An IT professional claims to have discovered a way of upgrading to a full version of Vista from scratch, while only paying the cost of an upgrade for an earlier version of Windows. As part of the Vista launch, Microsoft is offering Windows users a range...

Dell's XPS M1710 notebook with a Blu-ray disc player is stuck on Windows XP until driver issues can be worked out, according to a Dell representative. In December, Dell unveiled the flashy Blu-ray-equipped M1710 as part of its high-end XPS lineup,...

As businesses and consumers grapple with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista, one question is increasingly being asked. Why is it so much more expensive to buy Vista in the United Kingdom than in the United States? Anger over the issue has...

The software maker has put out a call for businesses that want to be early testers of the software. “Interested customers should contact their Technical Account Manager at Microsoft to get nominated,” a Microsoft representative said in an...

There's a reason Steve Ballmer runs around screaming about developers. When Windows Vista has its mainstream launch next week, much of the attention will be on what users can expect out of the box. But perhaps more important to its ultimate success are a...