When it comes to adopting new operating systems and applications, common practice among system administrators is to delay adoption until the release of the first service pack. Admins found plenty of ...

Windows XP Embedded, the successor to Windows NT 4.0 Embedded, was released on November 28, 2001, and just like its PC counterpart, it is still being updated to this day. Microsoft has made available ...

Starting next year you won't be able to buy a new PC loaded with Windows XP, despite the lukewarm reception of Windows Vista. Microsoft will stop selling Windows XP to PC makers such as Dell, Lenovo ...

After news of Windows XP SP3 bringing users endless reboots and Windows Home Server (WHS) losing the expected database backup feature comes a report that certain users are experiencing problems with ...

Windows XP, the bell tolls for thee. Monday June 30 is the last day Microsoft will officially sell Windows XP. Despite protests from irate customers and lukewarm feelings about Windows Vista, ...

In a thinly-veiled publicity stunt, Infoworld is seeking sign-ups for ""=""> by sparing it the fate of "being discontinued on June 30, 2008." There are a couple of problems here. First, Windows XP is ...

XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XPAntiVirus are rogue antivirus programs that, when run, display false results as a tactic to scare you into purchasing the software. Older versions of XP ...

Microsoft has announced it will extend the lifespan of Windows XP for what the company calls "Nettops," low-end PCs that don't have the horsepower to run Windows Vista. Nettops is Intel's term for ...

Windows XP Service Pack 3 officially hit Microsoft servers this morning, and although it won't be available through Windows Update today, it should be sometime soon. Your desire to stay on the cutting ...

One year after Microsoft Windows Vista hit the market, public response to it has been underwhelming. True, most buyers of new Windows-based home computers get Vista pre-installed by default; but ...

The vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708) resides in the “remote desktop services” component built into supported versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008. It ...

Microsoft has added two years of optional extended support for Windows Server 2008 to its product-support roadmap. Originally, Windows Server 2008 was supposed to move from free, mainstream support, ...