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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.

Tags: sp3, xp, ie7, windows

[12 May 2008]

SABIC Optimizes IT Desktop Service Costs With Centralized and Standardized Desktop Management

whitepaper IT Services at SABIC chose Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS 2003) to manage its entire Microsoft desktop estate standardized on Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition. The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is the world's...

Tags: monitoring systems

[11 May 2008]

Global Brand Implements New Infrastructure to Increase Availability, Productivity

whitepaper The planning began in 2004, and by 2006, 87,000 users at Unilever had migrated to Exchange Server 2003 and desktops running Windows XP. New to Microsoft software and technology, the Unilever team wanted deployment to go smoothly.

Tags: customer support services

[11 May 2008]

The Brampton Factor: Licensed to bill

Comment I thought of this phrase recently when my Windows XP machine died. Now Microsoft prints the code in rather small type, and insists that it be stuck on the machine. Microsoft has said it alone is losing £250m annually in the UK from piracy.

Tags: licensing, piracy, software

[07 May 2008]

Microsoft - halted Vista, XP updates resumed

News A week ago, Microsoft delayed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a problem that could lead to data loss when running the XP update in conjunction with its Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System program.

Tags: windows, microsoft, xp, vista

[07 May 2008]

Microsoft Technology Helps Architects Go Online to Share Knowledge Across Offices

whitepaper To achieve its objectives, BHDP capitalized on a host of Microsoft products such as Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 with Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 2005, virtualization with Windows Server 2003 R2, Communications Server 2007...

Tags: application servers

[04 May 2008]

Organize and Simplify Access to the My Documents Folder

whitepaper Microsoft Windows XP carries on the My Documents tradition. Microsoft Windows 2000 introduced a new place to store the documents - the My Documents folder. The integration of the My Documents folder into the Windows interface is a major advantage...

Tags: windows xp

[03 May 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 02.05.08

Round-Up The way it works is thus: by taking advantage of the "downgrade rights" offered as part of the Windows Vista licence agreement, PC companies plan to offer machines loaded with XP beyond the cut off date.

Tags: iplayer, iphone, blackberry, vista

[02 May 2008]

Transfer Data by Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

whitepaper If the new computer is running Microsoft Windows XP, one can streamline this task by using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. One is ready to transfer vital business information from one computer to another to protect the company during...

Tags: business management

[02 May 2008]

Dear silicon.com... XP lives, the femtocell 'truth', BlackBerry bashing…

Comment I don't know why Microsoft don't do the blatantly obvious thing, allow downgrade rights on any Windows Vista to XP. Windows XP was getting a lot of attention this week, with silicon.com readers undecided whether the OS should live on or not… And...

Tags: iphone, blackberry, femtocell, vista

[01 May 2008]

Glitch delays Windows XP SP3 release

News Microsoft has said it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly uncovered glitch. Microsoft finalised the code for Windows XP SP3 last week and had planned to make it broadly available starting yesterday.

Tags: xp, sp3, windows, microsoft

[30 Apr 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.

Tags: hack, uac, vista

[29 Apr 2008]

Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive

News Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative. Taking advantage of the "downgrade rights" offered as part of the Windows Vista licence agreement, HP and Dell both plan to...

Tags: xp, vista, hp, dell

[28 Apr 2008]

Ballmer: Windows XP may live and breathe for longer

News 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. Microsoft does plan to continue selling Windows XP for a limited class of PCs it calls "ultra-low-cost...

Tags: vista, xp, windows, microsoft

[24 Apr 2008]

Automating Web-Based Forms With Office XP Saves PEMCO 32,000 Hours Annually

whitepaper Wanting to simplify communication and coordination, improve automation, and increase overall productivity, PEMCO Corporation Computer Services upgraded desktop computers to Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Microsoft Office XP.

Tags: customer support services

[23 Apr 2008]

Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'

News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft Microsoft slashes Windows Vista price tag Windows Vista SP1 finally a go The developer of XML and a former International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee chair have both...

Tags: ooxml, iso, microsoft, vista

[21 Apr 2008]

Windows XP SP3 a go this month?

News The third and final service pack for Windows XP could be available by the end of April, according to a leaked Microsoft schedule. Other XP users will get access to the pack on 28 April via Microsoft Update, Windows Update and the Download Center...

Tags: vista, microsoft, sp3

[16 Apr 2008]

Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'

News Security company Kaspersky has in the past severely criticised UAC, claiming in March last year that it would make Vista less secure than XP. Most users had administrator privileges on previous Windows systems and most applications needed...

Tags: vista, uac, microsoft

[14 Apr 2008]

Utility Company Speeds Desktop Deployment, Enhances Security With New Operating System

whitepaper 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.

Tags: security management

[14 Apr 2008]

Microsoft FDCC Webcast Series: The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) - Best Practices to Build an FDCC Standard Image

whitepaper It covers how to use MDT to build a Windows XP, Vista or Windows Server 2003 image, best practices for installing applications, and techniques that can be used to install updates and apply FDCC settings to an image.

Tags: infrastructure management

[14 Apr 2008]

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