On November 20th, 1985, a then not-so-big company called Microsoft announced that Windows was commercially available. Read the full story of the Microsoft operating system below. Windows 1 to 11: The ...

Do you have a favorite Windows? It’s not something most folks think about unless you’ve experienced the rollercoaster Microsoft has put many PC fans through over the years. There’s a lot of nostalgia ...

Windows Vista, the successor of Windows XP, was released in 2006 and though it is no longer supported by Microsoft, some users may still find a need to install it on their computers. This article ...

Forgetting your Windows Vista password can be frustrating, especially if it is your primary account. Not being able to access your computer will prevent you from performing your daily tasks. However, ...

I made several videos for a client's YouTube channel. He'd like to play them in a loop on the conference room's Vista computer. Since Windows Media Player doesn't recognize the format which format do ...

Over the weekend my son Phil and I built a computer and a server for the test lab I use in my business (building computers is also a hobby we share). One of the machines was a Vista box, the other was ...

I'm looking to get a simple but solid video editing system working on my Vista box for some home movie editing. In the past I've used Pinnacle Stuido 9 on XP and was very happy with the packages ...

Ok, we're gonna break this down, Microsoft really didn't do us any favors of simplicity this time. As you may remember, back in late 2004 Microsoft's hardware partners announced Windows Media Center ...

Microsoft released six security bulletins to fix 15 flaws across its product line, including Windows XP, Vista and Internet Explorer 7. Attackers could exploit the most serious flaws remotely to run ...

Before you search for step-by-step guides on how to install Vista, you first need a step-by-step guide on how to open the Windows Vista box. Look no further because The Hive has come to the rescue ...

Can't wait to get your hands on Windows Vista? We'll help you decide which upgrade path to take and walk you through multiple methods of installation. Does the thought of upgrading to Windows Vista ...

In last week's column about Windows users becoming increasingly disenchanted with Microsoft because of security issues, I suggested that the improvements in Windows Vista may have come too late and ...