XP tuesday
RSS XP tuesdayWindows 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 issued a formal security advisory late on... [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 getting 20 per cent... [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. First off, a screenshot published on the Mac Security Blog of Intego on Tuesday appears to show a security... [27 Aug 2009]
Microsoft Office, Windows get critical flaw fixes in latest patch batch
News At the time, Microsoft said it was already seeing attacks based on the flaw, which affects Office XP, Office 2003, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 and 2006, as well as Office Small Business Accounting 2006. [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, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Windows Client for the Mac, Office... [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 2005 and 2008 and Visual C++ 2005 and 2008,... [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. Microsoft said on Thursday it will issue six security updates on Patch Tuesday next... [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 Linux-based netbooks... [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. Microsoft will launch a public beta of its... [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 XP Professional and Server 2003,... [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 for the Mac.... [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 It is not clear how Windows 7's XP virtual machines will handle the issue of driver compatibility. Microsoft has also conceded that there will not be 100 per cent compatibility between all XP... [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 PC technology to... [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 are Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows... [15 Apr 2009]
