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RESELLERS have received a missive from Microsoft lovingly gift-wrapped by Volish gnomes.
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14.5.2006 Microsoft: IE 7 phishing shield rocks!
After leaving Internet Explorer untouched for years, Microsoft is now busily talking about how great the next version of its Web browser is.
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1.10.2006 Contributor scandal rocks Wikipedia
A recent scandal involving the fabricated identity of a Wikipedia editor is causing some to rethink the way in which user-driven sites should evaluate content.
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7.3.2007 Vista SP1 RC Leaves XP SP2 in the Dust, but What About XP SP3?
Although Microsoft has indicated a strong disapproval of benchmarking tests involving development milestones of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the temptation is simply too big to ignore.
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17.1.2008 Microsoft Makes Its Own Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2, Leaves XP SP3 Out
Ever since the advent of Window Vista, at the end of November 2006 for businesses and in January 2007 for the general public, Microsoft has virtually invited the comparison between the two operating systems.
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8.5.2008 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.
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5.10.2007 Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Will it turn XP into Vista?
Microsoft is currently cooking the third and last service pack for Windows XP. Released back at the end of 2001, and overhauled in 2004 with the introduction of Service Pack 2, the next refresh for XP is long overdue.
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19.10.2007 XP SP3 Does Not Support Windows XP
Believe it or not, but Microsoft does not support Windows XP with XP SP3. Well, maybe that's not entire true. But it is true nonetheless. End users will find they they are unable to deploy XP SP3 on top of XP. What is the catch?
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16.1.2008 Windows XP LogonUI Changer - Change Windows XP Logon Background
Windows 7 has got built-in feature to change Windows 7 Logon background and we have already covered Logon Changer & LogonUI background changer for Windows 7. For Windows Vista & XP Logonstudio is best tool to use.
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12.8.2009 VISTA vs. XP
Want to know the differences between Vista and it's biggest competitor, Windows XP? An
online article in the US has some basic information, but we thought it needed a bit more detail. So here's a much better rundown on the differences to expect!
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7.1.2007 Plus! for Windows XP
Thanks to gavo for this download. This is Plus! for Windows XP but users report, that it works with Vista too.
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28.4.2007 XP Antivirus Still Available!
A new rogue antispyware application was spotted a few days ago on the web and it may really trick you in case you’re not ready for it. Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT download it!
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27.3.2008 What Does It Take to Get a PC With XP?
Our reporter tried to buy a computer with Windows XP preinstalled on it from the United States' nine biggest PC makers. His findings: You can get one, but be prepared to fib.
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16.7.2008 Which edition of Windows XP is right for you?
Five editions of Windows XP compared
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3 x DOWNLOAD Windows XP
DOWNLOAD Windows XP 9 IN ONE with service pack 2,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 64 Bit,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 32 Bit
This is Windows XP Unofficial Download page.
Windows XP is designed for businesses of all sizes and for home users who demand the most from their computing experience, Windows XP Professional delivers the new standard in reliability and performance.
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Vista and XP Comparisons
Microsoft has promised the largest upgrade since Windows 95 in Windows Vista. In this article we take a look at build 5270, which will probably be one of the last intermediate releases (this one is actually labeled Beta 2 on the desktop) before the feature complete Beta 2 release. In this article we will look at what this upgrade means in real terms by comparing it with the venerable Windows XP.
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13.1.2006 Hack Windows Xp All in One
Include:
CIA Commander
WPa kill
Activate
Enable Updates
Windows genuine validation bypass
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31.1.2006 Windows XP on a MAC?
Apple has formally given its thumbs-up to attempts to install and run Windows XP on Intel-based Macs. It has posted a tool called Boot Camp that allows iMac, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini owners to run the Microsoft OS more easily. The company also confirmed the next major Mac OS X release, Leopard, will integrate the twin-OS technology.
