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XP SP3 Ignored, Incentives only for Windows Embedded Standard CTP

The fact that Service Pack 3 for Windows XP has never been at the top of Microsoft's priorities list is reverberating to additional platforms on top of the Windows client. In this context, while Windows XP Embedded SP3 is being virtually ignored, its successor, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, is offering testers...

19 August 2008
12:13 GMT

New XP SP3 CTP Development Milestone Available for Download

Microsoft is debuting the second round for Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, almost four months since the service pack was released to manufacturing for the XP client at the end of April 2008. Released to the general users at the start of May, Windows XP SP3 is yet again moving to center stage, but in a dimmer limelight...

13 August 2008
12:31 GMT

The Blue Screen of Death Follows Windows to the 2008 Olympics

Wherever Windows goes... the Blues Screen of Death is bound to follow. And since Windows was an integral piece of the puzzle making up the IT infrastructure of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the now equally ubiquitous BSOD was also on sight. Furthermore, XP "participated" in the 2008 Olympic's opening ceremony ...

12 August 2008
12:39 GMT

XP Embedded Is Featured in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

Microsoft's Windows operating system will not take center stage in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but this is not to say that it will not play an important role behind the stage, in the infrastructure of the event. One illustrative example in this context is Windows XP Embedded which will be intimately connecte...

8 August 2008
06:06 GMT

XP SP3 Deployment Tool Included in Windows Embedded Standard 2009

Although the official offerings from Microsoft for the deployment of Windows Vista are superior to what is available for Windows XP, following the release of Service Pack 3, the System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe) was kicked up a notch, delivering similar functionality. But at the same time, Windows XP SP3 is not t...

8 July 2008
07:30 GMT

Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Kernel Mode Driver Framework

On June 2, 2008 Microsoft made available for download the Community Technology Preview of Windows Embedded Standard 2009. The successor of Windows XP Embedded, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is planned for availability in the second half of 2008, and will bring to the table some new features addressed specifically to...

20 June 2008
12:51 GMT

Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Includes Intel Atom Drivers

The June 2008 Community Technology Preview of Windows Embedded Standard 2009 has been made available for download via Microsoft Connect. Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is the successor of Windows XP Embedded and, in this context, it was designed to play well with both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. At the sam...

4 June 2008
10:34 GMT

XP's Code Base Survives in Windows Embedded Standard

The direct OEM and Retail license availability end date for Windows XP might very well be June 30, 2008, but Vista's successor is nothing short of a survivor. XP SP3 will continue to be offered on ultra-low-cost mobile and desktop devices until June 30, 2010, or one year after the availability of Windows 7. At t...

3 June 2008
11:15 GMT

VidaBox Unveils Magnetically-Mounted Home Automation Touchscreen Computer

VidaBox has just announced its new TouchClient12 in-wall home automation system, equipped with a 12.1-inch touch-sensitive LCD display and running Windows XP Embedded. The system can be used either as part of an in-house media and automation setup, or as a standalone computer that runs Windows XP Embedded-compatible ...

17 May 2008
06:44 GMT

Windows XP Embedded Evolves - Get Ready to Download Windows Embedded Standard

The Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley 2008 in San Jose was the stage where Microsoft unveiled its plans for Windows XP Embedded. Scheduled for availability by the end of 2008, the next generation of Windows XP Embedded was rebranded as Windows Embedded Standard, as an integral part of the label overhauling f...

14 May 2008
10:10 GMT

Introducing the New Windows XP

On April 25, 2008, Microsoft introduced the next version of its Windows XP operating system, detailing revamped plans for the business built around the platform, a brand overhauling and the road map for upcoming products. However, the desktop version of Windows XP got no play as the Redmond company focused entirely o...

16 April 2008
07:25 GMT

The Evolution of Windows Embedded Operating Systems

Microsoft has never shunned away from costly investments into technology. Quite the opposite in fact, the Redmond company has even been criticized for its strategy to throw money at various problems in an attempt of solving them. For the Redmond company, technology innovations are just another item on the financial i...

26 February 2008
07:51 GMT

Windows XP Embedded SP2 Free Download Available

Microsoft is offering free downloads of Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2. The fact of the matter is that Windows XP Embedded SP2 Evaluation Edition is worth no less than 120-days of free trial since the moment of the deployment. Although the Redmond company is also offering Embedded versions of its latest operating...

4 September 2007
12:58 GMT

Microsoft to Build the Next Version of Windows XP Embedded

As the next version of Windows XP Embedded is in the works, Microsoft is considering relying heavily on user feedback for shaping the final product. End users would actually get the chance to improve the upcoming release of Windows XP Embedded by providing input directly to Microsoft via the company's Customer E...

20 August 2007
04:13 GMT

Windows XP Embedded SP2 Rollup 1.0 with Windows Vista Components - Download Now!

With the release of Rollup 1.0 Microsoft has introduced a series of Windows Vistas components to the Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 operating system. Users will be able to test and evaluate IE7, Windows Media Player 11 and other additional features that Microsoft has backported from Windows Vista to Windows XP Em...

5 June 2007
06:06 GMT




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