Already, just after 3 years of the release of Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft is stopping the production and support of OneCare. Microsoft has “signed the death sentence” for the “all-in-one PC-care solution” say a popular Microsoft new source SoftPedia. The death sentence was November 18, 2008.

Come June 2009, sales of the Windows Live OneCare licenses will not be sold anymore. Microsoft stated that OneCare wasn’t a failure, but more like a strategy designed to deliver a solution focused more on customer protection.

More or less, they were saying that OneCare wasn’t enough to protect their users, so it kinda failed. Like Vista, they learned from their first “superior” product.

So I bet you are dying to know if Microsoft is going to even come out with another all in one antivirus, anti malware, and other anti’s? That’s where the all out successor of Windows Live OneCare comes in.

Code named Morro will be released by Microsoft, for free to all it’s users. Yes, free to all of Microsoft Windows’ users. And this just might be the first free program that does what it’s users want.

Ok now what about the current members and users that will have bought Windows Live OneCare in June 2009? Those people still will be able to use OneCare. Only until their subscription ends. Microsoft kinda cares :)

More information can be found here on SoftPedia’s site.

If you haven't heard, Microsoft is already pushing out a new Windows. Windows 7. It is supposed to be the successor of Vista.

I've done a few searches to get some information from testers that are currently testing out Windows 7. From what most are saying is that Windows 7 has a feel of XP with the Vista graphical user interface, or GUI for short. Simply meaning that once you are on a WIndows 7 computer, it really feels like a Windows XP PC. The only difference, instead of having the popular XP blue task-bar, you'll have the Vista look.

Vista was Microsoft's test that went public, or as many of us kinda feel. I personally think that Vista was still supposed to be Windows 7 beta.

All in all, Windows 7 can be ran on Vista computers with ease. Since Microsoft built 7 on Vista compatible hardware, it will be a better transition from Vista to Windows 7 vs how it was with XP to Vista.

So what's up with the funky name (Windows 7)? Well up to date, there have been 6 major releases. I guess the high paid name makers and trademark dudes at Microsoft couldn't decide on a real name so they softly named the 7th major Windows release as just Windows 7. Simple huh?

As for final release, it was supposed to be shipped out January 2010 but knowing the money mistake with Vista Microsoft is pushing for the release for mid 2009. Why? Microsoft being such a big company with TONS of money, which they likey, they want the new Windows to be out before the 2009 Christmas season. I guess Windows Vista was too complicated for Microsoft they just HAD to sit back and watch the money fly out. Poor Bill Gates.

All in all I do believe Windows 7 will be the successor of Windows Vista.

I'm out, hope you like the new site too :) Cheers!

It's true. I'm late at posting this but if you haven't heard the news yet, Vista SP1 is here! I downloaded the standalone package from Softpedia.com but you can do it many ways. Some are safe and others are, well just risky. The safe methods are 1: From Microsoft directly, either from the manual update or "Microsoft Download Center." Or 2: A trusted side like "Softpedia.com."

The standalone package comes in a 434MB nifty package. It took me about an hour just to download and install it. Time will vary depending if you have high speed internet, which would be better for downloading the standalone, or if you have dial-up. If you have dial-up, there's one of three things you can do to get it. 1: Do a manual update (which would take a few hours to a few days to get it all), or 2: Wait for the automatic update for Vista SP1 which would take a while to get it. Or 3: Take your computer to a friends house, if they have high speed internet, and do the update there. If they really are good friends they'd let you.

Here are the two links that I know are safe and have Vista SP1 in a 5 language standalone package.

Microsoft's Download Center
Softpedia Windows Downloads

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