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Desktops 1.0 from Sysinternals is designed to kick the flexibility of the Windows desktop up a notch. The solution to an overcrowded working space has always been simple, and Microsoft is by no means reinventing the wheel. What the Sysinternals utility will do, is allow the end users to stretch across no less than fo... |
22 August 2008
08:51 GMT |
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August 2008 has been synonymous with three separate releases of DirectX for a variety of Windows operating systems. The DirectX refreshes are tailored to Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008 RTM/SP1, but also to Windows Server 2003. Microsoft made available for download upda... |
19 August 2008
12:56 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download a free synchronization tool tailored to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and to Windows XP Service Pack 3, but also to earlier versions of the two clients such as Vista RTM and XP SP2. SyncToy 2.0 has been taken out of Beta stage, and the gold version of the code is live as of th... |
18 August 2008
16:11 GMT |
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Back in 2007, because of the ubiquity of 32-bit architectures, and the market's slow migration pace toward 64-bit computing, Microsoft announced that the next version of the Windows client, Windows 7, would be delivered in both x86 and x64 flavors. In the year of Vista's launch, and even after the general a... |
15 August 2008
15:21 GMT |
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Hot on the heels of this month's security bulletins released on August 12, Microsoft made available for download the Security Releases ISO Image. Designed to deliver a manageable package with multiple individual language version patches for the Windows client and server platforms, the Security Releases ISO Image... |
14 August 2008
09:31 GMT |
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The latest Critical security patches for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 are available from Microsoft. Of course, that the two Windows client versions are not the only software products patched by the Redmond company as a part of its monthly security update cycle. Although Microsoft was pla... |
13 August 2008
09:03 GMT |
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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
10:01 GMT |
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New DirectX downloads are available for a range of Windows operating systems, including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. The August 2008 DirectX Software Development Kit and DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer went live on the Microsoft Download Center this past week. In addition to the ... |
11 August 2008
04:03 GMT |
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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
07:17 GMT |
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Despite constantly downplaying the relevance of Linux and Mac OS X, because of a variety of reasons, from high Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to security risks and inferior shipment volumes, Microsoft is well aware of the real threat to Windows represented by the open source platform and Apple's operating system.... |
1 August 2008
09:50 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download a Solution Accelerator designed specifically to handle the deployment of the company's desktop and server software products including Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the Office 2007 System, as well as Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 R... |
1 August 2008
03:29 GMT |
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Microsoft plans to debut serving Windows Search 4.0 automatically to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 by the end of July. With the final version up for grabs through the Download Center since the beginning of June 2008, the Redmond company is now wrapping up Windows Search 4.0 for delivery through Windows Update. However... |
18 July 2008
06:48 GMT |
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Two security bulletins, from December 2007 and from June 2008 respectively, affecting the DirectX components of a wide range of Windows operating systems including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, have been updated. According to Microsoft, the modifications were designed to simply add Direc... |
17 July 2008
11:52 GMT |
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Not a lot has been confirmed about Windows 7, the next iteration of the Windows client. However, Microsoft was comfortable enough with the level of integration of multi-touch technology into the successor of Windows Vista to publicly demonstrate the added capabilities, at the end of May 2008. But the fact of the matt... |
16 July 2008
11:38 GMT |
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With Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista and Service Pack 3 for Windows XP already made available to the general public, it would be a tad late for Microsoft to introduce a redesign into its Windows clients. But not the same is valid for an overhaul of the Windows, Windows Vista and Windows XP websites on Microsoft.com.... |
14 July 2008
07:22 GMT |
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On July 10, 2008, Microsoft made available for download the ISO image containing the July 2008 Security Releases. As it is tradition over at the Redmond giant, security bulletins for the Windows client and server operating systems are not released exclusively through Windows Update and Automatic Updates, but are also... |
11 July 2008
06:01 GMT |
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Microsoft is going head over heels in order to convince customers that the road to Windows 7 is paved with nothing but "good" Windows Vista(s). Actually, it's paved with Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and for enterprises making use of downgrade rights, Windows XP Service Pack 3, although Vista's predecessor ... |
11 July 2008
04:15 GMT |
