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• Windows XP SP3 upgrade spells trouble for IE

  Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned.

• Things can only get Beta for Microsoft IE 8

  Microsoft is gearing its latest IE 8 release for Web developers. However, a second beta version, scheduled to arrive mid-year, is aimed at a wider audience, Microsoft's top browser executive has revealed.

• Vista beta gets slight tweaks

  Microsoft on Monday said it has released a slightly updated test version of Windows Vista, but it is not being made broadly available to the consumers who are trying out the new operating system.

• Microsoft updates Windows Vista test code

  In its first update to a new community-based preview program, Microsoft is showing off a number of new features for Windows Vista, including efforts to improve the Web browser and make the operating system more resilient.

• Users report IE8 Beta 2 issues

  One day after Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8, users have started to report issues with its installation and sites and services that are incompatible.

Features and Case Studies (61)

• Photo gallery: Inside IE 7 (XP SP2 beta 2)

  In the just-released Beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft mirrors the look and feel of other browsers while adding a few unique features.

• Windows XP SP2: almost here

  Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) promises serious security fixes, and it's almost here. But you may not want to jump on it too fast. We'll tell you why.

• Windows 7 beta: We like it

  Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfils the promise shown by the unofficial beta version we have been testing for the past couple of days.

• Office 2003 Beta 2: an IT perspective

  As Microsoft's forthcoming office suite takes clearer shape, we report on the latest beta version, and its implications for companies' IT strategies.

• Office 2003: Should you upgrade?

  Given the chance, Office 2003 could indeed have a positive impact on your business. Is it easy? Well, that depends.

Reviews (95)

• First Take: Internet Explorer 7 for XP SP2 Beta 2

  Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser, while adding some much-needed security features.

• Photo gallery: Inside IE 7 (XP SP2 beta 2)

  In the just-released Beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft mirrors the look and feel of other browsers while adding a few unique features.

• Microsoft Windows Defender beta 2

  With Windows Defender beta 2, Microsoft beefs up its free antispyware app with a new name, engine and tools.

• Microsoft pulls early Office 2003 beta

  The software giant inadvertently provided developers and enterprise customers with early access to the second testing version of the next version of Office.

• Windows XP SP2: almost here

  Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) promises serious security fixes, and it's almost here. But you may not want to jump on it too fast. We'll tell you why.

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