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Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News Versions of Office are affected by this flaw, including Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), and Office 2003 SP2 and SP3. Affected versions of the web browser include Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) for multiple iterations of Vista, XP and Server 2008; IE6... [13 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's 'patch Tuesday' releases six 'critical' plasters
News One of the critical vulnerabilities, as reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-008, affects both Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6. Tim Rains, security response communications lead for Microsoft, told... [14 Feb 2008]
Microsoft: 30-day grace for XP SP3
News Users who install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) will not be required to enter Microsoft's product activation key before they use the operating system, according to a Microsoft white paper. The software giant said in the white paper: "As in... [02 Jan 2008]
Vista: Businesses rethinking quick switch
News Another area of concern for businesses is the lack of specificity around the first service pack for Windows Vista. Whether right or wrong, experience tells IT managers that the first service pack is Microsoft's official blessing that the new OS is... [16 Aug 2007]
Microsoft rolls out Vista patches
News At the time of writing Microsoft could not confirm reports that the updates would be included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), which is due out later this year. The patch also addresses problems with file transfer 'estimated time remaining... [10 Aug 2007]
Microsoft warns of 'critical' Windows flaw
News Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 are vulnerable, Microsoft said. The attacks target Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 systems through a hole in the domain name... [13 Apr 2007]
Microsoft, Novell talk up technicalities
News In the area of virtualisation, Novell and Microsoft said Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 will be able to run on Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 when a service pack is released in the second quarter of this year. [13 Feb 2007]
Vista to pack anti-piracy punch
News It will be part of future versions of all Microsoft products but debuts in Windows Vista and Windows Server 'Longhorn', said Cori Hartje, director of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Software Initiative. The second licensing option is called 'key... [05 Oct 2006]
Microsoft fixes faulty IE patch
News The flaw was discovered after users of IE 6 with Service Pack 1 reported that the browser crashed when certain web pages were viewed. They do not affect other versions of IE, such as that in Windows XP with SP2 or in Windows Server 2003, Microsoft... [25 Aug 2006]
Microsoft issues largest patch batch to date
News The routing and remote access are deemed critical for systems running Windows 2000, and "important" - the second highest risk ranking - for Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2, and for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1. [14 Jun 2006]
Welsh NHS to save £6m with new Microsoft deal
News All 35,000 desktops will also have access to Microsoft's Welsh Language Pack, which enables computer users to adapt their software to display many commonly used features in Welsh. The three-year Enterprise Agreement has been done with Software... [01 Feb 2006]
Two new WMF flaws emerge
News The company had identified these issues before the report and is evaluating fixes for inclusion in the next service pack for the affected products, the representative said. A few years ago it was IIS, then SQL Server, then RPC, now it's the Windows... [10 Jan 2006]
Windows worm holes plugged
News Depending on configuration, it could also be used against a computer with Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003, Microsoft said in its advisory. Toulouse said: "In general, many of these bulletins have a lower impact in terms of... [12 Oct 2005]
Virus alert: Zotob worm hits Windows 2000
News The Zotob worm exploits a flaw which primarily affects the Windows 2000 platform but has an impact on Windows XP Service Pack I. The worm, however, does not affect Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 systems. [15 Aug 2005]
Microsoft issues alert on two "critical" Windows flaws
News The JView Profiler and the Color Management flaw affect all current Windows and Windows Server operating systems, including Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, the most recent versions that Microsoft has... [13 Jul 2005]
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