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  • Microsoft to offer online aid for Windows XP

    Microsoft will use its Passport technology to store user information so that it can help diagnose problems with Windows XP.

  • Get your PC's ready for Windows XP

    Before you go through the time and expense of rolling out Windows XP, consider Microsoft's hardware requirements. What are the minimum hardware requirements and why can these be insufficient for normal business use?

  • Sun: Free Java for Windows XP

    Sun Microsystems announced plans to make its new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP available as a free download.

  • Microsoft patches XP laptop freeze

    The company issues a software patch to reanimate notebooks that freeze when running Windows XP.

  • Windows XP plan won't stop theft

    Microsoft's product activation scheme for Windows XP is likely to backfire, encouraging software piracy instead of preventing it.

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  • Get your PC's ready for Windows XP

    Before you go through the time and expense of rolling out Windows XP, consider Microsoft's hardware requirements. What are the minimum hardware requirements and why can these be insufficient for normal business use?

  • XP activation FAQs

    As the popularity of Windows XP and Office XP grows, you may have some questions posed to you. Here are some basics of Microsoft's latest antipiracy effort, Product Activation.

  • Beyond the PC: Are we there yet?

    Microsoft's Mike Toutonghi has had enough of the beige box. It's his job to push the PC past its programming basics to become an uber-control centre that talks to your refrigerator and turns off the sprinklers.

  • PowerToys for Windows XP

    You can get more flexibility out of the Windows XP user interface by using Power Toys. This article introduces you to the various utilities and what they do.

  • Making the case for the upgrade from NT to XP

    You know it's time to upgrade the OS and office suite, but you're just not sure whether XP is the right choice. Find out why it might--or might not-- be the best decision for your organisation and the other upgrade scenarios to consider.

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  • Microsoft patches XP laptop freeze

    The company issues a software patch to reanimate notebooks that freeze when running Windows XP.

  • Meet the dark side of Windows XP

    While I really like Microsoft's new operating system, there are still some issues that may make it impossible for you to upgrade. And other issues may make you want to skip XP entirely. Here are a dozen potential roadblocks to consider--don't upgrade before you read this!

  • Windows XP: Microsoft could make the date, but not the sale!

    After all the speculation that Windows XP might not ship until next spring or might be held up because of potential conflicts with the Xbox game machine introduction or might...well, you get the idea, Microsoft yesterday planted a flag.

  • Sneak XPeek: Ten things you MUST know about the new Windows

    Windows XP, the operating system formerly known as Whistler, is designed for people who are afraid of their computers--and for those of us who love and support them. It is, as Bill Gates said, the most important release since Windows 95, and it will change the way many people relate to computers (especially people who haven't bought one yet).

  • Prepare your PC for Windows XP

    Windows XP is just around the corner, but does your PC have the muscle to tackle this behemoth of an operating system? Check your stuff against our hardware and software requirements and prepare yourself to meet XP.

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