Malware could be behind an issue with Windows 7 that sees users experience a completely black screen when they log on to their computers, T3.com reports.
Microsoft have so far struggled to identify the cause of the the so-called “black screen of death”. Now, it appears that malicious software such as Daonol might be to blame for the problem, which is also affecting machines running on Windows XP and Vista.
Microsoft have issued a fix for the …

According to security firm SophosLabs, a test showed that Windows 7 system on a clean PC was affected by 80 per cent of viruses, the Independent reports.
Sophos’ Chester Wisniewski said engineers loaded a full version of Microsoft’s recently launched operating system, and configured it to follow system defaults for UAC (User Account Control) without installing an anti-virus package.
Ten samples of net nasties that arrived in the SophosLab security feed were tested to, as Wisniewski put …

Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7 proved to be incredibly popular – Amazon said that pre-order sales have topped the latest Harry Potter book, and according to DSGi, Win7 has already outsold Vista’s first year sales.
Windows 7 officially went on sale today, but the pre-orders already topped the first year sales of copies of Microsoft’s previous operating system, the ill-fated Vista, DSGi’s category director Jeremy Fennell said, according to IT Pro. He credited this with the …

Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7 is going on sale tomorrow, Microsoft are hoping that the successor to Vista will be more of a hit with users when it launches, the BBC reports.
In the UK some computer stores are due to open at midnight so keen PC users can get their hands on the software.
Microsoft have also encouraged people to hold Windows 7 launch parties and have gone as far as to prepare party packs …

Microsoft are offering college and university students a reduced price version of their Windows 7 operating system – both the Home Premium and Professional will be available for £30 each, compared to the normal retail prices of £79.99 and £189.99 respectively, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Students can pre-order Microsoft’s next-generation operating system from 30th September, with Windows 7 scheduled to hit shops on 22nd October. Microsoft said the offer was ideal for those students who couldn’t …

Windows 7 is complete and the final code of Microsoft’s new operating system has been sent to manufacturers, the AP reports.
Companies that have long-term agreements to buy Microsoft software in bulk will be able to download and start installing Windows 7 in a few weeks.
Then starting 22nd October, Windows 7 will come on new PCs, and will be available for people to buy separately and install on their existing machines.

Microsoft put its latest operating system Windows 7 on sale at reduced prices today, the Telegraph reports.
Officially the new upgraded software will go on sale on October 22 to the general public, but a pre-sale began today for all eager Microsoft early adopters.
Prices have been considerably lowered which means for this limited pre-sale period Windows 7 Home Premium is available for £49.99 instead of £149.99 and Windows 7 Professional for £99.99 instead of £189.99.
All UK versions …

Microsoft are going to give their new operating system Windows 7 away for free to people who buy Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate computers starting tomorrow, the AP reports.
That means if one buys one of those versions between tomorrow and 22nd October, when Windows 7 officially becomes available, one should contact the computer manufacturer to get a free upgrade from Vista to equal 7.
Microsoft also said that the prices for Windows 7 are …

Microsoft will relesae the coming version of its Windows operating system – Windows 7 – without a web browser in Europe.
The move comes after European Union regulators said in January that including a browser in Microsoft’s Windows operating system likely breached European antitrust rules, the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Given the pending legal proceeding, we’ve decided that instead of including Internet Explorer in Windows 7 in Europe, we will offer it separately and on an easy-to-install …

Microsoft have announced that their latest operating system Windows 7 will be generally available at 22nd of October, 2009. That means that by far the best OS Microsoft have ever produced will hit the store shelves at that date. Microsoft also say that Release To Manufacturing (RTM) code for Windows 7 will be available to their partners in the 2nd half of July.
I am running Windows 7 Release Candidate and I have never been happier …

I have been using Windows 7 Beta for more than four months now and I have to admit, I have never ever been more satisfied with Windows. It’s really nice and fun when everything (most things) works like it has to be, the OS doesn’t die from every little operation and most things are actually a lot faster than they were in previous versions of Windows, especially in Vista.
Today Microsoft made public 7’s Release Candidate …

Everyone knows that I am not a big fan of Microsoft’s products, though I do use Vista as my primary OS for various reasons (the main reason being I have a licence I paid for in the price of the laptop). But I am a fan of new programs and thus it was a natural choice for me to get new Windows 7 beta which Microsoft so generously gives or gave away to 2.5 million …