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| STORIES ABOUT: Windows XP |
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| XP SP3 RC1 and RC2 Still Available for Download |  | Just for the sake of going back in time, Microsoft is still serving the Release Candidate development milestones of Windows XP Service Pack 3. Both XP SP3 RC1 and ... [read more >>] | | 18 July 2008, 04:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 Win32_Processor Class Labels Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs Incorrectly |  | Windows XP Service Pack 3 does play nice with Intel Core 2 Duo processors, with a small exception, according to Microsoft. Apparently, the Win32_Processor class of XP SP3 manages to label Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs incorrectly, this also being valid for machines running XP with Service Pack 2 installed. In this context, it is clear that the problem was identified following the availability of XP SP3 and that Microsoft did not include ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2008, 07:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows 7 Will Trip Over Mac OS X Snow Leopard |  | Windows 7 is bound to trip over Mac OS X Snow Leopard, even if just a little bit, at the rate that Apple is growing, making consistent inroads into the computer market. Mac OS X Leopard has already managed to take a consistent bite out of the traditional Windows territory, pushing Apple's slice of the operating system market close to 8%, according to data from Net Applications, approximately half of that of Windows Vista. OS X is no l ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2008, 06:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Broken Windows XP SP3 Installation Scenarios |  | 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 ... [read more >>] | | 16 July 2008, 03:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows XP SP3 Is Live via Automatic Updates |  | The third and last service pack for the 32-bit version of Windows XP has debuted on the path to automatic distribution today, July 10, 2008. Initially, Microsoft was shy about pinpointing the actual deadline for XP SP3's availability through Automatic Updates, and only referenced an abstract "early summer" in order to give users a clue as to when they should get ready. Even earlier this week ... [read more >>] | | 10 July 2008, 11:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Saying “Yes” to Vista SP1 |  | Without a doubt, Windows Vista, even after Service Pack 1, is at the center of a consistent volume of "Pass" decisions, especially in the corporate environment. Judging by the slow pace of the operating system, which barely crawled over 160 million sold licenses worldwide at the end of June 2008, customers are not exactly crowding to buy the operating system. Considering XP's market share still at over 70% and the high profi ... [read more >>] | | 09 July 2008, 09:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 Grand Finale, but Users Can Block It |  | This is it; the Windows XP Service Pack 3 grand finale is just around the corner. While the operating system is no longer for sale through retail and OEM channels as of June 30, 2008, Microsoft continues to be committed to offering support for the platform. With Mainstream Support planned to last until 2009, and Extended support until 2014, SP3 is the last service pack release designed for the 32-bit editions of XP. And Microsoft ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 04:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1's Network Map Plays Nice with XP SP3 |  | With Service Pack 1, Microsoft provided fixes for the vast majority of the issues that have now became associated by default with Windows Vista RTM. But softening the rough edges of Vista is not enough, as there are scenarios in which the problems reported by end users cannot be blamed specifically on the latest Windows client. Case in point: the failure of the Vista Network Map to identify correctly and display computers running ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2008, 05:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows XP SP3 - No Future |  | With Windows XP but four days away from the June 30 end-of-sales date, various scenarios are depicting the operating system as already dead. But XP is far from being expired, and this is why Microsoft has not been shy about talking about the future of Windows Vista's successor, as irreverent as this might seem. But just because customers will no longer be able to buy standalone copies of the operating system, either shrink-wrapped or ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2008, 12:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows XP SP3 – And So It Ends |  | It's the end of an era for Microsoft. Not the end of Windows XP, but the end of the XP era. In the context in which after June 30, 2009, Microsoft will no longer permit its retail partners and original equipment manufacturers to sell the predecess ... [read more >>] | | 21 June 2008, 06:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dell Users Should Say Goodbye to Windows XP |  | All things point out time has come to pay final tribute to Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system, or at least so if you are a Dell user. The Round Rock-based computer systems vendor has recently announced that it will be rolling out its final computer systems that will come with a Windows XP operating system. According to the manufacturer, users will have only until June 18 to order the latest Windows XP Dell systems.