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Forget about Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows 7, Microsoft is gearing up to kill off a classic. In this regard, November 1, 2008 will mark the death of Windows 3.11 for Workgroups. Released on November 1, 1993, Windows 3.11 for Workgroups managed to survive a whole 15 years on the m... |
10 July 2008
03:57 GMT |
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Following the availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Microsoft seems keen of throwing its entire weight behind its latest Windows client. As far as pushing Vista to the foreground goes, the Redmond company's main gambit was to discontinue offering Windows XP through the retail and OEM channels as of June ... |
9 July 2008
12:09 GMT |
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On July 8, 2008, Microsoft released a total of four security bulletins plugging soles in both its Windows operating systems as well as in its Server solutions. Even the latest versions of the supported Windows clients, namely Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Window XP Service Pack 3 are affected. However, the Redmond... |
9 July 2008
07:43 GMT |
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Believe it or not but Windows 7 will only better Windows. Already labeled as the agent of the evolution of Windows, rather than the platform's revolution, Windows 7 is getting better and better, due mainly to its advances through the stages of the development process, a growth which will guarantee that the final... |
9 July 2008
03:53 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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Microsoft is cooking patches for a new round of vulnerabilities impacting its Windows client and operating systems and Server software, including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. The Redmond company is preparing no less than four security bulletins for release on July 8, 2008, two of them d... |
4 July 2008
10:42 GMT |
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In Microsoft's grand scheme of a digital lifestyle, there is absolutely no room for Windows XP Service Pack 3. It's just Windows Vista Service Pack 1 from start to finish. In this context, Microsoft's vision manages to ignore and exclude in excess of 70% of operating system users world wide who are han... |
4 July 2008
07:46 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
03:47 GMT |
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Even with the latest service pack releases for the two supported Windows clients, rival operating systems Linux and Mac OS X are still eating away at the install base of Microsoft's proprietary operating system. Concomitantly with the retirement of Bill Gates from his day to day role with the Redmond company, Wi... |
3 July 2008
11:20 GMT |
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Even following the releases of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft has yet to curve the descendant trajectory of Windows' share on the operating system market. In this context, the Redmond company was reportedly pouring another $500 million into new marketing campaigns for the u... |
1 July 2008
07:23 GMT |
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Like it or not, this is the right time not only to upgrade to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but also to tell hasta la vista to Windows XP. Even though Service Pack 3 for XP has only been available for a few months, almost two in fact, today, June 30, 2008, is the last day when Microsoft will allow retailers and OEMs t... |
30 June 2008
13:11 GMT |
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Windows 7 will need to tame Apple's Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, a task that Windows Vista has failed at. Neither Windows XP, nor Vista have been able to stop the combination of Mac computers and OS X gaining more and more market share, and increasing inroads into the Windows and PC territory. At this poin... |
27 June 2008
05:00 GMT |
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Windows users are at a juncture in terms of operating system choices at this point in time, caught between Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7. Well, choosing Windows 7 is still selecting between Vista or XP, plus opting to wait at least a year and a half until Microsoft offers the next version of the Win... |
24 June 2008
11:13 GMT |
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Microsoft has updated Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and made new English-language installation packages available for download as of June 23, 2008. Designed to integrate with Windows Server 2003 SP1, SP2 and R2 (x86, x64 and Itanium-based) along with Windows XP SP2 (both the 32-bit an... |
24 June 2008
08:46 GMT |
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 have quite a healthy playground at their disposal, no less than 1 billion PCs worldwide. According to market analyst firm Gartner, the number of computers in use worldwide has passed the 1 billion milestone. The company emphasized having taken into considerat... |
23 June 2008
07:45 GMT |
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With Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, Microsoft added little functionality and features to the operating system. One thing that the company did in this context was to pour stand-alone updates available for XP SP2 into the third and final service pack for XP. This is how it is possible for XP SP3 to include features spe... |
23 June 2008
06:37 GMT |
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Microsoft is closing in on the final stage of Windows Vista SP1's availability. In this context, the service pack is being wrapped up for delivery through Windows Server Update Services. Windows Vista SP1 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and to the general public on March 18. In addition, the a... |
20 June 2008
06:52 GMT |
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The final version of Windows Installer 4.5 went live on June 2, 2008, being delivered in packages tailored for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Version 4.5 of the Software Development Kit accompanying Windows Installer 4.5 is also available for download, coming with support for ... |
