but ...
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