After the hype, the reality. Following the false starts, rumour and hyperbole, Windows Vista is finally here. And it's one snazzy piece of code. But how does Microsoft’s baby work in the real-world? We tested a phalanx of Vista PCs to find out.

This article appears in the April 07 issue of PC Advisor, available now in all good newsagents.

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A critical vulnerability in Windows Vista has been found and fixed, a Microsoft security manager admitted on Wednesday. However, he argues that the flaw in the company's malware scanning engine isn't in the operating system's core code.

Microsoft has repeatedly touted Vista as its most secure version of Windows ever, so watchers are eagerly awaiting the first vulnerability to be spotted and fixed.

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