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  • Microsoft Vista SP1 update can destroy data

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

  • EU suspends Windows media player removal order

    The European Commission has temporarily suspended an order requiring Microsoft to begin to offer a version of Windows without a media player this week.

  • Biggest ever Windows-to-Linux migration halted in Munich

    The biggest ever Windows-to-Linux migration - the city of Munich's 14,000 desktop switch - has been put on ice while legal issues are settled.

  • Intel's Viiv-talking pitch for PCs

    Early adopters of PCs based on Intel's Viiv technology are having as much trouble understanding what's so different about their new computers as they are pronouncing "Viiv."

  • EU to probe Microsoft-Time Warner buy

    European antitrust regulators are set to launch a thorough investigation into a plan by Microsoft and Time Warner to acquire digital rights management company ContentGuard, a development that's seen as a setback for the deal.

Features and Case Studies (14)

  • PsTools for improved Windows admin

    One of the biggest drawbacks of administering Windows systems is that so many admin tasks must be done using the GUI. See how Sysinternals' PsTools can help change that with a free download.

  • Ballmer opens up on Microsoft's future

    What is Windows' strongest competitor? Will Microsoft expand successfully beyond the PC? Find out what Steve Ballmer thinks.

  • Virtual machines 101

    Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages.

  • Sony BMG faces the music

    Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why legal woes are mounting for the record label over its CD fiasco.

  • Mimail.j prevention and cure

    help/how to How to recognise and remove the latest Mimail variant, which will try to steal credit card details.

Reviews (20)

  • Almost as good as being there

    Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages.

  • ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009

    ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered.

  • McAfee Wireless Protection

    With McAfee Wireless Protection, McAfee enhances last year's stand-alone wireless protection application with a few new features, however much of what you can do with McAfee Wireless Protection is available for free with Windows XP.

  • XP: More than Windows dressing

    Windows XP is a lot more than just a pretty face. This top-to-bottom overhaul of the Windows operating system has something for everyone from families to business users.

  • Toshiba M40

    The M40 boasts an impressive array of the latest notebook technologies, especially for those with a multimedia bent, although it could do with running a little quieter and cooler.

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