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Details of Vista SP1 revealed
News Microsoft has revealed details of the changes to its Vista operating system that should come through in Service Pack 1, which is currently in beta form. Microsoft promised to cut the time spent copying files on a single machine by a quarter and the... [12 Dec 2007]
Microsoft: Service Pack Blocker tool released
News Microsoft has released a toolkit to let businesses block service pack updates for Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003. XP service pack (SP) 3 will be blocked for 12 months following its release due in the first half of 2008, as will Vista SP1, which... [11 Dec 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.12.07
Round-Up What's more, it turns out that XP with SP3 still has twice the performance of its newer brother, even with its own first service pack installed. Piracy rates for Windows Vista are half those of its predecessor Windows XP. [07 Dec 2007]
Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft
News With Service Pack 1, Microsoft is doing away with reduced functionality mode in favour of putting prominent notifications on systems that are not found to be genuine. Microsoft said it's seeing piracy rates for Windows Vista that are half those of... [04 Dec 2007]
Businesses delay Vista plans until 2009
News Most plan to stick with the stability of Windows XP and implement Service Pack 3 for that OS before they even start thinking about Vista. Michael Elliot, IT director for Hasbro UK, said: "Service Pack 1 should be available in early 2008. [28 Nov 2007]
Vista not grabbing businesses... yet
News But Silver predicts uptake will accelerate in 2008, with increased planning and testing and the arrival of the first service pack (SP1) fuelling demand. Businesses feel a move to Microsoft's Windows Vista OS isn't worth the effort yet, due to... [28 Nov 2007]
One year on: XP still outshining Vista
News Vista's performance with the service pack increased less than two per cent compared to performance without SP1 - much lower than XP's SP3 improvement of 10 per cent. Vista's first service pack, to be released early next year, is intended to boost... [28 Nov 2007]
Vista - businesses not convinced
News Many users are waiting to see if Vista Service Pack 1 improves the situation, Longbottom said, and are worried about software compatibility. Gates: Vista selling faster than XP ¦ Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista... [26 Nov 2007]
Microsoft rolls out XP SP3 test beta
News Last week Microsoft released an updated test version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to about 15,000 beta testers. The first service pack for Windows Vista is also due out in the first half of next year. [20 Nov 2007]
Vista - business uptake still slow
News While the 64-bit version of Vista has more security features than Windows XP, XP running Service Pack 2 with security products was adequate for most businesses needs, he said. In a report, How Windows Vista will shake up the state of the enterprise... [20 Nov 2007]
Vista: Users do want it, apparently...
News A catalyst for some businesses could be the first service pack update of Vista, due early next year. Al Gillen, IDC analyst, said while corporations may be planning their Vista move, most large companies buying PCs are still immediately... [30 Oct 2007]
Windows XP Pro: Security, Firewalls and Service Pack 2
White Paper But the central idea behind Internet security for Windows (and most of the point of Service Pack 2) is that everyone should install and maintain three pieces of software for protection: a firewall, antivirus software and anti-spyware software. [10 Oct 2007]
Windows XP: The Missing Manual - Security, Firewalls and Service Pack 2
White Paper But the central idea behind Internet security for Windows (and most of the point of Service Pack 2) is that everyone should install and maintain three pieces of software for protection: a firewall, antivirus software and anti-spyware software. [10 Oct 2007]
Vista SP1 'lacks wow factor', says Microsoft
News Microsoft's Pete McKiernan, a senior product manager for Windows, told silicon.com sister site CNET News.com one of the purposes of a service pack is to include all the patches that have been released in one package. [04 Oct 2007]
Vista sales failing to sparkle
News Microsoft is starting beta testing of its first service pack for Windows Vista, though that update won't be released in final form until next year. Sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista continue to significantly trail those of Windows XP during... [12 Sep 2007]
