But Vista’s new look and feel is beginning to solidify, and the last-minute features have gotten smaller, though no less intriguing. The companion piece to this visual tour, Inside Windows Vista RC1: ...

That’s a nice view. That’s a nice view of IT Blogwatch, in which an interim Windows Vista build swims around the goldfish bowl that is the blogosphere, and we ask, “Did Dell delay a recall?” Not to ...

For example, I wandered into a local branch of office-supply giant Staples the weekend of February 3, 2007, to check out the prices on Vista upgrades and the availability of computers with Vista ...

Windows 11 beta builds have a bug that swaps the startup sound with Vista's. Brandon LeBlanc confirmed the bug and clarified it wasn't intentional. The cause of the swap remains unknown, but it may ...

Microsoft plans to offer some kind of Vista-related promotion, but it's unclear whether promises of upgrades will fend off sluggish sales. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats ...

Years from now, when you’ve moved on to Windows 7, you’ll look back at Windows Vista fondly. You’ll remember its fabulous attributes, not its flaws. (Yes, Vista’s terrible driver support and ...

SEATTLE--Don't expect Microsoft to talk much about the Basic edition of Windows Vista when the operating system ships. The software maker wants you to go Premium. Microsoft is readying its marketing ...