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Microsoft to release four critical patches

June 7, 2007 Software giant plans to issues fixes next week for vulnerabilities in its Windows Mail, Internet Explorer and Windows XP. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, patch management, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security

Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches

December 7, 2007 The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple. TAGS: Jeff Jones, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Firefox, Week in review, Microsoft Internet Explorer, study, flaw, reader, Microsoft Windows XP, rate, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft disables Internet Explorer 7 validation process

October 8, 2007 Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, validation, market share, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to tweak XP's music link

January 15, 2004 The software giant will alter Windows XP's "Shop for Music Online" feature in response to criticism from the U.S. government. TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft agrees to antitrust tweaks of XP

June 1, 2005 Internet Explorer's icon will become less visible. Meanwhile, Microsoft and the Justice Department discuss Longhorn. TAGS: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, antitrust, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

IE flaw puts Windows XP SP2 at risk

September 16, 2005 Flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could launch a remote attack on systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, says security firm. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Service Pack 2, flaw, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

IE 7 reaches 100 million users

January 16, 2007 Web browser now second only to IE 6 in terms of usage in the U.S., Microsoft announces. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, usage, Firefox, Web browser, U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Public beta of IE 7 nears

December 8, 2005 Windows XP users may get the chance to try out the Microsoft browser's new features early next year. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intranet, zone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, blog, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: To secure IE, upgrade to XP

September 23, 2004 Affirms plan to make browser upgrades available only through XP updates, while half the Windows world operates with older OSes. TAGS: older version, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Longhorn, upgrade, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, priority, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Trojan horse threatens latest Windows XP

December 29, 2004 Phel program attempts to use an HTML file to infect computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2. TAGS: trojan horse, spokesperson, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, flaw, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, security company, Symantec Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, 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, tagging, service pack, Service Pack 2, Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Feds, states question XP's music link

October 21, 2003 Federal and state regulators are concerned that a feature in Windows XP that involves online music purchasing may violate terms of Microsoft's antitrust settlement. TAGS: Buy.com, regulator, settlement, online music, party, album, Microsoft Windows XP, compliance, artist, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., link, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

More security hiccups for IE

November 17, 2004 Researchers have found a trio of flaws in Internet Explorer--making almost 20 in total. TAGS: vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, researcher, Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft holds off on Eolas-based tweaks

January 29, 2004 The software maker says it won't change Windows or Internet Explorer until its efforts to appeal Eolas Technologies' suit or invalidate the patent are settled. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., patent, tweak, Microsoft Internet Explorer, consulting, Microsoft Corp., software company, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

This week in Microsoft

June 3, 2005 Microsoft announces tweaks to its software, one of which is drawing intense criticism from some Windows users. TAGS: criticism, Office 12, antitrust, Microsoft Windows 2000, XML, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Internet Explorer, worker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft says IE updates possible

November 18, 2004 Hedging slightly on its vow not to update browser before releasing Longhorn, Microsoft says it could release add-ons to freshen up IE. More security hiccups for IE TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Longhorn, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, security

Explaining a Vista ban

March 22, 2007 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has put a moratorium on using Windows Vista, but that's business as usual, says agency's CIO. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, ban, Microsoft Windows Vista, chief information officer, CIO, agency, Microsoft Office 2007, policy, business application, Microsoft Internet Explorer, organization, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

IE--embraced, extended, extinct?

September 30, 2004 Forget Microsoft's glaring neglect of Internet Explorer. Browser technology remains key to the future of Windows. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Longhorn, Web browser, CSS, PNG, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

IE gaps that need to be plugged

September 30, 2004 Surfers and developers say Internet Explorer lacks some must-have features and standards. These requests top the wish list. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, CSS, Web developer, PNG, Web browser, Opera Software, Mozilla Corp., RSS, support, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., developer, Firefox, security, Microsoft Windows