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Microsoft is investigating reports that updates are silently forced into Windows operating systems. The company has indicated that it is aware of customers claiming to be affected by the issue, but has failed so far to either confirm or deny the cases reported. Users indicated that Windows XP and Windows Vista could ... |
29 June 2009
11:55 GMT |
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Microsoft is providing Windows users with an automatic method designed to reset the components associated with Windows Update. WU is an integral part of every Windows platform, and one aspect of Microsoft's infrastructure designed to deliver updates for the company's software solutions. As with any other pr... |
25 May 2009
05:17 GMT |
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Just as it was the case with Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, Microsoft is debuting testing of its Windows Update infrastructure with the latest development milestone of the next iteration of the Windows client. Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 is scheduled to receive test updates on May 12, 2009, the Redmond company... |
11 May 2009
02:04 GMT |
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The March 19 release to web of Internet Explorer 8 RTW is just the first step in a complex availability ballet for the browser that will stretch well into mid-2009. Still, there is more to come for the successors of Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft continues to cook future releases of IE8, as well as automatic upgrades... |
20 March 2009
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Testers that have downloaded, installed and are now running the next iteration of the Windows client in Beta stage will begin to see updates being available for the operating system, starting today, February 24, 2009. Microsoft announced since last week that it planned to release a handful of refreshes as an integral... |
24 February 2009
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Announced as early a July 2008, a new update for the Windows Update Agent will be rolled out today, Monday, November 3. At the end of October, Microsoft offered a heads up for customers to prepare for the start of this week when the standalone WUA update was scheduled to become available. The Redmond company updates ... |
3 November 2008
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Microsoft is continuously tending to its Windows client and server operating systems ensuring not only that the rough edges of the products are softened, but also dealing with security vulnerabilities, and securing the overall evolution in addition to service pack releases. In this context, Windows Update plays a key... |
1 October 2008
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Microsoft has released the latest set of Daylight Saving Time and Time Zone updates for both Windows client and server operating systems, including Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The releases have already been available via the Microsoft Download Center since the beginning of July 2008, a... |
11 August 2008
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Users of embedded devices and mobile phones running the Windows Mobile operating system need to get ready for an updating infrastructure and experience similar to that offered by Microsoft for its client and server platforms including the recent releases of Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3. A... |
5 August 2008
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Microsoft is still far from wrapping up with the third and final service pack for Windows XP, just the 32-bit version of Windows Vista's predecessor. And, at the same time, XP SP3 failed to have anything close to a smooth ride, although it did manage to veer away from the speed bumps hit by Windows Vista Service... |
16 July 2008
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On July 8, 2008 Microsoft gave the green light to the automatic distribution of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V via Windows Update. The hypervisor component of the latest Windows server operating system was finalized at the end of June 2008, and at that time, it went live on the Download Center. Now the Redmond giant is ... |
9 July 2008
12:31 GMT |
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At the end of the past week, Microsoft announced a refresh to the Windows Update agent in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. However, accompanying the new version of the Windows Update client being rolled out to Windows users, there is an infrastructure update which spans well beyond Vista SP... |
8 July 2008
08:26 GMT |
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A major update is coming to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, but Microsoft guarantees that end users won't feel a thing. However, they will enjoy the benefits introduced by the refresh, as the very back-end updating infrastructure of the Windows clients will be kicked up a notch along ... |
4 July 2008
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Four months since Windows Vista SP1 was released to manufacturing, the driver incompatibility issues affecting the implementation of the service pack are still unresolved. Vista SP1 RTM'd on February 4, 2008 along with Windows Server 2008. At that time, Microsoft informed that it was postponing the general avail... |
6 June 2008
06:00 GMT |
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On October 18, 2007, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003. The browser was subsequently included as a default component in Vista, shipping with the latest client in November 2006 to businesses and to general consumers in January 2007. It was not until mid November 2007 tha... |
25 January 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Undoubtedly, Windows Update is positioned as a Windows Service Pack killer. With the advent of Windows Vista, Microsoft has started sending out strong indications that it is getting increasingly ready to discontinue the practice of updating its software products via major refreshes (service packs), and gearing instea... |
21 December 2007
09:25 GMT |
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The delivery of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1 via Windows Update is not as smooth as you might think. In fact, Microsoft is aware of erroneous installations for Vista SP1 RC, scenarios that subsequently involve failed deployments of the service pack. Through the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Publ... |
19 December 2007
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