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XP SP3 RTM 2DAY
The moment that Windows XP users have been waiting for. Today Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) goes RTM. XP is like that old Pontiac you keep in the garage, out of site of the neighbors, while your prominantly show off your Vista Cadillac. The Caddy sure is flashy but it has trouble handling a [...]
Microsoft prepares for Vista re-WOWing
Windows Vista is either a smash hit if you listen to Microsoft or a slow burn if you consider how it has failed to ignite PC sales. Despite lots of eye candy and new features, the general impression of Vista?especially in business environments?is that one should wait until Service Pack 1 (SP1) is released [...]
Microsoft organized reboot takes down Skype
Skype has finished its sleuthing and is ready to report on the conditions which led to the company discovering a flaw in its P2P networking code. The culprit? It turns out that Skype’s code wasn’t prepared for a massive restart of PCs caused by the standard Windows patching process.
“The disruption was triggered by a [...]
Gates decides to make Vista usable
Microsoft still isn’t commenting on when a beta of Service Pack 1 for Vista will be officially released (our money is on November), but the company has posted two updates that are expected to be part of that final package: the “performance and reliability” update and the “compatibility and reliability” update. These are official releases.
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