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News to know: So long Vista kill switch; XP SP3; Adobe; AMD; Microsoft vulnerability

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: With SP1, Microsoft plans to ditch the Vista "kill switch". Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to modify Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy scheme. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: See, complain loud enough and Microsoft will listen. Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate goes to MSDN,...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Eastman Kodak Co., Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Internet, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Sales

Blog posts 2007-12-04

Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate goes to MSDN, TechNet testers

Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate goes to MSDN, TechNet testersHaven't even installed SP/2And wouldn't touch SP/3 with a flag pole.Plenty of spyware, rootkits, and DRM without their SP's to update it.Yeah your right.. no tin hatsYeah your right.. no tin hats ... just 5 times longer to figure out...

Tags: Operating systems, SP-3, TechNet tester, Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate, Windows XP SP3, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

Additional Resources

First Look: Ubuntu 9.10 beta "Karmic Koala"

wow... seriously?NOTE: This was supposed to be in response to the "good for poor people" comment, but I screwed up:Do you have any basis for your claims? Have you even used Linux, let alone this version of Ubuntu which is still just a Beta? Why does cost/money...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

7 RTM vs. Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 - Shootout, Part 1

Over the past few months I've talked a lot about the performance side of things with regard to Windows 7. However, I've not been able to give you any actual numbers because the EULA for the beta and release candidate versions of Windows 7 prohibited me from doing so. However,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy

Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozyWindows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozyMicrosoft Windows 7 which is still in testing phase has a bug. Bug is reported and fixed. So the testing phase/system worked. No big deal.Oh for crying...

Tags: Operating systems, first bug, Microsoft Windows 7, doozy, Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

What you need to know about the Windows 7 Release Candidate

What you need to know about the Windows 7 Release CandidateThere is a caveat there for 64-bit to 64-bitWindows 7's installation will keep on throwing up a error of 'not enough disk space' if you try to upgrade Windows Vista 64-bit SP1 or SP2 RC to Windows 7 64-bit.I've tried...

Tags: Operating systems, FireWire, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Release Candidate, release candidate, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., 64-bit

Discussion threads 2009-04-26

Windows 7's XP Virtualization: I TOLD YOU SO!

I seem to remember a year ago, I said that if I were to design Windows 7 it would have built-in virtualization to provide perfect Windows XP compatibility. Guess what? It will. It's not often that my predictions come true almost exactly the...

Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, XPM, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-25

Should I upgrade to Windows 7?

Should I upgrade to Windows 7?alternative to buying new computersI'm probably going to upgrade my home computers if I can squeeze 2 or 3 licenses out of a Win 7 purchase or at least keep it down to $99/computer since given the performance and ease of use I've seen on...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Windows 7 in 2010? Ha! Try July 2009

Windows 7 in 2010? Ha! Try July 2009This is really interesting...It does make complete sense and it completely threw me off. It would probably be very popular because of all of the gossip and whatnot about Windows 7. I myself can't say anything about Windows 7 yet because at the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, beta, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-01-10

Poll: Is Windows 7's ship date immaterial to you?

Poll: Is Windows 7's ship date immaterial to you?Pretty much......my Quad Core runs Vista HP x64 SP1 very well and I'm happy with it. There's no need for me to upgrade to Windows 7 although when I buy new hardware in a couple of years time I'll be happy...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Is Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7, IS Windows, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-08

News to know: Microsoft-Yahoo talks (again); OLPC; Gmail themes; Firefox 3.0

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft: We don't have to buy Yahoo outright; Is it joint venture time? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and Yahoo: A new deal in the works? BoomTown: Microsoft to Buy Just Yahoo's Search Business? NYT: In Reversal, Microsoft Proposes...

Tags: Google Gmail, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-19

XP SP3 available for download from Microsoft

XP SP3 available for download from MicrosoftCheersI've been waiting all day over here in Australia (its 8:30 at night here right now) for the release of SP3 so cheers for the link mate :DPreviously Download was 544MB, now only 316MB?Adrian,Thanks for the direct link, but why is this download only...

Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, XP SP3, ISO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about

Those who believed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 would provide the aging OS with a performance boost may well be disappointed. My benchmark tests show that the application of XP SP3 makes negligible difference to system performance. The Test Systems For this round...

Tags: Hard Drive, Result, Performance, Western Digital Corp., RAM, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-25

XP SP3 - Downloaded and installed

XP SP3 - Downloaded and installedRTMAm on the RTM final build--no issues found here. Schweet.What version does "help" -> "about windows" show?I see the following:version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111 : Service Pack 3)Can anyone confirm this is the RTM version?download doesnt work for meI'm trying to download from the Top Downloads...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Document management, Modi, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Downloaded

Discussion threads 2008-04-24

Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?

A few days ago, my ZDNet blogging colleague Jason Perlow offered some suggestions on how he would design Windows 7 for maximum backward compatibility. One of his key proposals involved using virtualization to solve application compatibility problems: What if Microsoft were to build a “Personal” Hyper-V...

Tags: Desktop, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, VM, Linux Integration Component, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-04-17

Windows XP SP3 release dates

Windows XP SP3 release datesXP Service Pack 3Guess I must be doing something wrong. I downloaded and installed SP3 a while back.Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3, v.3264 Build 2600Check with Mary Jo!ntXP Service Pack 3No, you didn't do anything wrong. What you have is a Release Candidate (RC #1) that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Build 2600, XP Service Pack 3, Windows XP SP3, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

If I were to design Windows 7

My colleague and fellow ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley continues to polish her crystal ball about Windows 7's delivery date in her last Friday's column, based on interpreting new statements from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates as well as the party line about the already stated 3-year release cycle. I've always...

Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-07

Microsoft delivers yet another updated XP SP3 RC 2 test build

A day after I threw in my XP SP3 date-projection towel, Microsoft has released yet another new, public test build of its forthcoming collection of fixes and patches for Windows XP. A company spokeswoman e-mailed the following update on March 25: "Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-25

Near-final test build of Microsoft's Hyper-V in the wings

Some of my testing sources are buzzing that real soon now -- as in tomorrow, March 19 -- Microsoft will release a feature-complete Release Candidate RC test build of its Hyper-V hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Update on March 19: Those pesky sources were spot-on. Microsoft is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-18

Windows XP Service Pack SP3 (Windows)

Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) provides an enhanced security infrastructure that defends against viruses, worms and hackers, along with increased manageability and control for IT professionals and an improved experience for users. To aid IT professionals in planning and testing for the deployment of Windows XP SP2, Microsoft is...

Tags: Service Pack 2, SP3, IT Professional, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-03-14