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Microsoft Resumes XP SP3, Vista SP1 Updates
News It also halted automatic updates to Windows Vista SP1 because of a similar issue. The software maker said on Tuesday that it was releasing XP SP3 for web downloads, and resuming automatic updates to Vista SP1, after developing a filter that will...
[May 7, 2008, 10:49]
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. That puts its debut well past the arrival of Vista, which is slated for the second half of this year and later than both...
[January 19, 2006, 15:45]
XP SP3 Release Candidate, Er, Released
Blog 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. Then again, that's compared to Vista. Season's greetings from Microsoft, in the shape of a release candidate for Windows...
[December 19, 2007, 10:35]
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 Windows XP SP3 will be available in the course of next year, after the launch of Windows Vista, which "is the priority for the development teams", according to Microsoft France. It's therefore likely that some of the less significant features of...
[September 30, 2005, 17:25]
Microsoft To Relax XP Activation Rules With SP3
News Instead they will get a 30-day period of grace — the same as users of Windows Vista — after which they will have to enter the key to prove that the product is genuine. As in Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Vista, users can now complete...
[December 28, 2007, 16:43]
Windows XP SP3 Out By End Of April
News Windows XP has been around since 2001, and was replaced at the end of 2006 by Windows Vista. However, Vista has been poorly received by many users, and numerous petitions are currently circulating the internet, pleading with Microsoft to continue...
[April 16, 2008, 12:17]
Tube Staff Get Huge Discount On Office 2007
News One of the London Underground's maintenance companies is offering its employees £17 copies of Microsoft Office 2007 for personal use at home, in preparation for its migration to Windows Vista. Tube Lines, a private company that has the maintenance...
[November 28, 2007, 16:43]
Microsoft Delays XP SP3 Over 'compatibility Issue'
News The glitch also exists between Microsoft Dynamics RMS and Windows Vista SP1, though that product has already been broadly released. Microsoft started pushing out Vista SP1 last week via Automatic Updates.
[April 30, 2008, 12:33]
Vista To XP - Two Weeks Later
Blog Comment I bought an HP laptop computer running Vista Business Edition, decent specification with upgraded memory, and was immediately disappointed with the performance and idiosyncrasies of the system, notwithstanding the 'eye candy'.
[January 3, 2008, 8:22]
Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog Comment Yes, I think that a lot of people are having similar problems with Vista on older PCs. The ones that are really surprising are those which "should" be able to run Vista, and perhaps actually appear to at first, but then turn out to have stability...
[January 28, 2008, 8:17]
Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog It has been two weeks since I switched from Windows Vista back to Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and two months since I made the same switch on my Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110.
[January 25, 2008, 12:00]
Microsoft Releases Vista Updates
News Microsoft has released two updates for Windows Vista. One update deals with the performance and reliability of Vista, while the other deals with the compatibility and reliability of the operating system.
[August 9, 2007, 10:36]
Windows XP SP3 Coming Tomorrow?
Blog Comment One reason that I switched my main laptop back to the Vista disk was that I assumed from all the hype over Vista SP1 and the lack of hype over XP SP3, that the Vista SP would arrive first. Well, drat.
[February 20, 2008, 13:29]
XP SP3 Problems
Talkback How quick and easy it is to install Linux compared to XP or Vista, and how quick it is to boot up each time. I'm surprised not to see an news item or feedback about the difficulies some people are having with XP SP3 failing to install...
[May 12, 2008, 19:46]
A Few Minor Windows XP Glitches
Blog As I expect Vista SP1 to be available soon, and XP SP3 not long after that, I suppose I will be playing "disc jokey" with my laptop again before long. I've been meaning to mention a couple of odd things I have come across on my Lifebook S6510, so I...
[March 14, 2008, 15:03]
Thankfully, It Worked For Me
Talkback After what I have been through with Vista on the Lifebook S6510 (and the S2110, for that matter, although not as much), I would have been really unhappy if SP3 had caused problems. I installed XP SP3 on my Lifebook S2110, which has an AMD Turion 64...
[May 14, 2008, 8:21]
Windows Vista Beta 1: Screenshot Gallery
Talkback At the end of the day I am likely to stick to Windows and from what I can see there isn't anything that strikes out with Vista, it might as well be called "the SP3 update". At the end of the day, I'll probably end up using Vista in the coming years.
[September 20, 2005, 17:44]
Ronald Jones
Talkback However sometime this year my 4yr old system MAY be renewed (retained for fun) and I will have no choice but to have VISTA even though I understand that TURNPIKE my preferred connection to the net will not work.with it.
[January 29, 2007, 8:10]
Microsoft Has A Second Shot At Vista SP1
News Microsoft said on Thursday that it has released another updated test version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The company said that the new version, dubbed "Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2", has been released to about 15,000 beta testers.
[January 28, 2008, 12:54]
