Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Patch Security Release ISO Image Available
A DVD5 ISO image file containing all the security bulletins made available on November 10th, 2009 for all supported Windows platforms, is now up for grabs via the Microsoft Download Center.
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13.11.2009 Download Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 for XP SP3 and Vista SP1 and SP2
While Windows 7 technologies are, as a general rule, available exclusively with the latest iteration of the Windows client from Microsoft, there also are exceptions.
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4.11.2009 Connect Windows 7 with XP SP3 Vista SP2 via Remote Desktop Connection 7.0
Microsoft is gearing up to release a tool that will permit users of Windows Vista and Windows XP computers to connect to Windows 7 machines, and to take advantage of features that only the latest version of the Windows client brings to the table.
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12.9.2009 Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Get Windows 7s AutoPlay-AutoRun
Even before the release of Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 Microsoft announced that it would take extreme measures in order to increase end user protection and amputate the AutoPlay/AutoRun feature of the operating system.
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26.8.2009 Windows Movie Maker Crashes on XP SP3 with Over 100 Video Transitions or Effects
A range of fixes from Microsoft aimed for Windows XP Service Pack 3 are illustrative of the fact that you can indeed have too much of a good thing.
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5.7.2009 Vista SP2 and XP SP3 June 2009 Patches ISO Image Available
This month’s release addresses 31 total vulnerabilities with 15 rated as “1” on our Exploitability Index, meaning there is a high likelihood that reliable exploit code may be developed in the next 30 days,” stated Jerry Bryant, Sr. security program manager lead.
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12.6.2009 Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Blocker Tool Kit Draws Close to Expiration
Soon, there will be nothing standing between Windows XP and Windows Vista users and the automatic distribution of the latest service packs for the two operating systems. Microsoft provided a heads up related to the imminent expiration of the Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit, a tool that is designed with the sole purpose of blocking the delivery and installation of Service Pack 3 for XP and SP1 for Vista through Windows Update and Automatic Updates.
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24.4.2009 Expression Blend 3 Preview for Vista SP1 and XP SP3
On the opening day at MIX09 Microsoft released not only the first Beta of Silverlight 3, but also a preview version of Expression Blend 3.
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18.3.2009 Expiration dates for Vista SP1 and XP SP3 blocks announced
If you're an IT professional and currently using Microsoft's Service Pack Blocker, the software giant recently announced that the current blocks for Vista SP1 and XP SP3 are going to expire in a few months.
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30.1.2009 Just 1 Patch Cooking for Vista SP1 and XP SP3
December 2008 was a sufficiently tough month for Microsoft, when it came down to plugging security holes in its products, but January 2009 will more than make up for it.
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11.1.2009 Download Free Vista and XP SP3 via IE App Compatibility VPC Images
Since 2007, Microsoft has been offering free copies of Windows XP and Windows Vista for download, in order to make up for a handicap specific to the Windows client, namely the fact that two different versions of Internet Explorer cannot be installed and run simultaneously on the same operating system.
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30.12.2008 Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Security Release ISO Image December 2008
On December 9, Microsoft made available for download the last bouquet of security updates for 2008. the company released no less than eight security bulletins, six of them Critical and two rated as Important.
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11.12.2008 Microsoft Patches Critical Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Vulnerabilities
It's patching time yet again for Microsoft, as the software giant made available no less than eight security bulletins on December 9, 2008, designed to plug vulnerabilities in a range of products including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3.
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10.12.2008 Windows Search, 84% Faster on Vista SP1 and 26% Faster on XP SP3
Back at the start of June 2008, Microsoft introduced an upgrade for the search infrastructure of its Windows client and Server operating systems.
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20.11.2008 Fresh Release of Windows XP SP3 RTM
Service Pack 3 for the Windows client was released to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and made generally available for download on May 6.
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19.11.2008 Windows 7, XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Vulnerability Exploit Included in Malware Kit
The exploit for a vulnerability affecting the Server Service on all supported versions of Windows has been included in a commercial malware kit, available for sale.