19 June 2008
05:27 GMT |
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Since Windows XP SP2 was released at the end of 2004, there has been only one constant for Microsoft on the operating system market, namely a slow descendant trajectory, and Mac OS X and Linux eroding its audience. According to statistics put together by Net Applications, Windows' market share has dropped from 9... |
13 June 2008
09:40 GMT |
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Despite being relatively fresh on the market, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (available since March 18) and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (dropped on May 6) have not enjoyed a smooth ride. Case in point: the June 2008 release of Microsoft Security Bulletins, containing three critical patches for vulnerabilities affecting b... |
11 June 2008
09:25 GMT |
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New patches are available from Microsoft via Windows Update, designed to resolve security vulnerabilities in various versions of the Internet Explorer browser. Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, Internet Explorer 6, and Internet Explorer 7 running on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista are al... |
11 June 2008
06:11 GMT |
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Windows Vista is going nowhere fast. SP1 or no SP1, Vista is hurt and suffering, with Microsoft giving out the impression that it is fighting in vain to save its latest Windows client from the inevitable. But proclaiming it ready for business and parading Service Pack 1 in front of potential customers have failed to ... |
11 June 2008
03:38 GMT |
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Microsoft has introduced a new Windows Client Center focused on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 via its official portal for IT professionals, TechNet. Through the Windows Client TechCenter, Microsoft is delivering a comprehensive collection of resources centered on the latest versions of it... |
9 June 2008
05:09 GMT |
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Statistics for the operating system market come in different flavors and from a variety of sources but they all have one thing in common: indicating that Windows is losing ground to Mac OS X and Linux. As far as Microsoft is concerned, it reached the apex of the operating system market with the launch of Service Pack... |
7 June 2008
07:50 GMT |
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The introduction of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista and of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, along with the June 30 retail and OEM availability cut-off date for XP, have generated a consistent a mount of confusion over the future of the two Windows clients. Especially over Vista's predecessor in terms of its reti... |
6 June 2008
11:10 GMT |
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Microsoft readies patches for critical vulnerabilities affecting its Windows client and server operating systems, as well as components that ship by default with the platform. The Redmond company is wrapping up no less than seven security bulletins for an unspecified number of vulnerabilities impacting even Windows V... |
6 June 2008
07:33 GMT |
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Are you considering skipping Windows Vista altogether, even in the context of Service Pack 1? Do you think that Windows XP, now with Service Pack 3, is a perfectly viable equivalent? Are you looking to the end of 2009, waiting for the alternative that Windows 7 will deliver? Well, don't! Microsoft has come out g... |
5 June 2008
04:05 GMT |
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Project Code Named "Velocity" Community Technology Preview 1 was unveiled at the Microsoft Tech Ed 2008 conference and made available for download as of June 3, 2008. Described by the company as a distributed in-memory caching platform, Velocity is designed to integrate with .NET Framework applications and to provide... |
4 June 2008
08:19 GMT |
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (released on March 18) and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (dropped on May 6) are still fresh stages in the evolution of the two operating systems but Microsoft is taking additional aspects across the platforms to the next level. Case in point: the release of the final version of Windows Search... |
4 June 2008
04:39 GMT |
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Microsoft made available for download a new version of the Windows Installer Redistributable package on June 2, 2008. Designed for Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and Windows XP, the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable can be installed even on the latest service packs for the client platform... |
3 June 2008
11:55 GMT |
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While Windows Vista has had a rather slow start, Microsoft also contributed plenty to sabotaging the success of its latest Windows client. The Redmond giant not only ensured that Vista's predecessor is kept alive through extended support until 2014, but also managed to breathe new life into it with the release o... |
3 June 2008
06:48 GMT |
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When it transitioned the default browser of Mac OS X to Windows, Apple wrapped it up in a "secure by default" marketing aura, aimed to give users of the Microsoft proprietary operating system a real taste of browser protection. It is precisely Safari's high security level the reason for which Microsoft is advisi... |
2 June 2008
03:30 GMT |
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One of the reasons why Microsoft synchronizes the releases of Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 is the need to emphasize a high level of interoperability between the latest Windows client and server platforms. A level which is not reflected in the interaction between Windows Server 2008 and down-level operati... |
29 May 2008
05:42 GMT |
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