Vista Flaw Discovered, Risk Believed Low

December 26, 2006 $People walk past a billboard for Microsoft\'s Windows Vista$

(AP) -- Windows Vista, the new computer operating system that Microsoft Corp. is touting as its most secure ever, contains a programming flaw that might let hackers gain full control of vulnerable computers.

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