• Microsoft Plugs Nine Holes in Windows, DNS, SQL

  
  It's among the vendors patching a multiplatform DNS vulnerability.

• Microsoft Warns Users of Coming Update to WU

  
  Preannounces update after customers raised Cain over 'stealth' upgrade last year.
• XP SP3 to Reach Most Users 'Shortly,' Says Microsoft
• Windows XP: Dead or Just Resting?
• New Survey: Vista Cleans Mac OSX's Clock
• Microsoft SharePoint Popularity Comes with Issues
• Windows XP, Vista--and Windows 7?
• Last OS Standing: Make the Most of Windows Vista
• A Requiem for Windows XP
• Using Vista Instead of XP Is Dumb

Windows How-Tos

• Last OS Standing: Make the Most of Windows Vista Now that Windows XP is no longer being sold by Microsoft, PC users will be stuck with Windows Vista. Here's a roundup of PC World's best tips for making Vista easier to use.
• Ten Tools to Make Windows Shine Add a layer of protection against spyware, stop Kaspersky's annoying audio alerts, and hide your files and folders. Plus: More fixes for the pesky Insert key.
• Answers to Vista Users' Nagging Questions Should you revert to XP? How can you make Vista navigation more XP-like? And why doesn't System Restore restore your system? Our Answer Line columnist solves these Windows mysteries.
• Microsoft's Jet Engine Sputters Plus: Fix an XP SP3 crash and holes in Adobe Reader, Word, and more.
• How to Prevent a Data Disaster If a natural disaster wipes out your hard drive, it will probably destroy your local backups, too. Here's a backup plan that will get you through even the worst-case scenario.

Windows News

• Microsoft Plugs Nine Holes in Windows, DNS, SQL It's among the vendors patching a multiplatform DNS vulnerability.
• Microsoft Warns Users of Coming Update to WU Preannounces update after customers raised Cain over 'stealth' upgrade last year.
• XP SP3 to Reach Most Users 'Shortly,' Says Microsoft Vendor plans to flip the Automatic Updates switch soon on last XP upgrade.
• Windows XP: Dead or Just Resting? Analysis: It seems XP -- like Bill Gates -- is still alive and kicking.
• New Survey: Vista Cleans Mac OSX's Clock In absolute numbers, figures from Net Applications are not particularly impressive.

Windows Playing in PCW Video

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  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Launch Preview New server OS emphasizes security, virtualization, Web productivity and business intelligence changes.
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  Windows 7 on YouTube? The blogosphere is buzzing about a purported leaked peek at Microsoft's new operating system.
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  Apple Annouces Safari for Vista and XP At the WWDC '07 in San Francisco, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced that Apple's Safari 3 Web browser would be available for Windows XP and Vista.

Windows Reviews

• Microsoft TV: Too True to Be Funny! Two incompetent window installers. Scads of irate customers. Thank heavens it's fiction!
• Simple Upgrades, Complex Helpers Make your mouse mighty, tweak Windows massively, and crush cosmic creepy-crawlies.