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. But this week, Microsoft ...

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UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. As operating systems go, Windows XP has had a fantastic run since debuting 13 years ago. It can be still found on nearly 28% of the ...

Twenty years on from the public release of Windows XP, the popular operating system is still regarded one of Microsoft’s greatest achievements. As of August this year, Windows XP still maintained a ...

When Windows Secrets' Scott Dunn blogged about a stealth Windows update that broke Windows XP's "repair" functionality, he probably didn't expect to create such a buzz around the web. The fix turned ...

New details surfaced Wednesday about Microsoft's plans to get Windows XP running on the OLPC. Microsoft has been openly eyeing the OLPC project's XO Children's Machine for a year now, eager to see ...

You've been hearing the stories about how people just want to stick with Windows XP SP2, but Windows Vista security is supposed to be better. Do you wonder how many vulnerabilities and patches each ...

Microsoft set out to adopt a formal and rigid support lifecycle in 2002, back at a time when most analysts were expecting to see Windows Vista (then, "Longhorn") within a couple of years. My own point ...

Microsoft is now selling its Windows XP-themed Crocs. After initially revealing them as a sweepstakes item on Instagram earlier this month, anyone can now purchase the limited edition Crocs for $79.95 ...

Apple Mac operating systems had more critical vulnerabilities reported in 2007 than Microsoft's operating systems, according to research. George Ou, a writer for ZDNet.co.uk's sister site ZDNet.com, ...