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It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'd: It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'dRTM does not mean availability...What does RTM translate to nowadays anyway? Looking at the Vista RTM it's taken 4 months for SP1 availability, and that's required a multitude of pre-requisites, a whole list of itmes that won't work, and numerous installation woes reported. It's STILl...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, RTM'd, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-04-21

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News to know: Apple; Fixing Vista; Earth Day; Web 2.0 Expo: Notable headlines: Tom Foremski: Open letter to Steve Jobs: Apple should have a first adopter network program and give discounts to loyal customers Jason O'Grady: Something killed my MacBook Pro David Morgenstern: Are there enough suckers in the world to make...; Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22
It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'd: On April 21, as rumored, Microsoft released Windows XP Service Pack SP 3 to manufacturing. Here's the official word, via a post to the TechNet XP Forum: "Today we are happy to announce that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has released to manufacturing RTM....; Tags: Windows XP SP3 Bit, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Microsoft: XP SP3 RTM date a typo: Some sharp-eyed folks over at Neowin.net noticed Microsoft had posted to its Support Live Cycle Web site a release-to-manufacuturing date of March 31, 2008, for Windows XP Service Pack SP 3. Microsoft officials told me on April 2 the date was a typo...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Is an offline version of Silverlight coming at MIX next week?: Is an offline version of Silverlight coming at MIX next week?RE: Some comments.Yup, that sums it up pretty well. In fact, I think a closer link with WPF was something they were waiting for before rolling out a lot of web apps. Microsoft has something very cool in WPF and...; Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, offline version, Microsoft .NET, Web browser, Adobe Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-02

MSDN subscribers: Vista SP1 to hit by the end of this week: Microsoft is continuing to accelerate its timetable for Windows Vista Service Pack SP 1 availability. Microsoft officials said on Monday that subscribers to its Microsoft Developer Network subscription service would be able to get Vista SP 1 by the end of February -- a number of weeks...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Subscriber, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-13
A Vista SP1 FAQ: A Vista SP1 FAQVista SP1 changesGood article. My questions: Does Vista SP1 reduce or increase the number of times the user is asked to confirm an action? Does it still do so by blanking the screen?Standalone?Am I wrong to think that the standalone installer is standalone? That is, self-contained?...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Vista SP1 FAQ, SP1; Discussion threads 2008-02-09
No Vista SP1 bits for users until mid-March: No Vista SP1 bits for users until mid-MarchNot strange at all.There is always a 30 day period between release of a Microsoft OS or SP from RTM to general release. This is to allow the OEMs to get their hardware ready for the general release. They did not...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, service pack, SP1, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
No Vista SP1 bits for users until mid-March: Customers who've been waiting for Microsoft to release the final Vista Service Pack SP 1 bits are going to have to wait another month or two to actually get their hands on them -- at least through legal channels. In a posting to the Windows Vista team...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Nash, SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-04
Microsoft delays SQL Server 2008 RTM to third quarter: Visual Studio 2008 went to manufacturing at the end of 2007. Windows Server 2008 is expected to be RTM'd in February. But SQL Server 2008 -- the other of the three products Microsoft is slated to launch together on February 27, 2008, in a big corporate event in Los Angeles...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-25
Visual Studio 2008 to go gold as soon as Monday: Microsoft officials said earlier this month that they would release to manufacturing the final Visual Studio VS 2008 code before the end of November. Looks like they're on target. According to a post on the Microsoft Developer Network MSDN Subscriptions blog, MSDN subscribers will be able to...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-11-18
Microsoft Response Point phone software for small businesses set to RTM: Microsoft is expected to announce on October 2 that it has released to manufacturing (RTM'd) that its Response Point small-business phone-system software, according to sources close to the company. Response Point, the product formerly codenamed "Edinburgh," will be brought to market by handset vendors. It is targeted...; Tags: Phone, Uniden, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Response Point, Home Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Office, Networking, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-10-01
The first Office 2007 Service Pack 1 beta is out: On August 15, Microsoft released to a select set of testers a first beta drop of Service Pack SP 1 for Office 2007.The beta appears to be available to members of the Office 2007 Technology Adoption Program TAPonly at this point.Microsoft released to manufacturing (RTM'd) Office 2007 on November 6,...; Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Service Pack, Beta, Office 2007 Service Pack 1 Beta, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-08-15
Vista SP1 beta 1 to launch in mid-July: Vista SP1 beta 1 to launch in mid-JulyBest news I've read all day!Vista with UAC turned off is the best version of Windows in my honest opinion. Can't wait to see performance improvements!I do not like the Apple like secrecy, it takes away from the conversations that would usually occur...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1; Discussion threads 2007-07-08
Microsoft's IE 8.0: More than just vaporware: Microsoft's IE 8.0: More than just vaporwareProcessAs a former member of the IE team and the person that ran their blog before I left, the process for builds is not that mysterious. Builds are generated on a regular basis for most components in Windows as part of the Windows builds....; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-01-12
Microsoft sues nine MAPS partners: Microsoft sues nine MAPS partnersJust do what I do...I buy everything directly from Microsoft. My rep and I signed an agreement where we buy everything direct. We receive no discounts and actually pay a premium. Why do we do it? Because my rep told me it was the best way...; Tags: Retail, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., MAPS partner; Discussion threads 2005-12-15