The De ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 03:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft: The Future of Windows XP SP3 |  | Make no mistake about it, June 30, 2008 is the beginning of the end for Windows XP, even with Service Pack 3 available for two months now, since May 6. Microsoft confirmed that the end of this month will be synonymous with the availability cut-off date through the retail and OEM channels, although there have been customers hoping until the last minute that the company would breathe new life into the predecessor of Windows Vista. ... [read more >>] | | 13 June 2008, 11:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Free Installation and Compatibility Support |  | At the end of March 2008, on the heels of Windows Vista SP1's availability to the general public via Windows Update and the Download Center (starting on March 18), Microsoft introduced free support for the service pack. At that time, the promise was that Windows XP Serv ... [read more >>] | | 13 June 2008, 03:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 Upgrades Kill OEM Pre-Activation |  | The introduction of the third and final service pack for Windows XP failed to be as streamlined as possible. Microsoft provided a list of issues related to XP SP3 in the official documentation for the release, but the notes deal only with the major issues. ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2008, 07:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP Roadmap: From SP3 to Windows 7, to 2010 |  | Even with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available and with Windows 7 planned for release by the end of 2009 (according to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer), Windows XP is still far from taking its due place in the Windows cemetery. The June 30, 2008 Direct OEM and Retail License Availability (end date) has without a doubt caused more stir among Windows users than it's worth, especially since XP is going to be around well ... [read more >>] | | 05 June 2008, 13:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Update Available for XP SP3 Connection Sharing Host Problems |  | Although a router or a switch should be the standard when it comes down to sharing a single Internet connection between multiple computers, some users insist on putting the Connection Sharing capabilities of Windows to good use. The recently made available Windows XP SP3 has some issues when it comes down to ensuring that a client computer on the local area network can connect to the Internet. According to Microsoft, disabling an ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 05:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Microsoft Tool to Spread the Windows Blame Around |  | Microsoft is no longer going to sit back and let Windows take all the heavy fire. The fact is that the Windows operating system has been transformed into a traditional "source of all evil," for crashes, system errors, hand-ups, or any additional issues. Also true is that Microsoft's proprietary operating system has been responsible for its fair share of problems. However, not for all. And the Redmond company is wor ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2008, 08:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dissecting Microsoft's Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 Feature Smackdown |  | At the end of April, just as Microsoft had released Windows XP SP3 to manufacturing, and with Windows Vista SP1 RTM'd since February, the face-off between the two operating systems simply went to the next stage. Now, Microsoft has hardly been a stranger to comparisons involving its Windows clients available on the market, and the ... [read more >>] | | 24 May 2008, 06:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Get It While It's Hot: XP Professional SP3 Patch CD Pro/Home |  | The fact of the matter is that Microsoft has wrapped up with Windows XP Service Pack 3, ever since it reached RTM stage on April 21. After being released to manufacturing, on May 6, 2008, XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 was made available for download to the general pu ... [read more >>] | | 23 May 2008, 12:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Run Native Linux Applications in Windows Vista |  | Binaries tailored specifically to the open source Linux operating system can coexist on the same desktop with Windows Vista and Windows XP programs via Ulteo Virtual Desktop. Essentially, the promise of the Ulteo Virtual Desktop is to deliver Linux applications on Windows via the Ulteo panel. The virtualized environment will permit end users to run native Linux solutions right on the Windows Vista desktop, and integration complet ... [read more >>] | | 23 May 2008, 10:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows XP SP3 Brings the Death of SP2 - July 13, 2010 |  | The advent of Windows XP Service Pack 3 has brought with it the proverbial "beginning of the end" for its predecessor, Service Pack 2. As it is customary with Microsoft, the availability of a service pack triggers the start of expiration support for ... [read more >>] | | 19 May 2008, 11:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Users Not Upgrading XP to Vista (Even with SP1), SP3 Didn't Do it |  | Over a year after the general availability of Windows Vista (January 30, 2007), and a year and a half after the business launch of the latest Windows client (November 30, 2006), the product has yet to receive the love forecasted by Microsoft. While predicting nothing short of Wow experiences, it is waking up following the availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to the sound of silence where upgrades from Windows XP to Window ... [read more >>] | | 19 May 2008, 09:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wrapping up Windows XP3 SP3 Build 5512 - Download Information |  | Technically, Microsoft has yet to wrap things up with the distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 3, and is now gearing up for the final stage designed to serve the operating system