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5.4.2006 Vista Pack for XP
The Vista Pack for XP is for customize your Windows XP in Windows Vista Style. It give your Windows XP the look and feel of Vista with these great tools with a new Firefox Vista black theme, Windows Visual styles, tools, and wallpapers.
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22.2.2007 Gartner: XP can be 'green' too
Microsoft Corp. may have tooted the public relations horn about Vista's power-saving features, said a Gartner Inc. analyst this week, but businesses would be smart to look at ways they can save electricity on their XP-powered PCs rather than worry about what the new OS offers.
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31.3.2007 Farewell Vista, Hello XP
How to make the switch back and deal with the gnarly problem of transferring your Vista e-mail, contacts, and user data back to the old standby operating system.
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10.12.2007 Why isn't Vista loved as much as XP?
Lately there are a lot of articles bashing Windows Vista for its lack of driver support, stability or poor performance. All of these concerns are true just like all previous Windows versions.
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16.1.2008 Another take on Vista vs. XP benchmarks
As anyone who’s ever worked in a PC performance lab knows, the #1 rule of benchmarking is: Your mileage may vary.
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20.2.2008 The Only Way for Windows XP SP3 Is Down
SP3 will do nothing for XP, but still more than what SP1 will do for Vista - The third and final service pack for Windows XP will do little to nothing for the operating system, but will manage to deliver a superior boost to the platform's momentum in comparison to Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista.
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12.4.2008 Vista is still more secure than XP
Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP (see “One year later, Vista really is more secure”).
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28.7.2008 Windows XP gets another six months
Given its history of moving deadlines at a moment's notice, it hardly seems surprising that Microsoft is keeping Windows XP alive even longer than expected, but its latest move looks particularly bad for Vista.
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5.10.2008 XP to Windows 7 Migration
As far as the great majority of users are concerned, Windows Vista was the greatest flop in Microsoft history and few points of view dare to contradict this.
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29.9.2009 SevenMizer Windows XP
Following the same behavioral pattern as with the release of Windows Vista, software developers have striven to offer the masses the possibility to disguise Windows XP as Windows 7.
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2.10.2009 Windows XP Service pack 1
Windows XP Service Pack 1: XP SP1 (now called SP1a)
Microsoft continually works to improve its software. As part of this effort, we develop updates and fixes to recognized issues and release them for customers. On a regular basis, we combine many of these fixes into a single package and make the package available for you to install on your computers. These packages are called Service Packs.
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Windows XP Service pack 2
About once a year, Microsoft releases an update to Windows XP. These updates contain all the fixes and enhancements which have been made available in the previous year. The updates (called Service Packs) provide convenient, all-in-one access to the most up-to-date drivers, tools, security updates, patches, and customer-requested product changes.
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.NET Rocks! - Michele Leroux Bustamante Talks WSE, Indigo, and Security
In this great episode of .NET Rocks!, Michele returns once again to discuss WSE, Indigo, and security...
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31.08.2005Another muni Wi-Fi rollout on the rocks
Plans to bring wireless Internet to Boulder, Colorado and the surrounding metropolitan areas are being put on hold over funding issues...
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06.05.2008The Buzz: Nano Rocks, ROKR
Flops
Analysts and bloggers alike
sounded off on the ROKR iTunes
phone and iPod Nano, Apple's
replacement for the iPod Mini.
While it looks like reception
for the Nano has been more
than positive, the same cannot
be said for the much
anticipated ROKR. Read on for
a sampling of what people are
saying...
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07.09.2005.NET Rocks! - Security Update
with Patrick Hynds
Pat Hynds checks in with us to
talk about ASP.NET security,
sharing his latest insights
and telling stories from the
field. As always, Pat brings
his post-GI point of view to
the conversation, which is
always enjoyable...
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21.08.2006Is Your Application Ready for Windows 7 RTM?
