Windows XP tuesday
Windows 7: Unaffected by latest zero-day flaw
News Also, the recently completed Windows Server 2008 R2 is not vulnerable, Microsoft said, nor are the earlier Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems. Microsoft... [09 Sep 2009]
Battery life: Windows 7 leaves Vista for dust
News The chipmaker has been an XP-only shop throughout Vista's life. At a demo on Tuesday, Microsoft showed two identical laptops playing the same DVD, with the Windows 7-equipped laptop... [02 Sep 2009]
Apple's Mac OS 'lagging behind Vista on security'
News The security level in Leopard falls in between Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Vista, he said. Friday's release of the new version of the Mac OS, dubbed Snow Leopard, could include some security features... [27 Aug 2009]
Microsoft Office, Windows get critical flaw fixes in latest patch batch
News Similarly, every user with Windows XP SP3 or Vista could also be susceptible to one of the Remote Desktop Connection issues. At the time, Microsoft said it was already seeing attacks based on the flaw,... [12 Aug 2009]
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday to fix five critical holes
News The critical holes, which could allow an attacker to remotely run code on a PC and take control of it, affect Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista,... [07 Aug 2009]
Microsoft to patch critical IE hole
News The vulnerabilities affect Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual Studio... [27 Jul 2009]
Microsoft DirectX gets fix in Patch Tuesday
News Affected software for the critical updates is Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and 2008. The critical vulnerabilities... [10 Jul 2009]
Google Chrome: Do PC makers really want another OS?
News The three have led the charge in netbooks, and while they have offered versions with Windows XP, they also were early to make Linux versions available. Computer vendors have already seen that while... [09 Jul 2009]
Microsoft's OneCare replacement to roll out next week
News Microsoft Security Essentials, which will run on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7, will be available in the US, Brazil and Israel in English and Brazilian Portuguese. The hope is that... [19 Jun 2009]
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday unleashes record number of updates
News The updates also plug two critical holes in implementations of Active Directory on Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003, and Active Directory Application Mode installed on Windows... [10 Jun 2009]
Windows, IE, Word, Office, and Excel all getting patched
News Affected products include Windows 2000, XP, XP Professional edition, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008; Office 2000, 2003, 2007, and XP; and Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008... [05 Jun 2009]
Acer does first biz netbook
News Whereas the Aspire One 531 is loaded with XP Home Edition, buyers of the Aspire One Pro 531 get XP Professional. The Aspire One Pro 531, introduced on Tuesday, is very similar to the... [03 Jun 2009]
Windows 7: One year to try before you buy
News Asked why Microsoft was introducing XP virtual machines on business versions of Windows 7, Painell said the VMs were designed to bridge compatibility issues with software. Another addition - that of an... [30 Apr 2009]
Windows 7 XP Mode targets SMEs: But needs extra beef
News Microsoft on Tuesday offered up more details on its once-secretive project to use virtualisation to offer an "XP mode" for Windows 7. As noted on Friday, Microsoft is using its virtual... [29 Apr 2009]
Microsoft plugs Windows, Word and Excel holes
News It affects Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Office Word 2000 and Word 2002. Affected... [15 Apr 2009]
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