Microsoft on Wednesday kicked off automatic distribution of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the first major update to the year-and-a-half-old operating system.
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Microsoft has apologised for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search (WDS) tool on users' desktops without approval.
On Thursday, Canonical plans to release "Gutsy Gibbon," the Ubuntu Linux version 7.10 that the company hopes will lay the foundation for a serious push into the server and other markets in six months.
Microsoft has outlined the changes it plans to make to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista to satisfy antitrust concerns.
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Microsoft has finally integrated a full desktop search facility into Windows, which is designed to ensure you never lose a file again.
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All Lenovo computers worldwide will soon come bundled with Microsoft's Windows Live software, the companies announced Wednesday.
If you work with Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis, this upgrade can make scheduling simpler and e-mailing more interesting. Still, we wish Instant Search and e-mail rendering were better.
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