Windows Vista for Gamers: Graphics Card Performance Preview

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Windows Vista, the new operating system currently under development at Microsoft, will eventually replace Windows XP in a majority of games-oriented PCs. In this preview you?ll see how modern graphics hardware performs under Windows Vista Beta 2.

Vista Retailing: All versions On 1 DVD: Color Coded

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As you may have heard there are going to be a ?few? versions of Microsoft Vista when it is finally released. Redmond this week start to lift some of the details for retailers. Some interesting ones to note are that all versions of Vista will be on the same DVD.

2007 Microsoft Office System Beta 2 Technical Refresh

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Beta 2 Technical Refresh Discover the latest update to the 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta. We?ve listened carefully to your feedback and have developed this technical refresh with significant performance improvements and redesigns to address your needs and to enhance your user experience.

What's Windows Vista Worth? Play Guy's Guesstimating Game

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Guy Thomas is a computer consultant and writer with attitude and a great sense of humour. Here Guy, who lives in the UK, puts dollar values on the various features of Microsoft's coming Vista operating system to determine if it's worth the company's likely asking prices.

Virtual Earth SDK v3.1

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This software development kit (SDK) provides programming references and how-to topics for getting started with the standard map control for Virtual Earth?. You can use this control to build your own Web sites that use Virtual Earth maps.

Live.com, Windows Live Local, and Live Search Out of Beta

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Microsoft today brought three of its Internet services out of beta: Live.com, Windows Live Local, and Windows Live Search. Live.com lets you add persistent search results to your own Live.com homepage, and the ability to subscribe to RSS feeds from search results.

The Sad State of Vista Drivers

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Well, it's about time. Microsoft's Windows Vista is just around the corner, and from the looks of things, it?s the OS that ought to be a hit among many Windows users. All is good in the world of Windows now, right? Eh, not so fast...

Windows Vista RC1 Build 2600 Screenshots

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It includes the Flip 3D Tabbing, Memory Usage, Windows Media Player 11, Windows Defender, Internet Explorer 7, Vista Games, DVD maker and many more features that are offered by Vista. The recommended to use at least 1.5GB of RAM to run vista because normally Vista will eat 500MB of RAM idle.

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Team Foundation Power Toys v1.1

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Team Foundation Power Toys is a collection of productivity tools for Team Foundation Server. Borne from practical experience using Team Foundation Server, they are a mix of command-line and Visual Studio integrated tools for users of version control and work item tracking.

Expression Web Beta 1

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Microsoft Expression Web is a new designer-focused product that provides powerful tools you need to produce high-quality, standards-based Web sites the way you want them.

Windows Vista Release Candidate 1

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The final major pre-release of Windows Vista?Release Candidate 1 (RC1)?is now available for priority access by Customer Preview Program (CPP) participants only. If you registered for this program in June, please look for a recent e-mail message from Microsoft (sent in early September) with information regarding RC1.

Windows Vista RC1 Review

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The first part of my Windows Vista RC1 review focuses on first impressions, what's changed since Beta 2, and Microsoft's marketing agenda! In part two of my Windows Vista RC1 review, I examine the hardware and software compatibility of both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista!