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• Retailer blames poor Vista sales for profit hit

  Poor sales of Windows Vista-related products have hit the profits of UK retailer PC World, according to its parent company, DSG International.

• Microsoft goes on green Vista offensive

  Microsoft has commissioned a report which claims the new power-management features in Vista can help companies "massively" reduce carbon emissions resulting from the use of desktop PCs.

• XP SP2 makes Windows 15 times more resilient

  Windows XP Service Pack 2 (XP SP2) makes Microsoft's operating system 15 times less likely to be infected by some of the most dangerous forms of malware compared to XP SP1, according to internal analysis by the software giant.

• Microsoft mandates piracy checks

  From now on, customers looking to get the latest add-ons to Windows will have to verify that their copy of the operating system is legit.

• Five countries to get cheap Windows XP

  Microsoft is getting ready to release a cheap, easy-to-use version of Windows XP for developing markets.

• Will XP update give tablets a boost?

  After nearly two years on the market, makers of tablet PCs based on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition have yet to prove that the pen is mightier than the keyboard.

• Microsoft: Not enough XPerienced PCs

  While Microsoft is pleased with robust sales of new PCs that come loaded with Windows XP, the company has been less than satisfied with the rate at which large companies are installing its latest operating system.

• Pros point to flaws in Windows security update

  Security researchers say they're starting to find flaws in Microsoft's latest major update for Windows XP.

• XP Embedded gets its very own free Service Pack 2

  Microsoft has now extended the Windows XP service pack 2 footprint even further - to a whole range of smaller footprint devices including shop tills, thin clients and medical systems.

• Antitrust settlement shapes XP update

  Microsoft is finishing work on an update to its Windows XP operating system, clearing the way for public release of the software within the next few days, sources say.

• Microsoft to stretch product lifecycles, customer support

  For Microsoft's customers, the latest isn't always the greatest.

• PC makers take slow road to XP update

  Microsoft has issued the first service pack for Windows XP, but the update may not appear on some new PCs until next year.

• Windows VPN software allows attacks

  Windows 2000 and Windows XP servers can be attacked through the software ordinarily used to create secure connections to remote workers.

• Microsoft unveils new XP Embedded version

  The software giant makes the second beta of the component-based version of the operating system available to developers.

• Technical reasons to hold off upgrading to Windows XP

  Windows XP has a lot to offer the large multiuser environment. But there are technical issues, including more stringent hardware requirements, that must be considered before upgrading.

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