While several Vista activation cracks have appeared, not all will get Microsoft’s attention. The company reasons “Our goal isn’t to stop every ‘mad scientist’ that’s on a mission to hack Windows.”

For the second time in nearly a month, Vista users had another unexplained update download to their systems and, in some cases, cause the computer to reboot for no apparent reason.

DSG International, a consumer electronic retailer based in Europe and the parent company of Currys and PC World, warned that poor sales of Windows Vista and its related products have cost it £20 million in lost profits for the first-half.

Windows Vista activation cracks appear to be increasing in numbers. However, Microsoft is apparently being selective about which Vista activation cracks the company is going to address, as it has no intention of addressing every single crack.

If you’re just itching to get your hands on the Vista SP1 beta then you’ve come to the right place.  A certain hack has been floating around that lets any installation of Vista download and install SP1 beta.

You might think it impossible for a computer with 2GB or 3GB of RAM to actually run out of memory but Vista can do just that when copying large numbers of files.

Microsoft worked hard to make sure Windows Vista was as pirate proof as possible, but as our investigation shows, those wily pirates don’t give up easily.

Months after Dell bowed to customers’ pressure and dumped its Windows Vista-only policy by adding Windows XP again, the company is now optimistic about Vista uptake.

Have you always envied Mac users and how they always talk about how OSX is so great, including the dock feature.  Well, now you can get that feature for Windows XP or Vista and for free.

It’s Sunday once again and like I said, every Sunday we will be featuring free downloadable tools for Windows Vista. And today, let me tell you about a free firewall tool that you can run on top of the Windows basic firewall. So, let’s start.

In a recent meeting between the Dutch Consumers’ Union (Consumentenbond) and Microsoft Netherlands, the consumer organization asked for free copies of Windows XP for members who were having problems with Vista. Microsoft, of course, refused.

There are success and horror stories behind Vista and the story of one mother falls somewhere in between.  Steve Ballmer attended an IT conference in Florida where he learned how one mother did not enjoy her experience with Vista and he was left to defend the company’s products.

Amid the hardware and software incompatibility issues, lack of driver support, and poor performance and reliability of Windows Vista, the Linux and Mac OS X operating systems have failed to capitalize on Vista’s flaws.

Several owners of the original version of Windows Vista who recently tried to download various patches can not get past the Genuine Validation check.

Companies considering the move to Windows Vista might have had trouble telling what will and won’t work with it.  Microsoft has its own tool to assist home users but ScriptLogic is targeting corporate IT departments with a couple new tools, one of them free.