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- Windows chief bows out
- By Ina Fried Staff Writer, CNET News.com REDMOND, Wash.--Sitting behind a one-way mirror, a white-haired man struggles to access a shared music library within Windows Vista. "I'm lost," he says. "I'm in trouble here."On the other side of the glass, several Microsoft executives try to talk him through...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2007-01-29
- Windows chief bows out
- Microsoft veteran will retire after the launch of Windows VistaAfter five years in development and endless feedback from thousands of testers, Windows Vista is ready for the masses. It will hit store shelves on Tuesday. One day later, Microsoft veteran Jim Allchin will retire after 16 years with the software...
- Tags: it management, Jim Allchin, microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, news, software, Sonja Thompson, windows, windows vista
- Discussion threads 2007-01-29
- Allchin still worries about Vista
- Windows Vista is still a work in progressJim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft's platform and services division, is hopeful that Windows Vista will meet its latest deadline, but there are still plenty of things he'd like to see before the OS is released, including better performance and more application compatibility. Do...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, news, vista, jim allchin, operating system, Sonja Thompson, hardware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2006-05-25
- Let's call it Windows Vista 2007
- Soon after I put the last edition of The Windows VistaReport to bed, Vista hit the fan and was blown into next year. While thisunfortunate situation has caused Microsoft a lot of flak over the last week,the whole thing could be turned around if Microsoft would revive the model yearnaming...
- Tags: Greg Shultz, Jim Allchin, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Steven Sinofsky
- Technical articles 2006-03-29
- Surprise! Vista delayed until 2007 ... Here is my take
- On Friday, I posted that Windows Vista was unofficially set to ship in November. I was right. What I didn't realize was that businesses were the only ones that would be getting it in Q4. At 5:30 PM EST this afternoon (March 21), Microsoft Windows chief Jim Allchin dropped...
- Tags: Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows Vista, Truth, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2006-03-21
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- What if Jim Allchin is right about no AV on Vista?
- Lockdown against user "repetitive annoyance syndrome"A locked down system is a great idea, as 95% of work can be done in a plain limited user session and any damages are limited to your documents (say, you *do* have a backup don't you ;) ) and not t
- Tags: george ou, programming, software, windows, security, dlpage@..., repetitive annoyance syndrome, annoyance syndrome, Microsoft Windows Vista, syndrome, firewall, antivirus, What-if Jim Allchin
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- Did I say schmoozeworthy? I meant snoozeworthy
- The most interesting clearing throat story I saw on News.com today was "Bloggers debate what reorg means for Microsoft" (http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-10878_11-5876267.html). In case you haven't heard, Microsoft's head of Windows development, Jim Allchin, will retire yawn when Vista is released. It looks like a lot of people have different opinions about how this restructuring...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2005-09-22
- Windows Vista in the summer?
- Not a supriseMicrosoft has always pushed out the release date on OS versions. Why change now.Allchin's RetirementI think Jim Allchin would want to ensure that Vista is released before he retires, and that everything works properly on the OS before he leaves...Windows 2008?Why not just rename it Windows 2008 and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-05-03
- The Windows Vista timeline
- NOT Ready for release Yet !!Okay, Fiji is due for release at midnight PST on the 22nd May; but having used and tested Vista since it was first released last year, the build has taken 10 months to reach a point where it does not keep crashing. Knowing that the...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, windows, microsoft, security, vista, public beta, IE7B2P, ArthurP, hardware, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-05-18
- What does the Microsoft re-org mean to you?
- Our sister site News.com is reporting a massive re-organization at Microsoft:http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5874926.htmlThe headline was about the planned retirement of Jim Allchin, the man who has been heading Windows development for many years. But to me that's not the big story--he's sticking around until after Vista is delivered late next year...
- Tags: microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, re-org, RexWorld, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-09-20
- SAN Lessons Learned
- When Brocade Director of IT, Jim Ravelli, implemented a SAN last year, he went through many of the same steps you might encounter in migrating to a SAN architecture. In this FREE webcast "SAN Lessons Learned," Jim will describe the Brocade IT environment before the SAN, and the steps involved...
- Tags: Brocade Communications Systems Inc., SAN, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts
- 10 things you should know about Windows XP's System Restore tool
- Revert to restore point from O/S CD boot?Does anyone know of a way to go back to a restore point if you boot from the Windows XP installation CD and go to the "recovery" console (e.g., a command prompt)?Thanks,JimHow to restore Windows XP registry from a restore point using the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Jim, restore point, windows, troubleshooting, Thanks Jim, jfs-tr@..., hardware, Microsoft Windows, tool, system restore
- Discussion threads 2006-03-14
- Microsoft says 64-bit Windows due in April
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Tags: Operating systems, Network technology, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2005-03-02
- How do I... Use BootVis to improve XP boot performance?
- BootVis.exe is a free Microsoft utility that can help users boot their machines and access the operating system more quickly. Jim McIntyre shows you how it works. by Jim McIntyre
- Tags: Boot Process, Disk, Performance, Driver, File, Defragmentation, BootVis, BootVis.exe, Layout.ini, Figure C Here, Figure D BootVis, Figure F, Figure G BootVis, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Jim McIntyre
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Sizing up Microsoft's new Windows chief
- Microsoft announced that Kevin Johnson, its former sales chief, will succeed chief Windows architect Jim Allchin next year when he retires. Johnson will also help chart Microsoft's strategy and direction as a member of the company's Senior Leadership Team.Do you think Microsoft's top sales executive can fill the shoes of...
- Tags: executives, it management, microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, organization, sales, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2005-09-21
- Investigating Windows Vista's built-in spyware Defender
- Microsoft gaining finallyI think with Windows Vista Microsoft really want to take its level far beyond other rivals like Mac and Linux. And maybe this time MS is in the right direction. Windows Defender looks good from your review and I hope soon that we may not need any other...
- Tags: anti-spyware, antivirus, CRN, defender, hardware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, navjotjsingh, SafeSystem, security, spyware, vista, windows, Windows Defender, xp
- Discussion threads 2006-01-20
- Vista (in)security: Hacking into the new OS
- A recently released Microsoft report reveals that 52% of admitted Vista security problems have not yet been resolved. "Safety and security is the overriding feature that most people will want to have Windows Vista for," said Jim Allchin of Microsoft in January. "Even if they are not into home entertainment...
- Tags: Hacking, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, John Bartley K7AAY
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- What if Jim Allchin is right about no AV on Vista?
- Scott M. Fulton, III wrote this very thoughtful piece about "Vista, Antivirus: What If Allchins Right?" Fulton was the man responsible for all the flurry recently about Jim Allchin implying that Vista may not need anti-virus because he ran no Anti-Virus software for his sons computer. Allchin later...
- Tags: Administrator, antivirus, Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Security, Vista, What-if Jim Allchin
- Blog posts 2006-11-14
- No, I do not need a hug
- It's happened to me twice. Once I had just launched a new project after a couple of months and it was a big success. My male boss hugged me. The second time was when I accepted a lateral job offer in the same company. My new male boss, who also...
- Tags: hug
- Blog posts 2006-03-02
- Et tu, Office 2007?
- This doesn't come as a surprise since Windows Vista and Office 2007 have been expected to debut together, but Microsoft officially announced yesterday that the retail and OEM version of Microsoft Office 2007 will be delayed until January 2007 in order to sync up with the release of Windows Vista...
- Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Team, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2006-03-24
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