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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]
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]
XP SP3 starts endless reboot for some AMD PCs
News Owners of some AMD-based computers are finding the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3 has sent their systems into an endless reboot cycle. Microsoft said in a statement: "While the root cause of this issue is complex, it results from OEMs improperly... [14 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]
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. [07 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. [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. [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... [28 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]
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... [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... [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... [14 Apr 2008]
Microsoft Windows 'collapsing' under own weight
News Silver said he recommends IT executives do use Vista - but on an attrition basis, so that, as PCs with Windows XP are retired, they are replaced with PCs running Vista. Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft [11 Apr 2008]
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