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.NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 3 SYSTEM.WEB.DLL And MSCOREE.DLL Security Update For Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
Downloads A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise your Windows-based system running the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from...
[August 15, 2007, 13:00]
Microsoft To Relax XP Activation Rules With SP3
News Users who install Windows XP Service Pack 3 will not be required to enter Microsoft's product activation key before they use the operating system, according to a Microsoft white paper. Originally Microsoft had said that XP users would be forced to...
[December 28, 2007, 16:43]
Vista Puts The Brakes On XP SP3
News Aiming to keep its focus on Windows Vista, Microsoft is now targeting 2007 for its next Windows XP service pack update. However, right now our priority is Windows Vista - we'll have more information to share about the next service pack for XP after...
[January 19, 2006, 15:45]
XP Service Pack 3 Delayed
News While Windows Vista is nearing completion, Microsoft has delayed the next service pack update for its predecessor, Windows XP. Service Pack 3 has seen its schedule pushed out a few times, amid delays to Windows Vista.
[October 20, 2006, 10:10]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog With many holding out on buying Vista until the first Service Pack it's really important to Microsoft to get it right with this release. If you are running Vista ok but want to squeeze more performance out of it then this service pack may be what...
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Microsoft Delays XP SP3 Over 'compatibility Issue'
News Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly uncovered glitch. Microsoft finalised the code for Windows XP Service Pack (SP3) last week and had planned to make it broadly available as of...
[April 30, 2008, 12:33]
Windows XP To Get Another Upgrade
News Microsoft has revealed plans to release a third service pack for Windows XP. There will be a Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP," Bernard Ourghanlian, technical and security director at Microsoft France, confirmed, revealing that Microsoft's...
[September 30, 2005, 17:25]
Microsoft Resumes XP SP3, Vista SP1 Updates
News A week ago, Microsoft delayed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) because of a problem that could lead to data loss when running the XP update in conjunction with its Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) program.
[May 7, 2008, 10:49]
Windows XP Outshines Vista In Benchmarking Test
News New tests have revealed that XP with the beta Service Pack 3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with its long-awaited Service Pack 1. Vista's performance with the service pack increased less than two percent compared to performance without...
[November 27, 2007, 7:10]
Windows XP SP3 Out By End Of April
News The third and final service pack for Windows XP could be available by the end of April, according to a leaked Microsoft schedule. The alleged schedule for the release of XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) — obtained by the Neowin website — shows that...
[April 16, 2008, 12:17]
XP SP3 Is Sick Puppy 3, Stupid Patchwork 3, Stupendous Pain-in-the-A__ 3
Blog I'm giving up on trying to install Service Pack 3. Installing a Service Pack was a safe and tested way to bring a basic imaged system up to a known specification on security patches. We weren't going to use Vista for damn sure.
[June 21, 2008, 13:54]
Microsoft Releases Windows Update Blocker
News Microsoft has released a toolkit to let businesses block service pack updates for Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003. XP service pack 3 (SP3) will be blocked for 12 months following its release due in the first half of 2008, as will Vista SP1, which...
[December 10, 2007, 14:39]
XP SP3 Release Candidate, Er, Released
Blog Season's greetings from Microsoft, in the shape of a release candidate for Windows XP service pack 3. However, testing of the beta version of XP SP3 and that of Vista SP1 showed SP3 to be pretty darn hot in terms of performance.
[December 19, 2007, 10:35]
Windows XP SP3 Installed
Blog I have downloaded and installed Service Pack 3 for Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510. Overall I am very happy with the S6510 running XP since my latest retreat from Vista last week.
[April 30, 2008, 8:53]
Internet Explorer 8 To Get Anti-malware Protection
News Most of the new features require systems to be running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows XP SP3. Using Data Execution Protection (DEP) within Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1, IE8 will scan downloads and block any that it deems...
[July 3, 2008, 10:44]
Vista's First Year Leaves Little To Celebrate
Leader Meanwhile sprightly geriatric XP is about to get a new shot of monkey glands in Service Pack 3. And with XP still kicking, it doesn't make commercial sense for developers to exclude significant market share by writing Vista-only products.
[November 30, 2007, 16:38]
Microsoft's Mojave Just A Desert Vista
Blog Comment I don't meant to nit-pick but considering that Service pack 2 for XP was released just over 4 years ago, I wonder how much money Microsoft wasted in their studies, only to obtian a fact that my nan could have worked out?
[August 12, 2008, 18:02]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Brings Six Critical Updates
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...
[August 13, 2008, 12:31]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It's not Longhorn, it's XP Service Pack 4", says one developer. By now, it's impossible to work out what features from Vista will end up in Vienna, which ones will appear in service packs and mid-life upgrades, or even if there is anything that...
[March 24, 2006, 16:50]
Apple QuickTime Zero-day Flaw 'extremely Critical'
News According to Kloskowski, exploit code can be executed on Windows Vista operating systems and systems running Microsoft XP Service Pack 2. Security research firm Secunia has reported what it calls an "extremely critical" vulnerability in media...
[November 26, 2007, 11:46]
