Products such as PCmover Pro and Enterprise let you move a Windows XP installation to Windows 7, but is that the best upgrade path? Andrew Garcia replies with an unequivocal no.
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German Government Advises Citizens To Avoid IE
More than 20 companies including Google may have been hit by hack attacks, made possible by a flaw in Microsoft's browser
Internet Security Unchanged By Chinese Attack, Says Microsoft’s Ballmer
Microsoft's email services were not affected, and the Chinese cyber-attack on Google is business as usual, said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Chinese Cyber-Attacks Came Through New IE Flaw
Security vendor McAfee says the attack that prompted Google's threat to leave China, actually used a new zero-day Internet Explorer flaw
Review: LapLink’s PCmover Tools Ease Windows 7 Migration
LapLink's PCmover line of personality transplant tools moves applications and their configuration settings to a new operating system without requiring reinstallation or reconfiguration
Review: Microsoft Updates A Solid Server With SharePoint 2010
Microsoft has done a good job of bringing the server squarely in step with the times with the SharePoint 2010 beta, providing business-oriented social networking features and a new interface
Microsoft Issues First Security Patch Of 2010
Microsoft is planning to plug a Windows security hole rated critical for Windows 2000 systems, in the company's first Patch Tuesday of the year
Microsoft Announces Office 2010 Pricing At CES
Microsoft has announced pricing for its upcoming Office 2010, which is slated for release in June.
Does Apple Belong In The Workplace?
Products such as Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition have enabled Apple to compete in a Windows-dominated corporate world, but Mac penetration remains departmental rather than company-wide
Microsoft In 2010: Windows 7, Bing And Cloud Computing
Cloud computing could boost Microsoft's market share in the enterprise, but the company could struggle in other areas, notably the smartphone space
What Microsoft Must Do To Succeed In 2010
Microsoft had a relatively successful year. But 2009 is nearly history and Microsoft must look ahead to 2010
Open Source Resolution: Try Harder In 2010!
If Linux vendors are serious about displacing Windows, they could try harder, says Jason Brooks. How about a New Year's resolution to fix annoyances?
Microsoft Facing Word Sales Ban In Jan 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upholds lower court decision that orders world's largest software maker to stop selling its popular Word program effective Jan. 11.
Microsoft CFO Drives Off To GM
Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell will become the vice chairman and chief financial officer of General Motors in 2010, with plans to step down from his position at Microsoft on 31 Dec.
Windows 7: Looking Back On A Pivotal Year For Microsoft
With a lot riding on the acceptance of Windows 7 by both consumers and the enterprise, eWEEK looks back on the development of Microsoft's aggressive 2009 marketing campaign
Microsoft Settles Browser Dispute With EC
Microsoft has settled its long-standing dispute with the European Commission over the inclusion of Internet Explorer with Windows
Microsoft Admits Windows Mobile 7 Delays
The next version of Windows Mobile is supposed to finally take on the iPhone. By the time it gets here, will anyone care?
Microsoft Cleans Open Source From Windows 7 Tool
Code which violated the GPLv2 licence has been removed from a Microsoft utility designed to load Windows 7 on netbooks
Microsoft Confirms Office 15 Already In The Works
Office 2010 is only expected in six months time, but Microsoft has confirmed it already working on its successor
Why Windows 7 Is Not One Of eWEEK’s ‘Products Of 2009’
Windows 7 was one of the biggest product launches of 2009, but a lack of true innovation has kept it off eWEEK Labs' "Products of the Year" list
Microsoft Tweets About End Of Windows XP Support
Microsoft has used blog postings and Twitter feeds over the past few days to remind users that support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows 2000 will expire in July 2010
Microsoft Floats New Server And Cloud Division
Microsoft forms a group that will focus on cloud computing and moving the lessons learned in the cloud into Microsoft's server products and vice versa
EU Pushes On With Single European Patent Plan
One common European patent court could help cut £260m of costs from European companies according to the EU
Microsoft Leaves Users Hanging Following Black Screen Of Death
Microsoft has been reluctant to take responsibility the Black Screen of Death case, leaving users to deal with softaware and hardware problems on their own
Security Company Accepts Updates Unrelated To Windows Black Screen
Prevx has backed off of claims that Microsoft patches are contributing to a Black Screen of Death condition being experienced by some Windows users
Virtualisation Moves On To Conquer Networks And Desktops
With claimed annual savings of £2500 per server and £78 per desktop, virtualisation is moving on to conquer networks and desktops, say reports.
Murdoch-Bing Deal – Treating News Like Oil?
News Corp is reported to be pulling out of Google in exchange for money. The move - if it happens - represents a misunderstanding of the nature of news on the web, says Peter Judge
Microsoft Admits To Zero-Day Flaw In IE 6 And 7
Microsoft confirms the existence of proof-of-concept attack code for a flaw affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7
Microsoft Responds to Chrome OS By Pushing Windows 7
Microsoft issued an official response to news of Google releasing its Chrome Operating System to open source for developers
10 Things Google Needs To Remember About OS Security
The history of Windows security has shown that desktop operating systems are vulnerable, but there are even more potential attack strategies for an online OS. Google needs to ensure that Chrome's defenses are prepared