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Asus to ship most Eee PCs with XP

News Asus has said that around 60 per cent of its Eee PCs shipped this year will come with Windows XP pre-installed, according to reports. On Thursday, Reuters quoted Asus chairman Jonney Shih as saying: "About 60 per cent of [Eee PCs] will have the...

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14 March 2008, 9:27

Asus Eee PCs upgrade to Intel's Atom

News However, a spokesperson for Asus told CNET.co.uk's sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Monday that all versions of the Eee 900 would have XP as an option. The spokesperson added that, although an XP version of the current Eee 701 model would go on sale in...

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11 March 2008, 8:53

Asus unveils Eee PC SDK

News The move comes not long after Asus and Microsoft announced that the upcoming Eee 900 model would come with Windows as an option, rather than Xandros Linux. The existing Eee 701 will also be made available with Windows for those who want it.

Tags: development, linux, kit, environment

28 March 2008, 9:09

Asus Eee 900 could sport touchscreen

News However, a UK spokesperson for Asus told CNET.co.uk's sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Wednesday that the Eee 900 -- which will also be available with Windows, rather than Linux, as the operating system -- would be made available from the end of April.

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27 March 2008, 8:54

News.blog: Windows XP off the shelves from 2008

News Starting next year, you won't be able to buy a new PC loaded with Windows XP, despite the lukewarm reception of Windows Vista. Microsoft will stop selling Windows XP to PC makers such as Dell, Lenovo and HP by 31 January, a company representative...

13 April 2007, 10:44

Windows XP Starter Edition won't run on faster chips

News When Microsoft said that Windows XP Starter Edition, the cut-rate version of Windows for emerging markets, was for beginning computer users, the company wasn't joking. Selective incompatibility appears to be to prevent Starter Edition from...

13 May 2005, 10:01

Windows XP flaw could allow DoS attacks

News A newly discovered and as-of-yet unpatched security vulnerability in Windows XP could let an attacker remotely crash computers. Fully patched Windows XP machines -- including those with the Service Pack 2 update and the firewall enabled -- are...

18 July 2005, 10:03

Windows XP SP3 to roll out at 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. Other XP users will get access to the pack on 28 April via Microsoft Update, Windows Update and the Download

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17 April 2008, 9:58

News.blog: Mac running Windows XP performance tested

News The News.com reader response to Apple's new Boot Camp utility, which lets you install Windows XP on a MacBook Pro or an iMac Core Duo, has been mixed so far. The Acer TravelMate 8200 was also running Windows XP Pro and was equipped with a 2.0GHz...

10 April 2006, 11:16

Microsoft fixes Windows XP Embedded glitches

News Microsoft on Tuesday released an update to its version of Windows XP for embedded devices. Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 1 resolves glitches discovered since Microsoft released the operating system last year and also adds new features to...

23 October 2002, 12:50

IE flaw puts Windows XP SP2 at risk

News A flaw has been discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer that could launch a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, according to an advisory issued on Thursday by security firm eEye Digital Security.

19 September 2005, 9:34

Photos: Windows Media Player 11 unveiled

News Windows Media Player 11, which was released in beta version for Windows XP on Monday, uses a graphical interface that is more visually appealing than previous versions. When CNET.com's reviewers first installed the program, it automatically pulled...

16 May 2006, 13:09

Windows Live reaches second generation

News The first new service, Windows Live Photo Gallery beta, is essentially an upgraded version of the Windows Photo Gallery that is built into Windows Vista, though it will also work on Windows XP machines.

27 June 2007, 10:22

Windows becoming 'too monolithic'

News Silver said he recommends IT executives do use Vista -- but on an attrition basis, so that, as PCs with Windows XP are retired, they are replaced with PCs running Vista. Microsoft's Windows juggernaut is collapsing under its own weight, as it tries...

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14 April 2008, 9:59

Windows PCs face new Trojan exploit

News The WMF vulnerability affects computers running Windows XP with service pack 1 and service pack 2, as well as Windows Server 2003 with service pack 0 and service pack 1. A new Trojan horse program was infecting PCs on Wednesday, exploiting a hole...

29 December 2005, 8:31