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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 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 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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Windows XP SP3 reboot hell (and how to get out of it) Microsoft's having a tough year with reboots. First it was a reboot ad infinitum in February, brought on by a flawed update to Windows Vista . Now the same thing's happening to some users who have updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Windows XP SP3 omits critical security update Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) omits a critical security update issued by the company in November 2006.The company acknowledged the omission while attempting to clarify the impa 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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If Windows is a dead end, what's next? The writing is on the wall. Despite a major push to sell the much-maligned Windows Vista, customers aren't buying. Nearly two years after Vista's release, Windows XP remains the standard desktop OS in business, and Microsoft has extended its availability three times ( Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Users report more trouble with Windows XP SP3 The latest service pack for Windows XP continues to cause problems for users. According to an online user forum , the latest glitch in Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) causes problems with the remote desktop access feature of Windows Home Server. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 won't be available to AMD PCs Microsoft said last Thursday that it will put filters in place to make sure AMD-powered PCs susceptible to an "endless reboot" problem can't receive Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) from the Windows Update service. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Symantec tool cleans up Windows XP SP3 registry corruption Symantec Thursday released a free tool that wipes spurious entries from Windows' registry that had crippled some PCs running the company's security software after they were upgraded to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Vista SP1. 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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Windows update servers score 100% uptime, beat competitors Microsoft's Windows beat operating system rivals Mac OS X and Ubuntu in a three-month test of update server uptime, a Swedish uptime monitoring company said. According to Ping 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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Worst Windows flaws of the past decade June 25, 1998, and June 30, 2008, marked two important milestones in Microsoft's evolution of the Windows OS -- the passing of the torch from Windows 95 to Windows 98, and the less seemly transition from XP to Vista. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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It's not Vista: Windows Server 2008 gets nod from IT It may look like Windows Vista. It shares the same code base as Vista. It even rolls in Vista's first Service Pack. But in terms of customer adoption plans, Windows Server 2008 is no Vista.A new Computerworld su Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Windows' days may be numbered Could Microsoft be switching away from Windows?Some very interesting documents have been leaking out of Microsoft. They clearly indicate, believe it or not, that Microsoft is considering shifting its users from Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 Microsoft Tuesday revealed Windows 7 at its annual Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. Windows 7 is designed to replace Windows Vista as the main operating system for Windows-based PC users. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ballmer: Windows 7 is Vista, just 'a lot better' Windows 7 will be like Windows Vista , but more so, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday as he defended the first two years of Vista and claimed its successor will be a major release."[Windows 7], it's Wind Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Clean your Windows registry, speed up your PC Let's start with a little quiz. I say, "Big, bloated, and full of errors." What do you say? Right, "Windows Registry." One more: "Messing with it is risky." If you guessed the Registry again, you pass. While fooling around with your Windows Registry does involve some Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Programmer unlocks hidden Windows 7 features A programmer has unlocked several still-unfinished features of Windows 7 that Microsoft has hidden from users who received the alpha build at two recent developer conferences.Over the weekend, Rafael Rivera, a d Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |