Symantec, Windows Users Beset By Vista SP1 Flaws
News As well as vendors, some Microsoft customers were also affected by downloading SP1. In comments on Nick White's blog post, a user called "iggy23" said downloading Vista SP1 had caused a "blue screen", which can be displayed by Windows in the event...
[March 20, 2008, 15:44]
Microsoft Pulls Java From Windows
News XP users also would have the option of downloading the JRE using the Windows Update feature. Windows customers are not required to take any action as a result of the district court's order, including downloading the updated versions of Windows XP...
[February 4, 2003, 10:52]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) Upgrade
Blog Downloading the "Windows update experience" file for SP1 was quick enough - only a few KB. This took quite long not sure if this was due to the internet connection I was using or the volume of people downloading the update.
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Final Arguments Begin In Microsoft Case
News In its unanimous decision, a panel of seven judges found that the commingling had no technical justification, but that it did discourage consumers from downloading rival Netscape Communications' Communicator Web browser and softened software...
[June 20, 2002, 7:32]
AMD Claims To Deliver On SP2
News AMD says the EVP feature will add greater protection to everyday tasks such as receiving email and downloading files from the Internet. EVP, as AMD calls it, works with Windows XP Service Pack 2, an update for Windows XP that was released to PC...
[August 10, 2004, 8:55]
Microsoft Releases Critical Patches
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. Similarly, no immediate attention was needed on the Windows flaws for those...
[April 13, 2005, 10:05]
Bug Leaves Windows Open To Java Attack
News Instructions for downloading and installing the software can be found on Microsoft's Web site. Microsoft said that Windows installations containing the VM include Windows 95, Windows 98 and 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, beginning with Service...
[April 10, 2003, 11:30]
Will Update Boost Windows 2000 Sales?
News But as the first customers began downloading the collection of fixes and patches to Windows 2000, some market watchers already were wondering if SP1 would provide corporate customers with an impetus to upgrade.
[August 1, 2000, 9:15]
XP Update Released, But PC Makers Wait
News Still, having the service pack installed on a new PC would save customers the trouble of downloading those updates manually, since they otherwise would not be available on the system. People already have the option of automatically downloading bug...
[September 9, 2002, 13:52]
XP Service Pack 1 At Testing Stage
News The problem with service packs -- and this one is probably more important than most -- is it doesn't register with most current owners in terms of downloading it or using it," said NPD Techworld analyst Stephen Baker.
[June 6, 2002, 14:09]
SP2 To Be Forced Out
News In response to requests from businesses, Microsoft last year released a tool that allowed companies to continue using the automatic update feature but temporarily block the security-oriented update from downloading.
[February 28, 2005, 8:50]
Hotmail Vulnerability Exposed
News Currently, the only way to protect your Hotmail account is to upgrade Internet Explorer with either the Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 1 or by downloading Internet Explorer 5.5. Haven't upgraded Internet Explorer yet?
[September 4, 2000, 9:35]
Microsoft Readies XP SP2 Giveaway
News Microsoft says that smart downloading techniques will minimise the time spent online for those using dial-up to obtain the upgrade. At a reviewers' workshop in London yesterday, Microsoft revealed more information about its plans for Windows XP...
[May 11, 2004, 14:30]
Businesses Slow To Move To SP2
News Until now, companies have been able to block computers from automatically downloading SP2 from Microsoft's server even as the machines continue to get other updates to Windows. Microsoft has urged businesses running Windows XP to upgrade their...
[April 4, 2005, 9:10]
Microsoft Sends Threatening Letters To Source-code Posters
News The letters explain to the individuals that downloading or using the source code is a violation of the law. After a security researcher found a flaw in Internet Explorer 5, Microsoft urged customers to upgrade to the latest version of the browser...
[February 19, 2004, 7:40]
Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update
News Microsoft has stopped automatically distributing a prerequisite piece of software for Vista Service Pack 1, following customer complaints that it had caused system problems. Servicing stack update KB937287, released last week, contained updates to...
[February 20, 2008, 15:24]
