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  • Microsoft whistling despite survey

    The beta release of Microsoft's operating system seems to have generated little interest according to a ZDNet reader survey, with just 25 percent of respondents planning to upgrade to the new version of Microsoft Windows XP, formerly known as Whistler.

  • Microsoft may disable upgraded PCs

    Users who upgrade their PCs may find they will not work when switched back on, under the software giant's plan to use an artificial intelligence engine to deactivate illegal copies of Windows XP

  • Windows Server 2003 goes Gold

    Microsoft was preparing to announce Friday in the United States that Windows Server 2003 has completed testing and has been certified final, or gold, code.

  • Microsoft vs Linux: Field of screams

    You wouldn't know it from the shouting match, but Windows 2000 and Linux can play side-by-side in the same league. Here's how.

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  • What's up with Windows 2006?

    Find out what you should expect in enterprise software development with the next version of Microsoft Windows. Additional reading: Longhorn goes to pieces

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  • Compatibility woes plague Windows 2002

    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.

  • Windows XP: Are you experienced?

    Though it is still too early to tell how the final version of Windows XP will perform, Beta 2 provides a good glimpse at the design and features of this eagerly anticipated upgrade for both home and office.

  • 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).

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