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 ...

On Instagram, Microsoft posted a teaser image depicting Crocs with the famed Windows XP background theme and a promise/threat ...

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 ...

Microsoft is no stranger to Windows source code leaks, but a new incident might just provide insights into its history. Bleeping Computer and ZDNet report that a 4chan user has posted what’s believed ...

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 ...

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, ...

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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 ...

The hack seemingly allows XP users to continue to install security updates, but Microsoft is advising people not to use it. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

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Microsoft has released multiple security updates for Windows XP over the years. These patches range from optional software fixes to critical security upgrades. However, certain updates can result ...