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17.11.2008 Windows 7 – 20 Features to Make Users Forget Vista SP1/SP2 and XP SP3
Microsoft is currently moving onward with the development of Windows 7, having passed Milestone 3 with the operating system.
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15.11.2008 Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Vulnerability Hit by Malware
Microsoft issued a warning related to the detection of new examples of malicious code in attacks attempting to exploit a vulnerability affecting various Windows client and server releases.
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6.11.2008 Vista SP1 Infection Rate 48.8% Less Than That of XP SP3
Microsoft has never been shy about applauding the superiority of Windows Vista in comparison with its predecessor, or about delivering the statistics necessary to support its perspective.
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3.11.2008 New Security Solutions Live in Time for Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Vulnerabilities
October 14 was synonymous not only with the availability of a new release out of the Microsoft monthly patch cycle but also with the introductions of a couple of new security from the Redmond company: the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) and Exploitability Index.
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15.10.2008 Windows 7 Search Performance – Superior to Vista SP1 and XP SP3
Get ready for the Windows 7 indexer on steroids, as Microsoft will deliver the first taste of the operating system to the world at the end of this month.
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14.10.2008 Network Access Protection for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Network Access Protection is designed to permit a high degree of control over client computers across a network.
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13.10.2008 Windows XP SP3, on Par with the Original Service Pack 3
Microsoft is aligning all the Service Pack 3 releases for the various Windows XP versions it continues to support in terms of what the refreshes will bring.
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10.9.2008 AutoCollage 2008 for Vista SP1 and XP SP3
AutoCollage 2008 is a project developed by Microsoft Research Cambridge and made available for download as of September 4, 2008.
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4.9.2008 WGA Antipiracy Mechanism Adapted to XP SP3
Microsoft has adapted the Windows Genuine Advantage Notification tool to the third and last service pack for Windows XP.
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26.8.2008 Microsoft: XP SP3 Activations Will Continue
The end of June 2008 brought with it the availability cut off date for Windows XP, now with Service Pack 3, via the retail and OEM channels.
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25.8.2008 DirectX 9.0 and 10.1 Downloads for Vista SP1 and XP SP3
August 2008 has been synonymous with three separate releases of DirectX for a variety of Windows operating systems. The DirectX refreshes are tailored to Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008 RTM/SP1, but also to Windows Server 2003.
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SyncToy 2.0 - Free XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Synchronization Tool
Microsoft has made available for download a free synchronization tool tailored to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and to Windows XP Service Pack 3, but also to earlier versions of the two clients such as Vista RTM and XP SP2.
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18.8.2008 Forget 32-bit XP SP3, It's All About 64-bit Vista SP1
Back in 2007, because of the ubiquity of 32-bit architectures, and the market's slow migration pace toward 64-bit computing, Microsoft announced that the next version of the Windows client, Windows 7, would be delivered in both x86 and x64 flavors.
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15.8.2008 New XP SP3 CTP Development Milestone Available for Download
Microsoft is debuting the second round for Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, almost four months since the service pack was released to manufacturing for the XP client at the end of April 2008.
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13.8.2008Windows XP SP3 Preview
Surfaces Online
"Unofficial" preview pack
includes log-on improvements
and network fixes for Windows
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06.10.2005Microsoft Changes Tune on
Windows XP SP3
The software giant now says
that when Vista ships, the XP
update will follow...
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07.10.2005Windows XP SP3 Not Until Late
2007
According to an update on
Microsoft's support lifecycle
Web site, the next service
pack for Windows XP isn't due
out until the second half of
2007 -- one full year after
Windows Vista launches. XP SP3..
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18.01.2006Microsoft: XP SP3 won't
arrive until '07
Aiming to keep its focus on
Windows Vista, Microsoft is
now targeting 2007 for its
next Windows XP service pack
update.
In a
posting to its life cycle Web
site, Microsoft set a
prelimi..
