Microsoft hopes for a fresh start with Windows 7

Microsoft Corp. put a new edition of Windows on sale Thursday, hoping for a fresh start after a bad reception for the previous version of the software that runs most of the world's personal computers.

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With Windows 7 and new designs, PCs looking better

Although no one waits in long lines for a new edition of Windows anymore, the debut of Microsoft's latest software that runs PCs is part of why buying a computer is starting to feel fun for the first time in years.

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A brief guide to switching to Windows 7

Windows 7 is now available on new PCs, but you also can buy it for a computer you already own.

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Microsoft's naming math: Vista plus 1 is 7

Microsoft's new operating system launches Thursday, and you may be asking: How did we get to Windows 7? Did I miss 5 and 6?

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Review: Windows 7 strong, but don't pay to upgrade

Next week, Microsoft is releasing Windows 7, a slick, much improved operating system that should go a long way toward erasing the bad impression left by its previous effort, Vista.

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Microsoft says Windows 7 is ready for PC companies

Microsoft Corp. says Windows 7 is complete.

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Windows 7 is on sale. Should you buy it now?

Microsoft Corp.'s next installment of Windows doesn't launch until October, but deep discounts on some versions are available through Saturday if you want to pre-order. Before pouncing on this deal, make sure it's right for your PC.

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Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that consumers who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.

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Windows 7 confirmed for holiday season PCs

Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct. 22, in time to possibly give the slumping PC industry a lift in the holiday season.

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Microsoft: Windows 7 on track for holiday sales

Microsoft Corp. says the next version of Windows will go on sale in time for the holiday shopping season.

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Microsoft's Windows 7 test implies holiday launch

Microsoft Corp. has released a near-final version of the Windows 7 operating system that adds a few new features, including a way to run Windows XP applications.

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Microsoft streamlines Windows 7 options

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it will heavily promote two main versions of the next Windows operating system in an attempt to avoid the problems it faced by marketing four tiers of the Windows Vista system.

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Thirty-one percent of users that have been experiencing trouble with Windows 7 have reported problems with upgrading to the operating system. The data comes from consumer helpdesk firm iYogi, which recently conducted a survey of more than 100,000 of its customers.

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Warning! Windows 7 has no email client(wrong*)- consider before upgrading.

Yes, that is right; Windows 7 has no email client. MS has done it again. There is always a catch when we upgrade Windows operating system.

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I will upgrade in 2010 to Windows 7 on my 64 bit desktop

I have decided to upgrade my 64 bit desktop computer to Windows 7 in 2010 because I love the speech recognition software (SR) built into Vista that is also present in 7.

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Wireless hotspots are changing the way people work.

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If Windows ever notifies you about a weak signal, it probably means your connection isn't as fast or as reliable as it could be. Worse, you might lose your connection entirely in some parts of your home.

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Chrome OS might be the latest big thing in cloud computing, but that doesn't mean it can't be thwarted before it is released and has a chance to become a widely proven success in the industry. Google won't release a production version of Chrome OS for months.

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The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.

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Windows 7 arrived less than a month ago, and while so far its reception has been quite good, critics have unsurprisingly managed to spread some serious FUD over Microsoft's latest operating system.

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For the uninitiated, Windows 7 is Microsoft's latest version of an important computer technology that allows you to put a computerised photo of a cat into a virtual bin.

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Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.

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The big news with this update is that it brings desktop OS counterpart, including support for full backup and restore of Windows 7 computers, Windows 7 Libraries integration, "better support" for netbooks and, of course, a slew of enhancements for Windows Media Center.

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After pulling the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from its servers over reports that it might violate the GNU General Public License (GPL), Microsoft has decided to go open source with the tool.

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Will upgrading your older Windows XP PC to Windows 7 make it perform better? Yes…and no. We ran a slew of tests and were surprised to find that XP aced as many as Windows 7.

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Windows 7 users got a nice surprise on Tuesday when Microsoft released its first set of security patches since unveiling the new operating system last month. Of the 15 bugs patched, none affected Windows 7.

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Consumers may appear to be snapping up Windows 7, but large companies won't, according to CIOs interviewed this week.

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In only two weeks since the official commercial launch of Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7 has managed to surpass Apple's Snow Leopard market share. Snow Leopard has been on the market for three months while Windows 7 has only been on the market for two weeks.

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Windows 7 is a valuable upgrade delivering an awesome, new user interface, but don't expect any major improvements in security.

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I love upgrades. But I hate upgrade discs and upgrade pricing. Let's find a way to do away with both, or at least make the upgrade transaction a bit cleaner.

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PC World - Windows 7 may be brand spanking new, but that doesn't mean you can't find free or cheap tools to tweak its settings, add features, or smooth an upgrade from XP or Vista.

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Windows 7 may be brand spanking new, but that doesn't mean you can't find free or cheap tools to tweak its settings, add features, or smooth an upgrade from XP or Vista.

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Seems to pretty much sum up a lot of the reviews I've read.

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Microsoft issued a friendly reminder in a blog post earlier this week that if you installed Windows 7 on a blank hard drive using an upgrade disc, your Windows installation is illegal. Well, maybe... but I'll get to that in a second.

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Not only is Microsoft reselling select Windows 7 PCs normally sold by its hardware partners, but the company is making sure they come only with the software it wants.

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Although I've been playing with Windows 7 for a couple months now, I'm not quite ready to dive in. I want to make gradual move, keeping my Vista-based PC up and running while I transition to the new OS.

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Could Windows 7 accomplish everything that's expected of it? Probably not, but it makes a damn good attempt. We've tested the gold master, the final version going out on October 22. Upgrade without trepidation, people.

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