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Installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 on a PC with a "Prescott" CPU and certain chip sets can cause it to fail to reboot completely. The problem can be solved with a workaround or a BIOS update.
You can get more flexibility out of the Windows XP user interface by using Power Toys. This article introduces you to the various utilities and what they do.
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.
Twenty percent of Net surfers are now using Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, according to market researcher WebSideStory.
NEW OS: I've taken your most pressing Windows XP questions and instead of answering them myself, gone one better--by taking them straight to the experts at Microsoft. Here are the "official" answers to the toughest questions ZDNet readers asked.
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Development teams are already working on two post-XP Windows releases, but with the prospect of two more upgrades over the next four years, Microsoft is facing a backlash.
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