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Microsoft fixes SP1 'repeating reboot' bug
News Changes have also been made to the Servicing Stack Update installer code so it checks for the fix before installing. Microsoft is resuming automatic distribution of a Vista Service Pack 1 prerequisite update that... [08 Apr 2008]
Microsoft refreshes Vista SP1
News After multiple rebooting, a period of an hour is required to allow the installer service to "clean up and complete the uninstall" to prevent possible installation errors. Microsoft has made the latest version of Vista's... [14 Jan 2008]
Adware company hit with $3m fine
News In related news, a web security company has today warned of a number of user pages on MySpace which contain videos appearing to be from YouTube that include an installer embedded within them for the Zango cash toolbar. [07 Nov 2006]
Mac OS X gets security fix
News Users can download Mac OS X 10.4.7 through Software Update or the standalone installer. Apple on Tuesday released an update for its Mac OS X that repairs several security flaws and includes feature updates. [28 Jun 2006]
Microsoft update includes five 'critical' Windows fixes
News One is for the Windows Installer and the other is for the Background Intelligent Transfer Service, which Microsoft uses to allow piecemeal downloading of software updates. Microsoft released on Tuesday a slew of security... [13 Apr 2005]
Microsoft considers source code release
News Also in 2004, the company released Windows Installer XML, or WiX, to SourceForge.net, following up a month later with the posting of the Windows Template Library, or WTL, project. Microsoft is considering the release of... [08 Feb 2005]
Firefox 1.1 running late
News Firefox 1.1 is aiming to tackle the enterprise market, by making the browser available in Windows Installer (MSI) format to make corporate deployment easier. Mozilla's next version of its browser, Firefox 1.1, will be... [31 Jan 2005]
"Do you trust Microsoft?" Yes and no, you say
News Slammer exploited a vulnerability for which Microsoft had issued a patch several months before but had not issued an installer pack for. Microsoft has admitted responsibility for some of the worst virus outbreaks - such... [16 Nov 2004]
Open source MySQL to borrow Microsoft code
News Microsoft made the code for its Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset available under an open source licence in April 2004. Simon Riggs, a developer on PostgreSQL, an alternative open source database, said that future... [12 Oct 2004]
Microsoft extends open-source code sharing
News In April, Microsoft posted its Windows Installer XML (WiX) to SourceForge.net, following up a month later with the posting of the Windows Template Library (WTL) project. Microsoft is to dip a third toe into the... [28 Sep 2004]
Windows XP security update hits file-sharing networks
News The network installer is also freely downloadable directly from Microsoft, though the company has posted a warning that it is not intended for individual users to upgrade their machines. Advocates of file sharing are... [11 Aug 2004]
Microsoft goes open source
News In April, Microsoft revealed the code for its Windows Installer XML (WiX) software, a set of tools used to build installation packages for the company's Windows products from Extensible Markup Language source code. [14 May 2004]
5 years ago… Microsoft considers opening Windows
News The code in question was for its Windows Installer XML software. 08.04.99: Microsoft president Steve Ballmer has hinted that the software giant may release some of its Windows 2000 source code to developers. [08 Apr 2004]
Microsoft shares source code
News Microsoft revealed the code for its Windows Installer XML (WiX) software, a set of tools used to build installation packages for the company's Windows products from XML source code. Microsoft published the code for one... [07 Apr 2004]
IT business is booming for some
News At PC distributor and installer Computacentre, chairman Ron Sandler saw the beginning of recovery after years of downturn. Three UK IT companies this morning announced booming results in the fields of mobile... [16 Mar 2004]
