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Windows Driver Updates
Blog Because of my recent adventures with Windows Vista on my Lifebook, I've had to learn about and deal with the differences between Vista and XP in third-party device driver distribution and updates. Windows XP is very "laissez-faire" about such...
[May 13, 2008, 12:49]
Updates to Deploying Secure 802.11 Wireless Networks With Microsoft Windows
White Papers This white paper contains updates for changes in IEEE 802.11 standards and their implementation in Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000. The changes in 802.11 standards and its implementation in Windows XP, Windows Server...
[May 19, 2006, 1:00]
Thoughts On Windows Driver Updates
Blog I've been dealing recently with the rather messy situation involving device driver updates for Windows. If you're running Vista, and you choose to use Microsoft Update (rather than the older default Windows Update), it will occasionally update...
[August 19, 2008, 13:42]
More critical Windows updates due
News On the Windows front, security companies recently noticed a variant of an exploit for a flaw that Microsoft had previously patched, and Tuesday's updates could also contain patches that address that variant.
[August 4, 2006, 9:05]
Malware latches onto Windows updates
News Around 100,000 users have been infected with malware that has piggybacked on Windows updates, according to a report from security research firm Symantec. The trouble, however, is that Windows updates rely on BITS as the main service for downloading...
[May 15, 2007, 9:37]
Microsoft releases Windows Live updates
News In addition to updating the desktop programs, Microsoft is also expected to make updates to its online services, such as Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Spaces. Microsoft on Wednesday said it is ready with a new update to its Windows Live...
[September 18, 2008, 11:54]
Microsoft updates Windows Azure tools
News Microsoft will continue to release updates to the Windows Azure SDK based on feedback from developers," the company said in a statement. Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has released an update to the developer kit for its Windows Azure cloud...
[January 15, 2009, 8:14]
Windows Driver Updates
Blog Comment Since installing SP1 I cannot copy large files to the network server - Vista gives up after 5 minutes and pretenteds it cannot read the c drive and then , just for added excitement, if I'm copying over an existing file on the network drive, it...
[May 22, 2008, 11:26]
Windows Driver Updates
Blog Comment Thats one thing i dislike about Vista, It seems to want to make all the decissions for you. It should be up to you if you want the latest drivers. It kind of makes me think of I-Robot where the computer (I think its called Viki) concludes that in...
[May 22, 2008, 11:24]
Microsoft updates Windows XP N
Talkback What a farce, but predictable nevertheless. Roll on the European Patents Directive to finish the job.
[June 9, 2005, 17:00]
Microsoft updates Windows XP N
News As part of its effort to assuage European authorities, Microsoft has made changes to its Windows XP N -- the slimmed-down version of the operating system it was ordered to offer last year. The software maker was ordered to offer a version of...
[June 9, 2005, 10:20]
Microsoft updates Windows to support new standard
News Microsoft on Monday released an update to its Windows operating system to add support for the emerging iSCSI storage-networking standard. As it had pledged it would, the software giant released driver software to provide iSCSI compatibility within...
[July 1, 2003, 8:26]
Unblock Windows XP updates across a network with this member admin script
White Papers You can use this script to automate the cleanup of old BITS jobs that may have stuck in the queue during a previous Windows update. As a result, administrators often build up their own library of scripts to manipulate various functions in a Windows...
[May 25, 2006, 3:17]
Casio updates Linux-Windows laptop
News Casio is to launch a new laptop in Japan with a hardware switch that lets users choose to boot Linux or Windows XP. The laptop, launching 21 November, is based on processors from chip-maker Transmeta.
[November 14, 2001, 13:30]
two updates for Windows Vista
Talkback One would think after 6 years of work updates for reliability and compatibility would be unnecessary.
[August 10, 2007, 13:44]
MS goes to Mars for IE update
News Last week Microsoft confirmed that it has tabled its "Neptune" and "Odyssey" Windows updates, preferring to converge its code base around the NT kernel with a future version of Windows that is code-named "Whistler.
[February 1, 2000, 8:29]
What to do when Windows Update won't update
News Windows Update not only provides critical and general updates for Windows, it also can inform you when there are driver updates to your system. In theory, Windows Update is a great timesaving tool. Fortunately, you can quickly fix Windows Update.
[May 12, 2003, 11:17]
Microsoft shuffles nearer x64 support
News Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has issued a second, near-final version of several Windows updates, including the first desktop version of Windows to support 64-bit chips. Microsoft said it has finished "Release Candidate 2" of Windows Server...
[February 9, 2005, 8:45]
Rollout service packs with ease
News Managing and rolling out Windows updates can take a significant amount of your time. You can now install Windows 2000 from the distribution folder with the full updates. All you need to do is apply them to the distribution folder; when you install...
[January 21, 2003, 11:55]
Microsoft releases second monthly patch
News Microsoft has released three security updates for the Windows operating system and one update for Office. The three Windows updates, announced on Tuesday, are ranked as "critical," which is Microsoft's highest rating on the seriousness of security...
[November 12, 2003, 8:25]
