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Microsoft releases Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center: Following last week's delay, Microsoft finally releases Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center. As to the issues last week relating to Microsoft Dynamics RMS, here's what a Microsoft spokesperson had to say: Following last week's discovery of a compatibility issue between both...; Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Operating Systems, Software, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-06
XP SP3 not generally available yet, after all: Microsoft has decided not to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 to Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center as planned on April 29. The reason? A last-minute compatibility issue with a Microsoft application -- Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS). Here's the latest from a...; Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Customer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Retail Management System, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-29
XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1 - Which is fastest?: XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1 - Which is fastest?Most Excellent. Thanks Adrian!ntRE: XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1 - Which is fastest?It's a small point, but the question should read, "Which is faster?" The comparison is between two operating systems, not among three or more.Message has been deleted.Cool. I'll upgrade to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, XP SP3; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1 - Which is fastest?: In the TalkBack section on my post looking at SP3 benchmarks, _deitrich asked a really good question: Adrian, how about a comparison of XP SP3 vs Vista SP1? Oui? C'est possible? Good question! Fortunately I've already done a fair bit of the groundwork in that I used the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Microsoft earnings cheat sheet: Vista SP1 impact; Strong results expected; Is Yahoo a distraction?: Microsoft earnings cheat sheet: Vista SP1 impact; Strong results expected; Is Yahoo a distraction?Overseas pricing is a rip offMicrosoft reduced US prices for Vista by an reasonable amount but reduced the horrendously high UK prices hardly at all. With the weakening dollar the ratio of UK price to US price...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-24

Microsoft earnings cheat sheet: Vista SP1 impact; Strong results expected; Is Yahoo a distraction?: Did Microsoft keep its focus amid all the Yahoo hubbub? It may not matter given the bump from the weak dollar that Microsoft is expected to get in the third quarter. According to Thomson Financial, Microsoft (all resources) is expected to report fiscal third quarter earnings of...; Tags: Revenue, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Xbox Shipment, Operational Accounting, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Windows updates galore: The latest on SPs, FPs and UEs: The Windows client team has been pushing out service packs (SPs), a new feature pack (FP) and Ultimate Extra add-ons for Vista over the past few days -- to varying degrees of customer satisfaction. On April 23, Microsoft began rolling out via its Automatic Update mechanism SP1...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Microsoft to begin automatic distribution of Vista SP1 today: Microsoft to begin automatic distribution of Vista SP1 todayI'm waiting for XP SP3...I dunno... for some reason that I can't quite put into words, I have no desire to possess or use Vista, even though I could get it for free through my employer.Not here yet, but saw some new...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Microsoft to begin automatic distribution of Vista SP1 today: If you're a Vista user and you've been waiting (patiently!) for Service Pack 1 (SP1) to be pushed to your systems automatically, your wait is nearly over. As of today Microsoft will begin automatic distribution of SP1 to Vista users. I've covered SP1 in great detail on...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-23
An investigation of GUI changes found in Windows Vista SP1: Greg Shultz takes a look at a few of these visible changes in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and explores some of the advantages and disadvantage of these changes. He also offers some comparisons between the original RTM version of the update and the SP1 version. This download...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, GUI, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2008-04-16
Vista SP1 available in more languages: Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 in 30-plus more languages on April 15. Microsoft released SP1 last month in English, Spanish, German, French and Japanese. Now it's available in lots more languages. Users can manually install SP1 (x86 and x64) versions of SP1 either manually...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Microsoft to recommence pushing Vista SP1 prerequisite: Microsoft to recommence pushing Vista SP1 prerequisiteEnjoy suckers!!!LOL...You won't see me on Vista, I've moved all my machines back to XP.With windows 7 due next year...This is a futile useless exercise in agony. Vista has sucked since the beginning, and now with windows 7 due next year, the whole vista...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
Vista SP1 reboot bug fixed: Vista SP1 reboot bug fixedYes, but it still doesn't installDateline: Your Favorite PCMood: ThrilledResult: LimpOS: UltimateStep 3 of 3 - 100%Next window: "Didn't install correctly. Reversing changes. Do not turn off your machine."Response: Sigh.Damages: Network connection buggered. Reboot resolved.Conclusion: SighRE: Vista SP1 reboot bug fixedI have vista...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
Microsoft to recommence pushing Vista SP1 prerequisite: After a number of users reported endless-reboot problems in February after installing one of the prerequisites for Windows Service Pack (SP) 1, Microsoft pulled automatic distribution of it. As of April 8, however, Microsoft will resume pushing out that prerequisite. On the Microsoft Update blog, Microsoft officials...; Tags: Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Team Management, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Vista SP1 reboot bug fixed: Remember that issue where trying to install Vista SP1 would result in a hard-to-break reboot cycle? Well, the Microsoft Update blog says the problem was caused by "a few unknown and rare events" during the installation of one of the prerequisites to installing SP1: KB937287, the Servicing Stack Update (SSU)....; Tags: Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs: Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installsDidn't Mary Jo already write about this yesterday?Why two articles?; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vista SP1 Install, free support, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-25
News to know: Microsoft, Apple update techniques; Ubuntu; Hacking Java; XP SP3: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: What Microsoft can teach Apple about software updates Compare and contrast gallery (right). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta - making life easier for Windows users Nate McFeters: Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 2 ...; Tags: Tom Foremski, Technique, Ubuntu, Google Inc., Hacking, Social Media, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-25
UPenn says no to Vista SP1: UPenn says no to Vista SP1Here we go againI've been using Vista RTM for well over a year now. Since last month, I've updated 5 computers, from a five year old 2GHz P4 with 768MB and a 40GB hard drive to a high end Q6600 with 4GB of RAM...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, UPenn; Discussion threads 2008-03-24
Need Vista SP1 help? Call Redmond toll-free: Microsoft is providing free phone support for Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 users -- whether they get their SP1 from Microsoft or via a PC maker or other retailer -- through March 2009. There's got to be a catch, right? Surprisingly, the caveats...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-24
UPenn says no to Vista SP1: Information Week is reporting that the University of Pennsylvania has advised users to forgo the Service Pack 1 update that Microsoft recently released for Windows Vista. Citing numerous problems encountered by users following the update, The school's Information Systems & Computing department said it will...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, UPenn, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-03-24