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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]
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 first service pack, to be released early next year, is intended to boost the operating system's...
[November 27, 2007, 7:10]
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 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. The software maker said there is a "compatibility issue" between the final XP service pack and Microsoft Dynamics Retail...
[April 30, 2008, 12:33]
TechNet Webcast: Getting Started With Group Policy In Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Papers Because the number of Group Policy settings has increased significantly - from about 1,700 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) to about 3,000 in Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server code-named "Longhorn" - the goal is...
[July 7, 2006, 0:00]
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]
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 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]
Vista SP1 - One Week Update
Blog It has been a week since I installed Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 laptop computer. I have said before that I like Vista, and I want it to be at least as good as XP on my laptop.
[March 31, 2008, 10:17]
EU Clashes With Microsoft Over Vista Features
Talkback Possibly considerable, but temporary from all the new gear that people in the domestic market would have bought, as some will hold out until Vista arrives, and the sensible ones will wait until the first service pack arrives.
[September 28, 2006, 12:01]
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]
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. A year since its launch, there is only the smallest of fairy cakes for Vista. You don't have to go far to find people who've decided to sit Vista out...
[November 30, 2007, 16:38]
Vista To XP - Two Weeks Later
Blog Comment The biggest problem that you will have is obtaining upto date drivers until after Service Pack 1 is released in the next couple of months. I have been running Vista (Enterprise for work & Ultimate for home), with a few issues that have been caused...
[January 2, 2008, 8:27]
Microsoft Killing XP So That Vista Can Live
Blog Now Vista may well mature into a half decent OS, by say service pack 3, but at the moment it's rather half cooked. While this makes good sense for Vista sales it hardly gives Microsoft any, much needed, good press.
[September 24, 2007, 19:01]
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]
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]
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]
