Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

Climb the steps all the way to Windows guru status with our invaluable selection of tips and shortcuts for XP and Vista.

If you find yourself at the economy end of the Vista ladder, third-party downloads can give you some Ultimate power

Should Windows XP PCs with 512MB RAM have been advertised as "Vista Capable"?

Steve Ballmer is in no way disappointed with Windows Vista. It is selling “incredibly well”, he told a press conference in Herzeliya, Israel today.

Price to fall by about $100 for full Premium and Business Editions, while full Ultimate Edition to fall by around $300.

Should DIY "fixes" for Vista product drivers be encouraged? One good Samaritan has been slapped down by Creative for rolling his own Vista drivers, and users are taking up the fight.

Will splashing out on expensive RAM make a real difference to PC performance? And if so, how much should you buy? We supply the benchmarks and lay the details bare

And it’ll speed up your PC says Microsoft, despite what some beta testers have been saying.

Global prices for Vista Ultimate and Home Premium to fall by up to 40 per cent.

Don't wait for Windows 7, say experts. But is UAC enough to convince your IT department to switch?.

Make XP look and feel like Vista

The Vista version lacks many of the features of the XP suite, while slowing down the PC noticeably in usage

New models avoid the el cheapo tag, and it's probably a good thing if you're planning on running Vista.

In a written deposition to court Steve Ballmer has denied all knowledge of the Vista Capable marketing program that resulted in a class action suit against his company.

Nvidia was responsible for almost half the Vista crashes reported to Microsoft in in a graphics-related crash report.

Finally, Microsoft comes clean about the failure of Vista and detail their plans for the new features to be released under Windows 7.