through Automatic Updates. But, other than pushing the service pack to all XP users with AU enabled, the Redmond company has wrapped up with the availability of SP3, having already published the gold bits on Windows Update, and the Windows Server Update Service ... [read more >>] | | 17 May 2008, 06:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows XP SP3 RTM Symbols Package |  | Microsoft is accompanying the final version of Windows XP SP3 with additional resources aimed to complement the release. Case in point: the Symbols Package for Windows XP Service Pack 3, containing items made available in order to provide developers with the tools necessary to perform ... [read more >>] | | 17 May 2008, 03:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Applauds Windows XP – Linux Marriage on the XO Laptops |  | Microsoft is not shy of going after the next 5 billion of potential Windows users in the world, with its proprietary operating system having already achieved an install base larger than 1 billion people. In this context, the Redmond company will get a piggyback ride from One Laptop per Child (OLPC) via the XO laptop, a machine originally planned to run Linux exclusively. As of May 15, Microsoft and OLPC have inked an official agreement des ... [read more >>] | | 16 May 2008, 05:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft: XP vs. Vista Is the Same as Apples vs. Oranges |  | Microsoft has found the perfect cure for the now traditional Windows Vista vs. Windows XP smackdowns. And no, it's not a new marketing strategy applauding the Wow's second coming, but a rather unsubtle tactic to rebuff any face-offs between the two operating systems. In order to discourage Vista vs. XP scenarios, Microsoft is claiming that the products are not even in the same league together and that a comparison is impossible. ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 13:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP Gets All the Love, Just Leftovers for Vista |  | It's nothing but love for Windows XP and all scraps, crumbs and leftovers for Windows Vista. One inherent consequence of having an operating system dig its roots into the market for five years, is the creation of not only a loyal user base, but also of a community of developers that find it equally difficult to transition to a new platform. Additionally, Windows Vista has virtually changed the rules for software developers with the in ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 13:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BitDefender Total Security 2009 Beta Just Around the Corner |  | A new security solution is heading for Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows Home Server, courtesy of BitDefender. The Romanian-based company announced that the first public taste of BitDefender Total Security 2009 is just around the corner, as it is preparing to release its next iteration of the security products under the BitDefender brand umbrella into ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 12:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Enable Vista-Native Network Access Protection on XP SP3 |  | Network Access Protection (NAP) is one of the few features that were actually added to Windows XP SP3. However, the management of the policy enforcement platform present by default in both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is not as streamlined on XP SP3 as it is in the latest server and client operating systems. In Vista for example all that end users need to do is start the service through the NAP Client Configuration MMC (napclcfg.m ... [read more >>] | | 13 May 2008, 11:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Installing Custom IE7 Optimized Packages on XP SP3 RTM |  | Although Microsoft claims that both Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 play well with Windows XP Service pack 3 RTM, the fact of the matter is that there are a few subtleties that cause the browsers to become permanent components of th ... [read more >>] | | 13 May 2008, 02:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Warns Customers of “High-End” Pirated Software |  | Microsoft has warned consumers to exercise caution and be wary of what it referred to as "high-end" pirated products. According to the Redmond company, end users and small businesses are the most likely to fall victim to counterfeiters dealing with high-quality bootlegged software. Illustrative examples of high-end piracy are three retail outlets in Sim Lim Square, Singapore, which were raided by local authorities. Microsoft reve ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 10:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 Download Still Live Despite Widespread Problems |  | Downloads of Windows XP SP3 are still live and they’re going to remain this way, despite widespread problems. The final service pack for XP was offered to the general public on May 6, 2008. Accompanying the release was a consistent volume of documentation, complete with resources describing various issues that survived the RTM stage. The launch of XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 was postponed initially for approximately a week due to incompatibility ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 07:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Troubleshoot Failed Installations of XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 |  | Although Microsoft has hammered away at Windows XP SP3 in order to provide an experience as seamless as possible for end users when deploying the service pack, failed installation scenarios are still a valid possibility. In the eventuality of a failed ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 08:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OLPC Australia Refuses the Windows XP Treat |  | The Australian OLPC office has no plan of joining mother company's intentions of switching to Windows XP. According to a news report published by tech website ITWire, two of the five OLPC Australia executives are active members in the local Linux community.
