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Microsoft opens Vista SP2 testing window Beta now widely available Microsoft has unfurled a test version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, intended for hardcore tech developers and fans only.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Microsoft offers service pack beta for Vista, Windows Server 2008 Microsoft this week is proceeding with an update to Windows Vista and Windows Server, making available a beta-level service pack featuring capabilities for virtualization and power savings.The company on Tuesday Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft puts Vista SP2 beta on Windows Update As expected, Microsoft launched the first public beta of Windows Vista SP2 (Service Pack 2) late Thursday, making it available for download from both its Web site and through its update mechanism.On Tuesday, Mic Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to release Vista SP2 private beta next week dMicrosoft will distribute the second service pack for Windows Vista to a small group of beta testers next Wednesday, the company said Friday.A small group of Technology Adoption Program members will get a test Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft vows Windows 7 will fix Vista mistakes Microsoft on Tuesday for the first time publicly demonstrated Windows 7, the next major release of its OS for PCs that Microsoft insists will reflect lessons learned from the widely panned Windows Vista.Microsof Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft explains how it missed critical IE bug Microsoft Corp.'s developers missed a critical bug in Internet Explorer because they weren't properly trained and didn't have the right testing tools, a noted proponent of the company's secure code development process acknowledged last week. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft patched critical Windows bug in XP SP3 early The appearance and disappearance of a Windows XP installation snafu indicates that Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in XP's still-unfinished Service Pack 3 (SP3) weeks before it fixed any other version of Windows. The glitch, which sent some PCs into an endl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Symantec blames Microsoft for XP SP3 registry corruption Symantec on Thursday said it was Microsoft's code that crippled some PCs after upgrades to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) emptied Device Manager, deleted network connections, and packed the registry with thousands of bogus entries. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to hook up with Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac will be made available as part of the Microsoft Expression Professional Subscription.The move means Mac users will be able to use Microsoft's Expression Studio to design desktop and Web Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft releases Hyper-V RC1 Microsoft made available for download Tuesday the latest beta of its virtualization add-on for Windows Server 2008.The company said Hyper-V RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is feature complete, but it did add on additi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft issues slew of critical security patches Microsoft Tuesday released its final eight patches of 2008, which address 28 vulnerabilities including a critical flaw in the new search component in Vista and Windows Server 2008.Six of the eight were listed as Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's IE8 Beta 2 hogs memory, says researcher Microsoft's latest version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) requires more than double the system memory of its main rival, Mozilla's Firefox, and spawns nearly six times the number of processor threads, a performance researcher said today. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing Starting on Thursday, the software maker will make public a test version of the service pack update to Vista. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Microsoft ships second refresh for Vista SP1 Microsoft released a refresh of its first service pack for Vista to beta testers on Thursday, indicating the final release might be near.On Thursday, beta users of SP1 received an e-mail from Microsoft alerting Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: Moving to Windows 7 easy for device makers Hardware and device makers that hadn't developed drivers compatible with Windows Vista when it was released shouldn't have the same problem with Windows 7, a Microsoft product manager said Wednesday.Microsoft is Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: Don't misunderstand UAC, other Vista features In its continued attempt to convince business customers to adopt Vista, Microsoft has outlined and tried to explain some of what it calls the OS's most "misunderstood" features in a document posted to -- then mysteriously removed from -- its Web site this week. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Microsoft urges users not to misunderstand UAC, other Vista features In its continued attempt to convince business customers to adopt Vista, Microsoft has outlined and tried to explain some of what it calls the OS's most "misunderstood" features in a document posted to -- then mysteriously removed from -- its Web site last week. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft grants Windows XP yet another reprieve Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP on new PCs by six months, the company confirmed Friday.Computer makers that "downgrade" machines from Windows Vista Business or Vista Ultimate to Windows XP Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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TechNet subscribers rip Microsoft over XP SP3 'farce' In a repeat of a February donnybrook over SP1 (Service Pack 1) for Windows Vista, IT professionals and developers are blasting Microsoft's decision to withhold the final version of Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) from them until after it's released to the public. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft faults OEMs for some XP SP3 endless reboots Microsoft blames computer makers for some of the problems users have encountered after updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), according to a company support document.The document also showed that the "endl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |