Archive for the 'Service Pack' Category
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Latest Release Schedule
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008We have news of the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista! Microsoft is doing their best to rush out Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista so there will be additional incentive for folks to upgrade to Window Vista now, instead of waiting for Windows 7. So the latest schedule should come as no surprise.
Vista SP2: What is inside?
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008Microsoft is continuing to broaden the pool of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) testers beyond the fairly small, select group who’ve been working with test builds for the past few months.
Researchers find vulnerability in Windows Vista
Monday, November 24th, 2008An Austrian security vendor has found a vulnerability in Windows Vista that it says could possibly allow an attacker to run unauthorized code on a PC.In one of the scenarios, a person would already have to have administrative rights to the PC. In general, vulnerabilities that require that level of access somewhat undermine the risk [...]
Windows 7 security: An overall improvement?
Friday, November 7th, 2008In Windows 7, the Windows Security Center will be replaced with the Windows Action Center. Since Monday, I have been running a prebeta copy of Windows 7, the next operating system from Microsoft. At first glance, build 6801 of Windows 7 appears very much like Windows Vista; that’s because enhancements to the look and feel [...]
Vista users keen on SP1, but XP SP3 not so much
Monday, August 25th, 2008Windows Vista users have jumped at the first service pack for Microsoft’s troubled operating system, but people running Windows XP haven’t been in much of a hurry to install SP3, according to a Windows performance and metrics researcher.
Windows XP SP3 Hits Microsoft’s Automatic Update Service
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Microsoft was scheduled to begin pushing out the third and final service pack for its Windows XP operating system to users on Thursday via its automatic update service. Though not a major update, Windows XP SP3 offers numerous enhancements over the current, SP2 version of the OS. It includes all updates issued since Windows XP [...]
Angry Vista users vent over SP1 driver issues
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Confused and angry users are blasting Microsoft on its own Vista blog over the requirements for downloading SP1. And an industry analyst feels their pain. Last Tuesday, Microsoft released Vista SP1 to Windows Update, giving most users their first shot at obtaining the service pack.
Want Vista SP1? Here is what to expect
Friday, March 21st, 2008When Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to manufacturing on February 4, they promised to make it available for the general public in mid-March. Today they delivered on that promise, making SP1 available to Windows Vista users through Windows Update and as a standalone installer package from the Microsoft Download Center.
A Second Shot: Windows Vista SP1
Thursday, February 28th, 2008It’s hard to say the last year has been anything but rough for Microsoft’s Windows division. Although we found Windows Vista favorable upon its launch last year after watching it go through an usually drawn-out development process, such a sentiment hasn’t been shared by Windows users as a whole.
Windows XP SP3: The improvements are under the hood
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), just out from Microsoft as Release Candidate 2 (RC2), may not necessarily be worth the download now, but when it’s finally released, it’ll be worth the effort. It won’t make any noticeable cosmetic changes to your operating system, but underneath the hood are several security improvements worth having. In [...]
