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 ...

You're right to be concerned. Windows Vista is far more demanding on PC resources than Windows XP. Microsoft has issued a set of minimum requirements for Vista, but there are two separate specs to be ...

After covering setting up dual-boot XP/Linux and Vista/Linux systems (where Windows was installed first), I decided it was time to take a look at how easy it is to install Vista onto a PC where a ...

It’s official: On June 30, Windows XP enjoyed its last day as a readily available consumer operating system. Henceforth, it will be available only under a few marginal circumstances. People who ...

The next version of Windows will grade performance. You'll have to decide whether to buy a new hard drive. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, ...

Retailer PC World claims that it is working on the world's most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly PC, based partly on recycled components. On Tuesday, the high street chain announced that ...

Microsoft has taken plenty of heat in the Vista “junk PC” lawsuit. If the company is smart, it will take those criticisms to heart, and make sure it doesn’t make the same mistakes when it launches ...