Microsoft expects Windows 7 to start slow and gain buzz, or not, after people see how it works. If you’d like to be an "early" user, Best Buy will start pre-selling the OS on June 26 in the US.

The recent service pack for McAfee’s corporate Virus scanning product, VSE 8.7, was pulled on June 2 after reports of problems. The update apparently deletes some Windows system files leaving machines unable to boot.

Desktop Orbiter 7 provides security, remote monitoring and administration for Windows desktop machines.

PocketMirror Standard for webOS provides two-way synchronization between desktop versions of Outlook Contacts and Calendar and the corresponding Pre applications without cables. PocketMirror Standard synchronizes over the local Wi-Fi network.

Some analysts describe a "big demand" for a new Windows operating system while others warn that Microsoft needs to get this right the first time or else. Pricing still hasn’t been finalized.

Using Remote Control 4.0, now available in beta, help desk staff can administer and remotely control Windows computers.

How can you separate your various email accounts so they go into a separate email inbox for each address? That’s the question reader Stephan Helgesen asked us, and we answer in depth in this week’s OutlookPower.

Read this OutlookPower article.

The recommendation from Tyson Kopczynski of PCWorld, "Take a deep breath, relax, it’s only an operating system."

Patch Tuesday is only a few days away and Microsoft is expected to serve up 10 security updates for serious bugs in Windows, IE, Word, and Excel. The patch for Internet Explorer is considered "critical" for all versions, even IE 7 and 8 in Vista.

If you installed the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 from Microsoft and find you’ve "accidentally" installed a Firefox extension – Microsoft has posted instructions to disable it.