This is the first of a two-part series on getting your system (or systems) ready for Windows Vista. In this post I'm going to look at what you need to do (or at least think about) before putting that ...

The version of Windows Media Player that will ship with Windows Vista won't include playback support for either Blu-ray or HD DVD movie titles. "In box we have the Microsoft VC1 decoder...but in order ...

In an effort to simplify the distribution of Windows Vista and make it easier for customers to upgrade, Microsoft Corp. will include the various retail versions of the OS on one DVD instead of having ...

The disk would operate in conjunction with the Windows Anytime Upgrade feature in Vista, which is scheduled to ship to consumers in January. If people want to buy a different version of Vista, they ...

The Windows Vista DVD includes System Recovery Options, which is a set of utilities designed to restore or repair the operating system. Most computer manufacturers no longer ship recovery discs or the ...

One of the more touchy subjects crowding my inbox lately relates to how Windows Vista will fail to render High Definition video in "pure" High Definition on most existing monitors. There's quite a bit ...

Over the last few days, the Internet has been abuzz with the discovery of three mysterious men in the hologram of the Windows Vista Business DVD. The image was first discovered by a Spanish blogger ...

Remember those hidding images on the Windows Vista DVDs we talked about just the other day? If not, you can check them out right here. Well, it turns out the images are a mix of images from the public ...

The three faces embedded in the surface of Windows Vista’s installation DVDs may have been too small to see with the naked eye, but they’re no big mystery, Microsoft Corp. said late last night. First ...

Windows DVD Maker is a DVD authoring and editing tool designed for Windows Vista, and can be used by small businesses to produce promotional DVDs, as well as DVDs that chronicle office parties and ...

Maybe your PC won’t boot. Or it could be infected with some kind of persistent malware. Perhaps Windows puts up a Blue Screen of Death every time you type the word aardvark. No matter what kind of ...