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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]

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]

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 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.

Tags: vista, xp, windows, microsoft

[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...

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]

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

Tags: vista, windows, microsoft, gartner

[11 Apr 2008]

Bill Gates: Windows 7 coming 'in the next year or so'

News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Friday he expects the latest Windows operating system, code-named Windows 7, to be released "sometime in the next year or so".

Tags: microsoft, bill gates, windows, vista

[07 Apr 2008]

Windows Vista take-up crawls at snail's pace

News And according to research by Forrester Research, most upgrades were from users of Windows 2000 - which lost around six per cent of users - rather than XP, which Vista is intended to replace. Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft

Tags: microsoft, xp, firefox, ie7

[02 Apr 2008]

Vista SP1 problems? Relax, Microsoft will offer some help

News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 finally a go Microsoft slashes Windows Vista price tag Microsoft blogger Brandon Le Blanc said: "We are offering free-of-charge support to anyone who is having issues...

Tags: microsoft, vista, sp1, windows vista

[25 Mar 2008]

Windows Vista SP1 finally a go

News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft One year on: XP still outshining Vista The first service pack for Windows Vista has been released. Microsoft still bullish about Windows Vista According to web retailer Amazon, boxed copies...

Tags: vista, microsoft, sp1, operating system

[19 Mar 2008]

Asus to put Windows XP on two-thirds of Eee PCs

News The Taiwan company's branded business last year launched a seven inch child-friendly Linux-based personal computer priced as low as $200, and new models with Microsoft's Windows XP will be priced around $390 to $400.

Tags: asus, windows xp, eee pc, low cost

[14 Mar 2008]

BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole

News During the first seven weeks following its marketing launch, around 17 million programmes were streamed or downloaded from iPlayer.iPlayer has attracted controversy as the initial download version was only available for computers using Microsoft's...

Tags: iplayer, drm, online, content

[13 Mar 2008]

Inflation-busting tech budgets predicted

News The NCC suggests Microsoft is likely to be one of the big winners as companies look to refresh their desktop infrastructure, replacing Windows XP with Windows Vista. XP currently dominates the server marketplace with 71 per cent of the businesses...

Tags: spending, vista, recession, virtualisation

[10 Mar 2008]

Ballmer: Microsoft says the future's green

News Microsoft cited a study by the UK's PC Pro Labs, which found that for a company with 200 PCs, running Windows Vista on the machines produced 45 tons fewer of carbon per year than running XP. The report claimed at Windows XP's launch, for example...

Tags: windows xp, consumers, operating system, machines

[06 Mar 2008]

Microsoft COO dismisses SP1 concerns

News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft One year on: XP still outshining Vista Microsoft's chief operating officer has dismissed concerns an update to its flagship Windows Vista operating system is incompatible with a number of...

Tags: microsoft, vista, sp1, windows vista

[05 Mar 2008]

Microsoft to broaden web-based business tools

News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft One year on: XP still outshining Vista Microsoft still bullish about Windows Vista Microsoft - faced with web rivals looking to poach its business customers - has said it plans to broaden the...

Tags: microsoft, apps, email, business

[03 Mar 2008]

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