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  • Microsoft nears Windows XP SP3 launch

    Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is making public its latest test version of Windows XP Service Pack 3.

  • Microsoft allows pirate XP users to download IE7

    Microsoft is to allow pirated copies of Windows XP to download and install Internet Explorer 7 without gaining Windows Genuine Advantage authentication, which is a move to boost security but not encourage piracy, according to the software giant.

  • NZ, Australia to get Win7 first

    The first retail sales of Windows 7 will take place in New Zealand and Australia on 22 October, Microsoft confirmed this week.

  • Telstra reveals Windows 7 plans

    The nation's largest telco Telstra this week revealed it intended to upgrade its tens of thousands of desktop computers to Windows 7 and would start testing Microsoft's operating system when it was released.

  • XP receives kiss of death, long live Vista

    Monday was the last day on which Windows XP will be sold as a boxed product or licensed to PC manufacturers.

  • Businesses interested in Windows 7, not Vista

    Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP among business users, with more enterprises investigating the unreleased Windows 7 than its predecessor.

  • XP SP3 puts AMD users into endless reboot loop

    Owners of some AMD-based computers are finding that the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3 has sent their systems into an endless reboot cycle.

  • Vista shunned in business survey

    A new survey shows Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP with business users, with more enterprises confessing to checking out the unreleased Windows 7 OS than its predecessor.

  • XP on your desktop till 2010, if it's cheap

    Microsoft has announced that manufacturers will be able to sell Windows on "nettops" or low-cost desktops in another move that looks set to keep XP alive for several years yet.

  • Windows XP SP3 rocked by delays

    Microsoft on Tuesday said it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly uncovered glitch.

  • Latest version of XP SP3 hits the Web

    Microsoft released another version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 on Tuesday, but the software remains in the test phase.

  • XP SP3 downloaders get 30 days' grace

    Users who install Windows XP Service Pack 3 will not be required to enter Microsoft's product activation key before they use the operating system, according to a Microsoft whitepaper.

  • Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks

    Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin.

  • Dell and HP still the life of the XP party

    Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative, with Dell and HP's Australian offices staying cagey about their intentions.

  • Gates: Vista's going great guns

    Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says sales of Windows Vista have been "rapid", with more than 140 million copies sold worldwide.

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