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- Microsoft blames 'human issues' for Bluetooth patch hiccup
- Microsoft has re-released its critical MS08-030 bulletin for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 users, warning that "two separate human issues" caused a major hiccup with the critical security patch. The original version of the patch, which corrects a remote code execution flaw in the Windows Bluetooth stack,...
- Tags: Service Pack 2, SP3, Bluetooth, Microsoft Corp., Security Update, Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Security Administration, Patches, Microsoft Windows XP, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
- SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1
- SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1XP is Faster!So in all cases except one, Windows XP with 256 MB of RAM and a much slower processor was actually faster. Wow! I want to know what the numbers would have looked like with the quad core machine...
- Tags: INTERNET, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1
- Is browser performance affected by OS, CPU and the amount of RAM available? A comment made by dfolk in response to my Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 benchmarking post got me back to the lab to do some more benchmarking. Here's the comment that set it off: ...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Quad-core, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, CPU, RAM, Computer, Productivity, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Performance Management, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 available
- Microsoft has released Beta 1 of Internet Explorer 8. There are five flavors available for download: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) Windows XP SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP2...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Vista SP1 - Benchmarking round-up
- Given that I've made numerous posts relating to benchmarking Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this blog over the past few weeks I thought that many readers would appreciate a single post that pulled together all the individual posts and which drew together the thoughts, findings and conclusions from the individual...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, 32-bit, 64-bit, Benchmarking, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Remote Desktop Connection, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmarkI wonderOf those games, how many are optimized for DirectX 10?sigh . . ."Well, XP SP2 is still the better OS when it comes to gaming. ". . . except there's no DirectX 10.When I look at the scores, it's really...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Anandtech, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, game, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark
- Here are the benchmark results that many of you have been waiting for - a look at how well ten popular games work on XP SP2, Vista RTM and Vista SP1. It's been nearly a year since I took a look at the state of gaming under...
- Tags: Game, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-28
- Another take on Vista vs. XP benchmarks
- As anyone who's ever worked in a PC performance lab knows, the #1 rule of benchmarking is: Your mileage may vary. I remembered that rule when I read my colleague Adrian Kingsley-Hughes' epic account of his benchmark tests of Windows Vista SP1 versus Windows XP SP2 (Part...
- Tags: Disk, Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part Deux
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part DeuxWell I imagine..That XPSP2 will STILL be faster than VistaSP1 regardless of how modern the hardware is...Good point"I would like to see your tests done on the minimum spec systems for each OS as you yourself suggested in your reply to me."That benchmrk...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Service Pack 2, storage I/O, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part Deux
- Following the benchmarks I carried out last week, I decided that the PC Doc HQ lab rats needed to pull a few all-nighters and carry out some more benchmarking tests on Vista SP1 and XP SP2. Is it possible to determine conclusively which is the faster, more responsive OS? ...
- Tags: Result, Disk, Load, Service Pack 2, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Difference, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Test System, Disk Test, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-18
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - BenchmarkedProbably ...... what we still need to test are small files - less than 256KB. We didn't include these since we felt that the kinds of files that users will have are unlikely to be sub 256KB files.Did you quit timing...when windows said...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked
- Latest: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2: Part Deux [UPDATE 02/18/08: Some people are concerned that in order to get an accurate measurement of boot time the system needs to be booted many times. Let me assure you that the systems here under testing were rebooted more times...
- Tags: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Test, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-15
- From chapter 2 "Evaluating IT Proposals
- From chapter 2 "Evaluating IT ProposalsUnclear or surprising passagesYou wrote:There is an exception: used is still often a bargain if what you’re adding is very small relative to the system it’s going into - but that’s usually small dollars too. For example, adding four CPUs and 64GB to an installed...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Evaluating IT Proposals, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Microsoft previews 12 security bulletins, 7 'critical'; Excel fix likely en route
- Microsoft on Thursday issued advance notice of 12 security bulletins ahead of its February batch of patches with seven critical flaws affecting Vista, Internet Explorer and Office. The most notable patch will likely cover that Excel zero day vulnerability that surfaced last month. Since Microsoft confirmed the...
- Tags: Security, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel, Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Office Suites, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- Integrated Disk and Tape Backup and Recovery With the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System and HP Data Protector Express 3.5 SP2
- This white paper describes how to use the HP D2D Backup System and Data Protector Express to combine the speed and flexibility of disk based backup and recovery with the transportability and durability of tape based backup and recovery. It provides an example of how to implement automated and scheduled...
- Tags: Disk, Hewlett-Packard Co., Recovery, HP StorageWorks, Service Pack 2, Tape Backup, Backup System, Backups
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Windows 7 = Vista Release 2
- Windows 7 = Vista Release 2you'd willingly free your customers to easily choose your competitors produAre you saying that Microsoft's users (they don't have "customers" anymore, remember?) are NOT free to choose whatever their choice is? That's what I thought!Thank you for printing the truth instead of the usual diatribe...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Microsoft provides workaround for IE 6-Patch standoff
- Microsoft has provided a workaround for those who saw their IE 6 on XP nuked by the software giant's latest batch of patches. This issue emerged last week almost immediately after the patches landed. The problem: Microsoft's patches nuked IE (I suppose that's one way to boost...
- Tags: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Web Browsers, Patches, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 MUI Pack for Windows XP SP2 (exe)
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 MUI Pack - language-specific resource files for IE7. Internet Explorer 7 MultiLanguage User Interface MUI has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability. The Internet Explorer 7 MUI is a set of language-specific resource files...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, User Interface, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Language, Internet Explorer 7 MultiLanguage User Interface, User Interface Language, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-12-19
- Microsoft exec calls XP hack 'frightening'
- Microsoft exec calls XP hack 'frightening'I think they are trying to see that the majority of PCs are setup like thisi disagree. Every business PC i touch has SP2 installed or pre-installed. Its been years since its release.They really should of tested it against an sp2 machine with all...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Desktops, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, firewall, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- Outlook Live 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) (exe)
- Microsoft Office Outlook Live 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides the latest updates to Outlook Live 2003. Outlook Live 2003 Service Pack 2 contains significant security and feature enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements. You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article...
- Tags: Service Pack 2, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Outlook Live 2003 Service Pack 2, Outlook Live 2003 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2007-10-11
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