• Expert: Microsoft Earned $1.5B From Vista Capable Program

  
  Microsoft may have earned more than $1 billion from its controversial Windows Vista Capable sticker program.

• Is it Safe to Just Ignore Windows' Service Packs?

  
  Don Dalton installed Vista's SP1 update, encountered "a multitude of problems," and uninstalled it. Can he safely go on indefinitely without it?
• Microsoft Layoff Rumors Persist
• Mac Gains on Windows
• Five Possible Paths for Microsoft
• Layoffs Aren't the Right Route for Redmond
• MD5 Hack Is Not a Threat, Microsoft Says
• Pirates Plunder Windows 7 Beta Candidate
• 15 Reasons PC Gaming Beats All
• Turn on Vista's Hidden 'Checkboxes' Feature

Windows How-Tos

• Is it Safe to Just Ignore Windows' Service Packs? Don Dalton installed Vista's SP1 update, encountered "a multitude of problems," and uninstalled it. Can he safely go on indefinitely without it?
• Turn on Vista's Hidden 'Checkboxes' Feature This little-known feature makes it much easier to select multiple files.
• Fast Fixes for Common PC Problems Struggling with dead components, a recalcitrant Windows, and uncooperative applications? Our easy hardware repairs, simple software remedies, and quick tweaks will put your PC in the pink.
• Get Answers to Your Questions About Vista A new Microsoft site aims to clear up Vista's mysteries--and invites you to do likewise.
• Make a Hibernate Shortcut After reading my tip about creating a shutdown shortcut, Dan Sweet asked for one that will hibernate his PC.

Windows News

• Microsoft Layoff Rumors Persist With the market share of Windows and IE slipping, some analysts claim Microsoft may be ready to issue pink slips.
• Expert: Microsoft Earned $1.5B From Vista Capable Program Microsoft may have earned more than $1 billion from its controversial Windows Vista Capable sticker program.
• Mac Gains on Windows Windows' market share dives again as the Mac approaches 10% of users.
• Layoffs Aren't the Right Route for Redmond Microsoft must get busy -- and ignore the analysts.
• Pirates Plunder Windows 7 Beta Candidate Build 7000 of upcoming OS growing in popularity on BitTorrent sites.

Windows Playing in PCW Video

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  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Launch Preview New server OS emphasizes security, virtualization, Web productivity and business intelligence changes.
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  Apple Annouces Safari for Vista and XP At the WWDC '07 in San Francisco, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced that Apple's Safari 3 Web browser would be available for Windows XP and Vista.
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  Intel's Upcoming Menlow Platform Intel shows off space-saving chips for ultra-mobile devices.

Windows Reviews

• Vista SP2 Beta: More Efficient, But Not By Much Vista Service Pack 2 Beta features tools and improvements designed to make Vista more efficient. We take a look at two of them.
• Book Review - 3DVinci's ModelMetricks SketchUp Projects for Kids Books
• Installing Vista SP2 Beta Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta is here. Are there any installation surprises you should know about?
• New MacBook Pro Boot Camp Gaming Benchmarks As expected, the new MacBook Pro's 9600M GT video processor does slightly better than expected boosting the system's real-world game performance.
• DigiYumi: Commercial Wars A review of Microsoft's commercial advertisements 'I'm a PC'.