Yochay Kiriaty: As we approach October 22
nd you need to ask yourself: Is your application ready for Windows 7? What will happen when end
users install your application on Windows 7? Will your application run? Will your application behave like a Windows 7 first class citizen? Will users
see any difference when running applications on Windows 7 versus Windows Vista or XP? October 22
nd is just around the corner and we are
here to help you answer, śYES!ť to these questions and be able to state with confidence that, śAbsolutely, my application rocks on Windows 7.ť
We want to help your users get the best possible Windows 7 experience from your application starting on Day 1...
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23.07.2009FAQ on the Windows XP Expert
Zone
Columnist Charlie Russel
explains how to use FAQs to
find answers to frequently
asked questions about Windows
XP, Windows XP Tablet PC
Edition, and Windows XP Media
Center Edition...
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04.01.2006Windows XP SP3 Final Available at MajorGeeks
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new
functionalities, which do not significantly change customers experience with the operating system.
Supported Operating Systems:
Windows XP; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Home Edition N; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP
Professional N; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Starter Edition; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
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23.04.2008Windows XP will be sold to some OEMs after all, says Microsoft
BetaNews has confirmed that, although most of Microsoft's shipments of Windows XP did end on June 30 as scheduled, it is still making XP available to
both makers of low-end Netbooks and 'systems builders,' large and small...
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02.07.2008Five reasons why XP will never die
Preston Gralla: Microsoft is doing its best to kill Windows XP, but that's not going to happen. No matter what the company does, the operating system
will live on. Here are five reasons why XP will never die.
Enterprises want XP
There's no escaping the
simple fact that enterprises have snubbed Vista, and show no signs of abandoning XP. Just a few days ago, Forrester said that a survey of 50,000
enterprise users found that throughout 2007, Windows XP use remained at a steady 89%. Vista grew from zero to 6% in that same time, but that came
about because users moved from Windows 2000 to Vista, not from XP to Vista. Don't expect corporations to switch to Vista from XP in 2008.
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03.04.2008Faking out the fakers
Faced with a tidal
wave of counterfeit goods,
companies are turning to
secretive sci-fi technology.
But crooks catch on fast.
Next time
you fill up at the pump,
there's a good chance you'll
be injecting billions of
nanoparticles into your tank.
These marker molecules are in
much of the gasoline at U.S.
pumps, allowing gas companies
to determine whether the fuel
you're buying is the real
stuff or some adulterated mix.
If you think that's
weird, a similar organic
tracing compound may one day
be coursing through your
alimentary canal as you sip a
scotch on the rocks. ..
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29.05.2007Low-Cost Windows XP Comes to
Africa
Microsoft is bringing its
Windows XP Starter Edition
operating system to Africa,
the company announced
Thursday. The lower-priced
version of XP drops home
networking and limits the
number of programs that can be
opened simultaneously...
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28.04.2006Scientists find a cure for global warming: hydrochloric acid
A bit off-topic, but it is a global issue that affects everyone...
Al Gore can rest easy now. Researchers at Harvard
University and Penn State University have developed a plan to solve the problem of global warming in a matter of decades, not millennia, well in line
with industrial time scales. It involves changing the way Mother Nature naturally reclaims carbon today, through the use of volcanic silicate rocks
and weak carbonic acids. Scientists want to strengthen the acid to speed up the natural process.
The team has learned that the
oceanic acid levels are a key component in how much carbon they can hold. An alkaline ocean can hold dissolved carbon, while an acidic one will
release it into the atmosphere. Our current oceans are undergoing a movement toward increased acidity, which is believed to be responsible for the
damage caused to coral reefs. It may also be a naturally occurring explanation for the observed increases in global warming.
Their new process is called "engineered weathering". It involves taking the natural processes of volcanic silicate dissolving carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere in the presence of fresh water. This chemical reaction forms a weak carbonic acid. That water then winds its way through the
soil and rocks, converting the carbonic acid into alkaline carbonate and salts along the way. Eventually it finds its way to the ocean where it
increases their alkalinity, allowing them to hold the dissolved carbon. The more this natural process occurs, the more carbon the oceans can hold.
