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Windows exploit code raises worm alarm

News Microsoft urged users of older operating systems, specifically Windows 2000 and Windows XP before Service Pack 2, to prioritise the update that fixes the flaw, which is addressed in security bulletin MS05-051.

14 October 2005, 8:49

Critical flaw in Windows patch has serious effects

News A Microsoft patch meant to fix critical security flaws in Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is causing trouble for some users, the company said on Friday. The patch was released on Tuesday to fix four Windows flaws, including one...

17 October 2005, 10:11

Photos: Inside Windows Vista beta 2

News Amid speculation that Microsoft might again fail in its own timetable for the successor to Windows XP, the software giant on Tuesday released the first public beta of the new Windows Vista operating system.

24 May 2006, 12:07

High-end Windows and Office coming

News Ballmer noted that the existing premium Windows XP Professional version added billions of dollars of extra revenue for Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday that Microsoft is planning new, higher priced versions of both...

29 July 2005, 9:46

Q&A: Gates on Windows' update speed

News Q: Microsoft did a lot of work to combine the consumer and business versions of Windows into one code base with Windows XP, and most people find it much more stable. In the wake of Microsoft's decision to delay the widespread release of Vista...

28 March 2006, 10:54

Microsoft updates test version of Windows Vista

News • a 'Network Center' that acts as a central spot for managing network connections, replacing the 'My Network Places' and 'Network Neighborhood' from Windows XP Microsoft issued an update on Monday to the test version of Windows Vista, the next...

18 October 2005, 10:05

Gates looking at Web beyond Windows

News Gates said that Microsoft is already working on the next two versions after Internet Explorer 7, which is due later this year with Windows Vista, a long anticipated update to Windows XP. Microsoft has long viewed the software world through Windows.

21 March 2006, 10:44

Worm hole found in Windows 2000

News The flaw, which is rated a 'high' risk, affects IE, Windows XP and SP1, Windows 2003 and Windows 2000. A serious flaw has been discovered in a core component of Windows 2000, with no possible workaround until it is fixed, a security company has said.

4 August 2005, 8:27

Microsoft denies IE 7 to Windows 2000 users

News Another is that some of the security work in IE 7 relies on operating system functionality in XP SP2 that is non-trivial to port back to Windows 2000," according to the blog posting. Microsoft has drawn criticism after confirming that it will not...

3 June 2005, 8:33

Adobe unveils Windows Lightroom beta

News Lightroom Beta 3 for Windows, a 6.9MB download, requires a machine with Windows XP SP2, 768MB of memory, and 1GB of free hard drive space. Adobe on Tuesday released the first Windows beta version of Lightroom, software geared for enthusiasts and...

19 July 2006, 9:21

Web takes in the Windows Vista

News That's what people said over Windows 95, ME and XP," someone else responded. Technology blogger Josh Phillips is atypical of his fellow online community members in his unimpassioned, rational response to the newly-announced name for the next...

25 July 2005, 8:50

Microsoft to add 'black box' to Windows

News With Windows XP, the software leviathan has begun sending information back to consumers, though the data tends to be fairly generic. In a move that could irritate privacy advocates, Microsoft said on Monday that it is adding the PC equivalent of a...

27 April 2005, 14:31

FAQ: Will Windows run on your Intel-based Mac?

News Microsoft says that a fully licensed copy of Windows XP Professional can be properly licensed if run on an Intel Mac. Apple's announcement of new Macs based on processors from Intel raises an interesting question: since both the Mac and Windows...

23 January 2006, 11:46

IE 7 beta is within sight of the public

News Microsoft is planning to make a beta of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP available to the general public within the next four months. Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Microsoft's Internet Explorer team, said in a posting on Microsoft's IE...

9 December 2005, 10:35

News.blog: XP death could be postponed

News The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand that it stick around.

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