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18.01.2006Windows XP SP3 Delayed until 2008
Thanks leebobs for
posting
this
in Back Page News, our member
submitted news from around the
IT sector hap..
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19.10.2006Windows XP SP3 Pushed to 2008
Microsoft has further delayed
the release of Service Pack 3
for Windows XP, moving
expected availability from the
second half of 2007 to the
first half of 2008. The change
came silently in an update t..
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20.10.2006Might XP SP3 ship in 2007, after all?
Microsoft’s party
line for the past few months
has been that it wasn’t
going to get Windows XP
Service Pack (SP) 3 out the
door until some time in the
first half of 2008.
winbeta.org - 23.05.2007
Microsoft says false alarm: No XP SP3 this year
Sorry, Windows XP
fans. It looks like the
http://winbeta.org/comments.ph
p?id=7447&catid=1>"end of
2007" date for XP Service
Pack (SP) 3 that was in a
Microsoft press release issued
this week..
winbeta.org - 24.05.2007
Microsoft to Release Windows XP SP3 Later This Year
Microsoft is set to release
not only Windows Server 2008,
but also Windows XP Service
Pack 3 later this year,
according to a recent press
release on Microsoft
PressPass. It has been
suspected in the p..
neowin.net - 24.05.2007
Windows XP SP3 Release Clarification
There are some news
sites that have just picked up
yesterday's news about
Windows XP SP3 being released
in 2007 according to an MS
Press Release. However, to
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p?s..
winbeta.org - 25.05.2007
NAP FAQ updated with XP SP3 information
Microsoft have updated the NAP
FAQ regarding the release of
the NAP Client for Windows
XP.Q. When will Windows XP
support Network Access
Protection as a client?
A. Microsoft is including
..
winbeta.org - 11.07.2007
Wanted: New information on XP SP3
If Microsoft officials don't
want you to know about Vista
Service Pack (SP) 1, you can
be darn well sure they really
don't want to talk about
Windows XP Service Pack (SP)
3. But customers definitely
w..
winbeta.org - 19.07.2007
Microsoft Confirms Windows XP SP3
Unfortunately, Microsoft is
releasing few details about
the service pack. According to
an e-mail from a Microsoft
spokesperson, "We're
currently planning to deliver
SP3 for Windows XP in the
first hal..
neowin.net - 31.07.2007
Windows XP SP3 Released To Small Group (Updated)
In addition to the previously
reported Windows Vista SP1
drop to testers, Microsoft
has just recently (fe..
winbeta.org - 07.08.2007
Windows XP SP3 Released To Small Group
In addition to the previously
reported Windows Vista SP1
drop to testers, Microsoft
has just recently (fe..
jcxp.net - 08.08.2007
Microsoft: XP SP3 an 'Update Roll-up'
Although Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is the big news of the day, Microsoft is concurrently preparing the third service pack for Windows XP. But SP3
won't introduce much of anything new for XP users, ..
betanews.com - 30.08.2007
Microsoft extends the Windows XP SP3 Beta testers
For more info, see our news post from yesterday.
Spy: This morning I received an email from t..
winbeta.org - 05.10.2007
Microsoft Hands out XP SP3 beta - Final SP for XP
In an email sent to selected testers telling them they have been accepted to begin testing XP SP3, Microsoft has also informed them that this will be
the final Service Pack for the now aging OS.
neowin.net - 05.10.2007
Microsoft Hands out XP SP3 beta
In an email sent to selected testers telling them they have been accepted to begin testing XP SP3, Microsoft has also informed them that this will be
the final Service Pack for the now aging OS.
<..
jcxp.net - 05.10.2007
Windows XP SP3 Specifics Revealed
If you have recently found yourself yelling “Down with Vista! Where’s my XP SP3?”, you’ll be happy to know Microsoft
hasn’t forgotten users of its currently most popular ..
neowin.net - 10.10.2007
