windows xp operating system
Vista security under scrutiny, again
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft In an attempt to reinforce its claim that Vista is less secure than Windows 2000, PC Tools released statistics this week, collected over the six months since last November, from customers... [21 May 2008]
Firefox 3 RC1 unleashed for feedback
News Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) features tweaks to the user interface across all operating systems - Windows Vista and XP, Mac OS X and Linux - as well as "fixes and improvements to platform features, to improve security, web compatibility and... [20 May 2008]
Developers snub Vista for XP
News A survey has found an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system. John Andrews, CEO of Evans Data, said in a statement: "The new... [19 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.05.08
Round-Up So spare a thought for owners of some AMD-based computers who are finding the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3 has sent their systems into an endless reboot cycle. While the root cause of this issue is complex, it results from OEMs improperly... [16 May 2008]
Microsoft hits back at Vista security critics
News However, recent research conducted with statistics from over 1.4 million computers within the ThreatFire community has shown that Windows Vista is more susceptible to malware than the eight-year-old Windows 2000 operating system, and only 37... [16 May 2008]
Gov't department readies for Vista rollout
News The Vista upgrade is part of a regular technical refresh of Defra systems and was chosen over XP to avoid another near term upgrade, saving time and resources. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will start to roll out... [15 May 2008]
Training Center Performs Skills Assessment, Saves Healthcare Provider U.S.$75,000
White Paper In preparation for a large-scale desktop migration to the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system, a large healthcare provider wanted to ensure that its help-desk personnel had the knowledge necessary to resolve potential user questions... [15 May 2008]
Windows XP SP3 users warned over IE downgrades
News Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned. [12 May 2008]
Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft Many see it as a hindrance to performing everyday tasks, as it requests confirmation for many actions where no user confirmation was needed in Vista's predecessor, XP. [29 Apr 2008]
Ballmer: Windows XP may live and breathe for longer
News The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand it stick around. [24 Apr 2008]
Business Space Provider Tightens Security, Boosts Migration Efficiency
White Paper As an enterprise customer and member of the Windows Vista Technology Assistance Program (TAP), Ascendas wanted to migrate from Windows XP to the latest operating system and boost the efficiency of deployment across regional offices. [14 Apr 2008]
Utility Company Speeds Desktop Deployment, Enhances Security With New Operating System
White Paper At that time, the release of the Windows Vista operating system was imminent, which meant the utility had two options: upgrade to the reliability of Windows XP or wait another year for Windows Vista to be released. [14 Apr 2008]
Manufacturer Gains Time, Money, and Peace of Mind with Microsoft Server Solution
White Paper Atom Jet worked with local partner CFive Ltd.to integrate a solution based on Microsoft Windows Server System and a workstation upgrade to the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system and Office XP Professional Edition. [10 Apr 2008]
How to Configure Basic IPv6 Interoperability Between an Allied Telesyn AR450 Router and Microsoft Windows XP
White Paper This paper is essentially a lab note, and assumes you have a basic knowledge of IPv6 implementation as well as knowledge of configuring the Windows XP operating system. This paper introduces basic IPv6 interoperability testing between an AR450... [10 Apr 2008]
Healthcare Provider Uses Windows XP Professional to Help Standardize and Secure the Desktop and Prepare for HIPAA
White Paper Through a deployment of Microsoft Windows XP Professional on desktop and portable PCs at facilities throughout the state of Colorado, Centura Health is running both legacy and state-of-the-art clinical applications in a more stable, standardized... [10 Apr 2008]
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