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Microsoft sets Windows XP SP3 automatic download for Thursday The vague timetable that Microsoft gave Monday for pushing out Windows XP SP3 to most users got specific Tuesday as the company quietly said it would release the upgrade on Thursday at 10 a.m. PDT.Microsoft will Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Windows XP SP3 to reach most users 'shortly,' says Microsoft Microsoft said Monday that it would begin pushing Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) to most users "shortly."The announcement, made by Nick MacKechnie, a senior manager for Microsoft's New Zealand operations, was n Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft warns of IE8 lock-in with XP SP3 Microsoft yesterday warned users of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they won't be able to uninstall either the service pack or Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) under some circumstances.The warning was reminiscent Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft warns users of coming update to Windows Update Microsoft has announced it will upgrade Windows' update mechanism later this month, a warning that comes nearly a year after the company issued a similar upgrade without informing users.Last September, reports o Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft releases XP SP3 after delay Microsoft Tuesday released the third service pack for Windows XP to the Web after last week delaying its scheduled release because of an incompatibility with one of its other software applications. It also resumed automatic distribution of Windows Vista, Service Pack 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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Windows XP SP3 still AWOL, but resides on Microsoft servers While Microsoft makes users wait for the official version of Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3), the update has been widely distributed on pirate sites and can still be found and downloaded from Microsoft's servers. 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 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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Microsoft confesses to posting a flawed update Microsoft Corp. re-released one of its Aug. 11 security updates yesterday, explaining that it had posted an incomplete version to its own download center last week.The admission was the third time in the past tw Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft warns of IE7 lock-in with XP SP3 Microsoft has warned users updating to Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) that they won't be able to downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.The warning first appea Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to resume Vista 'endless reboot' update Tuesday Microsoft Monday said it would resume automatic distribution of a Windows Vista update on Tuesday that two months ago sent some users' PCs into an endless wave of reboots.The company assured users ahead of the r Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft delays release of Windows XP SP3 Microsoft has delayed the release of a third service pack for Windows XP, blaming a "compatibility issue" between the software and a retail-chain-management application.Microsoft had said last week that it compl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft says XP SP3 complete, available imminently Microsoft Monday completed work on Windows XP SP3. The company said the final code of the service pack has been released to manufacturing and now is working its way to OEMs and corporate customers. Access via Microsoft's Automatic Update feature will begin April 29. 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 finalizes Vista SP1 code for mid-March release Microsoft has finalized the code for the first service pack for Windows Vista, but won't release the code via its update services to customers until mid-March, the company said Monday. Moreover, some devices may not work with the initial version of the software beca Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: Here's how to stop Vista update's endless reboot Although Microsoft has yet to fix an update that sent some Windows Vista machines into endless reboots, it spelled out on Friday several workarounds users can apply to regain control of those PCs.Last week's upd Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Microsoft grows hostile, Yahoo says nyah nyah We've been waiting all week for the other shoe on Microsoft's hostile takeover attempt to drop on Yahoo, which isn't waiting for that to happen and has forged an advertising agreement with Google as a way to hedge against the ongoing acquisition dispute. In other ne 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 |
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Fifteen great Microsoft Office optimization tools What's the most popular application software in the world? Most likely, Microsoft Office. You use it, your colleagues use it, your relatives use it, and just about everyone you know uses it.You certainly aren't Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |