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Stories about: Windows XP SP2 |
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Free, pre-activated copies of Windows XP Service Pack 2 are available for download straight from Microsoft. The free variants of XP SP2 have been made available together with a version of Windows Vista RTM, also up for grabs at no charge. The Redmond company is simply marking a new chapter of what has become a tradit... |
20 June 2008
07:49 GMT |
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Undoubtedly, the recent events focused on the next iteration of the Windows platform qualify these past days as the week of Windows 7. Make no mistake about it, even though the Redmond company started communicating Windows 7, it failed to diverge in any way from its official policy of keeping the world in the dark wh... |
31 May 2008
07:02 GMT |
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Even with the general availability of Vista SP1 and XP SP3, Microsoft is still stuck gunning for Windows XP SP2 with the Windows Vista RTM "arsenal". But despite having sold in excess of 140 million licenses by the end of March 2008, Vista has failed to produce a kill, or to impact XP's install base in a manner ... |
15 May 2008
12:23 GMT |
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This week, Microsoft has updated the set of offerings which permit end users to access free copies of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2. Despite the fact that giving out free versions of its operating system contradicts the Redmond company's proprietary business model, both its latest Windows client and its prede... |
21 March 2008
11:44 GMT |
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Free Windows... Not a concept you would expect from Microsoft. With a business strategy focused on proprietary software, the Redmond company is by all means at the opposite technology spectrum from open source and free software. And with the exception of pirated copies of the Window operating system there is no assoc... |
8 March 2008
08:21 GMT |
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Microsoft has revamped and re-released its offerings involving a couple of free copies of Windows XP Service Pack 2. Despite the fact that Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said a firm NO to an open source Windows operating system, during the question and answer round at the company's annual... |
3 March 2008
06:52 GMT |
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Microsoft has patched a patch released for Internet Explorer. It might not sound good, but it's true. And it all began with the Redmond company's monthly patch cycle. On December 11th, 2007, Microsoft made available Security Bulletin MS07-069 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615). As it ... |
21 December 2007
03:42 GMT |
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Microsoft is well aware of the fact that the latest bunch of security patches it has made available for Internet Explorer manages to cripple the browser in specific situations, but strongly advices users to patch away. On December 11th, Microsoft patched a total of four vulnerabilities impacting various versions of I... |
20 December 2007
05:40 GMT |
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Microsoft's latest full version of its antivirus, Windows Live OneCare 1.6 has failed miserably a test conducted by the Anti-Malware Test Lab. The Redmond company's solution was easily surpassed in terms of performance by rival product from heavyweights of the security industry such as Kaspersky, Symantec a... |
20 September 2007
05:31 GMT |
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The two free versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 that Microsoft is delivering for download are set for expiration in just three days. The Redmond company has been offering web developers two Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC images containing a pre-activated copy of Windows XP SP2 bundled with IE6 and... |
14 August 2007
04:06 GMT |
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Bulletproofing Internet Explorer 7 on the desktop is a process that can be customized in accordance with specific deployment scenarios. The level of personalization comes inherent with the flexibility of the security settings available in the browser. Although IE7 delivers by default a secure configuration, there is ... |
10 August 2007
02:54 GMT |
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Microsoft has a long history of providing free downloads of its flagship products, and the company is now hard at work on the next wave of free Windows XP SP2 offerings. Following the availability of Internet Explorer 7 in October 2006, Microsoft decided to lend a helping hand to web developers that needed to test th... |
27 July 2007
12:43 GMT |
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With the latest versions of client and server operating systems, Microsoft is delivering nothing short of "dramatic network performance benefits." This is the conclusion that the Tolly Group has presented following a comparison of two tandems: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn and Win... |
8 June 2007
09:02 GMT |
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Sophos Anti-Virus is the best security solution for both Windows Vista and Windows XP Service Pack 2. On June 4 2007, security developer Sophos celebrated the 38th VB100 award. The award given by Virus Bulletin magazine attests that the security solution provided by Sophos for Windows XP offers top of the line protec... |
4 June 2007
09:20 GMT |
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Microsoft has just enhanced its free offerings of Windows XP. The Redmond Company is showing great generosity with XP giving the operating system away at absolutely no charge. And this is not even the first time for Microsoft. Following the availability of Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 7 and Virtual PC 2007 Micro... |
18 April 2007
03:29 GMT |
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Some versions of Windows XP and Microsoft Office have already expired. But fortunately, Microsoft already has set up solutions in place to offer users an alternative. Taking it one step at a time, the first product that expired as of April 1 2007 is Windows XP Service Pack 2. However, this is a special case associate... |
2 April 2007
11:48 GMT |
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