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Microsoft tags IE 7 'high priority' update

July 26, 2006 Browser update will be delivered automatically to Windows XP users, but those who don't want it can opt out. TAGS: Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, priority, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

IE 7 comes a-knocking--eventually

November 13, 2006 Microsoft is tagging Internet Explorer 7 as a "high priority" update, but the company is taking longer to distribute it than some expected. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security update, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., service pack, security, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft: Here's how to halt WGA alerts

June 27, 2006 Along with a new release of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, Microsoft shares how to remove the controversial antipiracy tool. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, Automatic Update, representative, software company, Microsoft Corp., instruction, uninstall, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft piracy check comes calling

April 24, 2006 Expands program to alert people who run illegal copies of Windows and starts a campaign to fight Office piracy. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, alert, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., copy, Microsoft Windows, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

Microsoft set to push out updated antipiracy tool

November 29, 2006 New version of WGA Notifications tool includes added changes in response to continued criticism of Microsoft over the software. TAGS: antipiracy, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., copy, Microsoft Windows, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

ZoneAlarm glitches hit Eudora, McAfee users

June 21, 2006 Update to Zone Labs' security software interferes with Eudora e-mail client, McAfee antivirus software. Fix is available. TAGS: Zone Labs Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Eudora, ZoneAlarm, McAfee Inc., McAfee Antivirus, representative, glitch, Automatic Update, security, antivirus

Microsoft draws fire for stealth test program

June 13, 2006 Company has turned Windows users into guinea pigs by sending an unfinished antipiracy tool out as a "high priority" update. Images: WGA screenshots TAGS: antipiracy, priority, Automatic Update, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: vulnerability, bulletin, attacker, patch management, flaw, fix, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Putting privacy first at Microsoft

June 28, 2006 Chief privacy strategist Peter Cullen discusses Windows Vista, Microsoft's online endeavors and the WGA Notifications flap. TAGS: notice, privacy, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., MSN, Microsoft Windows Vista, server, Microsoft Windows

Minor issues surface after IE 7 launch

October 20, 2006 Security bug reports are flawed, Microsoft says. But there are compatibility woes as company servers buckle. TAGS: Autodesk Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, representative, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Automatic Update, software company, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, server

Week in review: Vista, virtualization, vendettas

September 14, 2007 Microsoft promises Vista changes in response to Google complaints. Also: Virtualization gets real, and iPhone reaches a milestone. TAGS: Google Apps, Capgemini, desktop search, advertising company, virtualization, Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, Google Inc., reader, Automatic Update, Apple iPhone, response, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Week in review: Intel's 'revolutionary leap'

July 28, 2006 Chipmaker celebates the launch of Core 2 Duo, and Microsoft look to the music market. Plus: MySpace takes the heat. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, leap, launch, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Week in review, Redmond, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium, Automatic Update, music player, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel, CEO, Microsoft Corp., entertainment
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