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  • 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.

  • Special: Microsoft Windows XP

    Windows XP carries monumental significance for the high-technology industry and the Internet. ZDNet Australia provides up-to-date news and analysis on the eve of the product's launch.

  • Microsoft: Same as the old boss

    Microsoft wins big in appeals, shrugs off the antitrust police, and rides toward a new, stronger monopoly. Will Bill Gates lead the charge to victory, or straight back into the courts?

  • Microsoft counting on Office XP cash surge

    While Microsoft's upcoming Windows XP operating system and Xbox game console may grab the headlines, nothing beats the company's Office applications for sheer moneymaking power. That's why Office XP, set to debut in the US on Thursday, is financially the most important product Microsoft will ship this fiscal year, analysts say.

  • Does XP mark the spot?

    Windows XP hasn't even shipped yet, and Microsoft is already pushing you to adopt it. I'm telling you now that you must resist these messages.

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  • 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.

  • How to determine costs in an XP deployment

    The cost of XP deployment projects can vary significantly, depending on the size of the organisation and scope of the business requirements. This article examines best practices and expenditures in XP deployments.

  • Windows XP: Is it for you?

    Windows XP continues to be a hot topic amongst Australia's IT professionals. ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips and analysis.

  • Office XP now runs on Linux

    Linux users can now run Office XP on Linux following the release of a commercial application that allows the package to run on the open source operating system.

  • 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.

Reviews (53)

  • Windows XP: Coming Soon

    What, specifically, can end users and organisations expect from Windows XP and Office XP? Microsoft went a long way toward answering these questions recently, showing off early versions of the software at an event in Seattle.

  • My first look at Windows XP: It's great. Here's why.

    Microsoft's new Windows XP--at least the beta builds I've been playing with--combines the best of Windows 2000 with what I like about Windows Me, and then goes a step further. And this is good.

  • The ties that bind XP to the Web

    Smart Tags - probably the most important new feature in Office XP - may give the software giant some control over your Web browsing habits

  • Microsoft's ultimatum: Upgrade to XP by October--or else

    Wouldn't it be great if you could get all your big customers to make their next two years' worth purchases all before October 1--and still give you more money over the coming two years? That's exactly what Microsoft is doing, and short of customer revolt or federal action, they will probably get away with it.

  • Microsoft Office XP: The User Takes Command

    Microsoft hits the mark with Office XP, a substantial improvement to Office 2000. Check out our early take on the software.

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