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09.11.2007XP Starter Edition Travels to
India
Microsoft is bringing Windows
XP Starter Edition to India,
where it will offer the
stripped down operating system
in English for the first time.
The low-cost version of XP
drops home networking and
limits the number of programs
that can be opened
simultaneously...
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24.09.2005Windows XP going off market in June: What it means
Well it looks like XP is about to disappear from stores coming this June. Oh what shall I do If I still don't want to migrate to Vista? Well
actually it will probably still be for sale in stores and such but Microsoft itself will no longer sell it. Read on.
Microsoft originally
announced over a year ago that Windows XP would be going off the market in January 2008. XP was later given a brief stay of execution, to June 30,
2008. That deadline is fast approaching, which has led to much panicking from people who aren't quite sure what XP's "going off market"
means, exactly.
People are still as confused as ever. So let's take a stab at clarifying, once again, what's going to happen by
answering some frequently asked questions about XP's imminent disappearance.
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18.04.2008Free Windows XP tuneup: Put new life into an old workhorse
Microsoft may have given up on Windows XP, but that doesn't mean you have to.
While there's plenty of life in the old operating
system, there's also a good chance XP may start looking long in the tooth to you. The good news is you don't have to live with an XP that feels
sluggish or looks and acts outdated. In this article, we'll show you plenty of ways to spiff up XP -- and make it faster and more reliable -- without
spending a penny. So come along and get your free DIY Windows XP upgrade.
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07.08.2008Windows XP Mode final release coming October 22
Microsoft's Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 Professional or higher has RTM'd (Release to Manufacturing) today and will be available for download
from Microsoft Download Center on October 22. OEM manufactures will be able to offer Windows XP Mode on their PC's, based on their shipping
schedules to consumers. The design purpose for Windows XP Mode is to help put businesses minds at ease when upgrading to Windows 7 to ensure their
applications are backwards compatible. Windows XP Mode will allow any program to run smoothly in Windows 7 Professional or higher just as it does in
Windows XP.
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02.10.2009Microsoft Changes Tune on
Windows XP SP3
The software giant now says
that when Vista ships, the XP
update will follow...
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07.10.2005OEMs to Continue Shipping XP
If you already own an XP license and are still hesitant to switch to Vista, Microsoft's "downgrade rights" policy, which initially began to be
exercised in 2001, may be in your favor if you would still like to purchase a machine running Windows XP after the June 30, 2008 deadline when
Microsoft will stop offering the operating system. OEMs such as Dell have said that they still have no plans to stop offering XP as an option:
"Dell has the ability to exercise 'Windows Vista downgrade rights' on your behalf in the factory if your business is still reliant upon
Windows XP and you'd prefer to have Windows XP Professional preinstalled on your PCs," according to their new downgrade policy section for XP.
"Downgrade Rights means that anyone with a Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate operating system can downgrade to Windows XP
Professional provided they have the media for Windows XP Professional."
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27.04.2008Microsoft releases XP mode RC for Windows 7
Microsoft has released updated bits of Windows XP Mode for Windows 7. XP Mode is a method to provide better compatibility in Windows 7, and to pull
it off with as little trouble as possible. It's also dubbed XPM, or formerly Virtual XP. XPM is built on the next generation Microsoft Virtual PC
7 product line, which requires processor-based virtualization support (Intel and AMD) to be present and enabled on the underlying PC, much like
Hyper-V, Microsoft's server-side virtualization platform. XP Mode will bring a Virtual PC-based environment, as well as a fully licensed version
of Windows XP SP3, free for all owners of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions. XPM will provide 100% compatibility with Windows
XP.
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04.08.2009Hackers Install Windows XP on
Intel Mac
While Windows XP won't
natively boot on Apple's new
Intel based Macs due to lack
of EFI support and Microsoft
has no plans to change that in
Vista, one hacker has found a
way around the limitation and
snagged a $13,854 prize in the
process. But the approach
requires heavy editing of an
XP install disc...
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