Researches have demonstrated a vulnerability in VoIP software which they claim allows a the hacker to take control of a victim's computer.
Microsoft earlier this week issued a nearly finished version of Windows XP to testers, signaling it plans to release final code earlier than expected.
A security hole in servers run by Conxion, Microsoft's Web hosting partner, allowed people to download a testing version of Windows XP without paying for it for the second time in two weeks.
Microsoft and Kodak have reached a settlement that could take some political pressure off of the software maker and its plans to launch the Windows XP operating system.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 introduces significant changes to the Internet Connection Firewall and to handling buffer overruns. See how these changes could improve the default XP security configuration.
A preview edition of the Lindows OS offers insight into how the software will aim to combine the benefits of Windows and Linux, but it leaves many unconvinced
If anyone has a right to complain about buggy Microsoft products, it's Ron Markezich, the software maker's chief information officer. In this interview, he tackles several issues including the company's no Linux policy.
If you aren't impressed by the OS update's flash new features, consider getting Vista for its tougher defences, Windows chief Jim Allchin says.
Software titan Microsoft has started shipping Windows XP Beta 2 to a priority group of beta testers representing its Australian customers and partners. The beta OS will be distributed to TechNet and MSDN subscribers next month.
This spring Microsoft will release Windows XP, its first major operating-system upgrade since Windows 95. The beta version of the OS we tested in our labs is built on the Windows 2000 kernel for increased stability (Windows 2000 is less prone to crashes while running multiple complex tasks).
If the state of application compatibility for Windows XP clients is in its infancy, app compatibility for the various Whistler server betas is embryonic. That fact, more than almost anything else, is a guarantee that Microsoft won't ship the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 2002 until 2002, according to testers working with the beta builds of the product.
Microsoft hosted a celebration on Friday marking the release of Windows XP to PC manufacturers, but the big question is whether the public will take to the software.
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.
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