Both board director Jeff Waugh and his partner Pia Waugh played ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 06:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows XP-Based Eee PC, Cheaper than Its Linux Sibling |  | Asustek's Eee PC miniature notebook is a great success in America and the manufacturer plans to score the same results in Australia, with the advent of its Windows XP-based model. The 8.9-inch Eee PC model is reportedly slated to retail for a lower price than the Linux-powered counterpart.
The Taiwanese company is currently offering two models of the Eee PC 900. Until now, the ultra-mobile PC was only available with a Li ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 03:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Killed Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Refresh |  | The third and last service pack for Windows XP is barely out the door and Microsoft has rushed to put the past behind it. As of May 6, 2008 the Redmond company has officially killed Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh. XP SP3 RC2 Refresh represented the last developme ... [read more >>] | | 07 May 2008, 12:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Official Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) RTM Build 5512 |  | The Windows XP Service Pack 3 availability saga is one step closer to the finish line. At over a week since it was initially planned to ship to the general public, Service Pack 3 is now available for download to all 32-bit XP users. Of course that torrent and warez websites offered XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 almost immediately after it was released to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and on top of the leaked copies, direct download li ... [read more >>] | | 07 May 2008, 03:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Original XP SP3 RTM Integrated Slipstream ISO Images Leaked |  | Nothing spells out the hunger for the third and final service pack of Windows XP as the volume of leaked copies of SP3 RTM that are available for download from torrent and warez websites. It was the case with the initial standalone English version of XP SP3 ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 Ships Complete with a Range of Issues that Survived RTM |  | Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and by all means the company took its due time with the service pack: a couple of additional months to develop it on top of what it needed for Windows Vista. But even with the extra de ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 10:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What Not to Do with XP SP3 RTM: Slipstream It on Windows Vista |  | Whatever you do with Windows XP SP3, do not attempt to slipstream the service pack on Windows Vista. Despite the fact that SP3 RTM Build 5512 is provided as a standalone download, it can be integrated into earlier versions of the operating system. The process is called slipstreaming. While Microsoft performs such actions and ... [read more >>] | | 05 May 2008, 12:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| XP SP3 RTM Is Slaughtering Firefox with IE6 |  | The pseudo-release of Windows XP Service Pack 3, because Microsoft's game of now you see it, now you don't, cannot be called otherwise, has managed to produce some rather interesting side-effects. In this context, one of the collatera ... [read more >>] | | 05 May 2008, 09:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download XP SP3 Final Build 5512 Integrated Slipstream ISO Image |  | Microsoft has made yet another step in the availability process of Windows XP SP3. The third service pack for XP, a release that will mark the end of the line for major updates designed for the 32-bit versions of Windows Vista's predecessor, is available for download as an integrated ISO image straight from Microsoft since the end of the past week. XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 was released to manufacturing on April 21, planned for ... [read more >>] | | 05 May 2008, 04:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Make No Mistake About It, the XP SP3 RTM Direct Download Links Are Live |  | Make no mistake about it, the gold bits of Windows XP Service Pack 3 are available for download straight from Microsoft, contrary to what the company is claiming. On April 29, Chris Keroack, Release Manager, Windows Serviceability delivered unexpected news about the third and final service pack for Windows XP. With an excess of 73% of operating system users worldwide running some variation of Windows XP, April 29, 2008 promised to allow a ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 12:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Kills Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) RTM Build 5512 Downloads |  | The long and frustrating wait for Windows XP Service Pack 3 just got longer and is also bound to get a tad more frustrating for end users. April 29, 2008 was supposed to mark the general availability date for the third and final service pack for Windows XP. This is not the case, as Microsoft has killed XP SP3 RTM downloads even before they made it to end users through the official channels. As a direct consequence, ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 03:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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