I threw Vista HP x64 (RTM) on a spare PC just to try to get it up and running quickly (ha!) figuring I could save time vs. XP by not having to hunt down a bunch of drivers. SP2 wasn't listed in ...

Four separate updates improve Vista's speed, stability, compatability, and reliability, though Microsoft says the 'incremental' fixes are independent from the SP1 update For the second time in two ...

This just in from the Windows Client team -- the folks who've made clear and accurate communications on behalf of customers a priority (ahem). Even though Amazon.com posted over the weekend to its ...

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is now available for download. The Vista SP2 update includes new support for recording Blu-ray discs straight from the Vista OS, updated support for Bluetooth v2.1, and ...

Microsoft today credited a February security update for lowering AutoRun-abusing malware infection rates on Windows XP and Vista by as much as 82% since the start of the year. Four months ago, ...

After refusing to let most users have Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) for weeks, Microsoft on Tuesday finally said everyone could have it. Well, almost everyone. The details of who gets SP1 now and ...

In another case of digital rights management doing harm to paying customers, a slew of CD-ROM games are being rendered inoperable by a security update in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. As ...

Microsoft has stopped automatically distributing a prerequisite piece of software for Vista Service Pack 1, following some customer complaints that it had caused system problems. Servicing stack ...

Users can manually install Windows Vista SP1 through Windows Update or download the standalone installer from the Microsoft Download Center, but there's still no word on when Vista SP1 will be made ...

For those keeping up with Microsoft’s new OS Veeeesta, they have just released their final built until the final shipping version, RC2 (Release Candidate 2). So what are you waiting for? Go download ...

Be warned though, these are (obviously) very hefty downloads - around 3 GB. You'll also need a key to run Vista Beta 2 - and here is the information to do that. For all the official details, here's ...