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• Microsoft gives US govt sneak peek of Windows 7

  Microsoft has said precious little about Windows 7, but it has provided at least one outsider with an early test version of the forthcoming operating system.

• Dell takes small steps toward Linux

  Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed, but it has fallen short of accepting their suggestion.

• Microsoft in the hot seat in new Net flap

  Microsoft again finds itself at odds with the open-source community in a dispute over contending claims regarding an Internet security protocol.

• MS Battles Slashdot In New Net Flap

  Software maker says it is protecting intellectual property. But row with Slashdot is evolving into a free speech tussle. Who is right?

• Report reveals extent of open source in govt

  A new report has revealed just how much the US Department of Defense depends on open-source software, and recommends steps to ensure open source is recognised and accepted.

Features and Case Studies (10)

• Photos: Experience Windows XP SP3

  Windows XP SP3 provides support for WPA2 and the Peer Name Resolution Protocol used in Windows Vista, among other things. See how our install of the RTM code went.

• Mozilla: More bugs mean Firefox is more secure

  The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

• How to Install Microsoft Office 2007

  Here's what you should know before you invite the new Office onto your hard drive.

• Photo gallery: Installing Windows Vista

  The long, long road to installing Windows Vista ... from 3GB DVD.

• Guide: Microsoft European draft licence

  The European Commission has rejected Microsoft's proposed server interoperability licence. We dissect its contents.

Reviews (4)

• Microsoft Office Standard 2007

  If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.

• To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

  Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

• Activation aggravation

  Commentary: What benefit, exactly, are consumers meant to get from product activation?

• Readers questions about Windows XP answered

  NEW OS: I've taken your most pressing Windows XP questions and instead of answering them myself, gone one better--by taking them straight to the experts at Microsoft. Here are the "official" answers to the toughest questions ZDNet readers asked.

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