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• A guide to Windows 7 security

  Until now, Windows Vista was the most secure version of the Windows operating system.

• Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches

  Microsoft last week patched nine vulnerabilities, five marked "critical," in Windows 7, a move that will require users upgrading to the new operating system starting Thursday to download a security update to keep their PCs secure.

• Google Chrome doesn't integrate with Windows 7

  Google has scrubbed plans to fully integrate its Chrome web browser with Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system.

• The lowdown on deploying Windows 7

  Windows 7 is right around the corner. The official release date is October 22, but some PC makers will ship it before then. Most businesses skipped the poorly received Vista, choosing instead to run the now eight-year-old XP. So after holding off on a Windows upgrade for so long, many are no doubt ready to adopt Windows 7.

• Vista's market share declines, Windows 7 surges

  Microsoft's Windows Vista lost market share last month for the first time in almost two years, a sign that users are already abandoning the controversial operating system in favour of the new Windows 7.

• Windows 7 boots slower than Vista, says study

  Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system boots slower than its unloved predecessor, Windows Vista, a PC tune-up developer said today.

• Leak reveals possible details about Windows 8

  The version of Windows that succeeds Windows 7 will include a 128bit architecture, according to a leak from Microsoft's research and development team in the US.

• Why BMW is moving to Windows 7 now

  German automobile maker BMW is many things: the manufacturer of luxury cars and motorcycles; a brand name famous around the world; a giant corporation with a reputation for efficiency.

• Microsoft greasing Windows 7 skids with desktop tools

  With the hope of sparking Windows 7 upgrades, Microsoft is planning an early release of its suite of desktop deployment tools.

• Windows 7 upgrades can take up to 20 hours

  Microsoft said on Friday that some "in-place" upgrades from Windows Vista to the new Windows 7 may take some users over 20 hours to complete.

• NZ's NextWindow rides Windows 7 touch-screen wave

  Auckland-based NextWindow's optical touch-screen overlays, which are already used to touch-enable Dell and HP PCs, are being adopted by PC and monitor makers rushing to take advantage of touch-screen support in Windows 7.

• Waikato polytech moves early to Windows 7

  The Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) has begun deploying Windows 7 to its large campus PC population in advance of the general release of the new Microsoft operating system.

• Microsoft tests Windows 7-based embedded OS

  Microsoft on Tuesday released a test preview of its Windows 7-based OS for embedded devices.

• Free software group attacks Windows 7 'sins'

  The Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Wednesday launched a campaign against Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows 7 operating system, calling it "treacherous computing" that stealthily takes away rights from users.

• 'Dumb' Windows 7 upgrade chart sparks spat

  A chart Microsoft provided to a Wall Street Journal columnist that spells out which versions of Windows and XP can be upgraded to Windows 7 without a cumbersome "clean install" is causing a dust-up between bloggers and prompted Apple users to poke fun at Microsoft's upgrade process.