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Microsoft plans to give some pirates a break
May 4, 2005
People duped into buying counterfeit versions of Windows could get free licensed copies of the operating system.
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Microsoft extends support for XP Home, XP Media Center
January 24, 2007
Five-year extension, which has roughly half of mainstream-support features, is offered for first time with consumer products.
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Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay
September 27, 2007
Customers, not quite ready for Vista, persuade the company to allow PC makers to keep selling XP for an additional five months.
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Year in review: Windows takes beating, '7' steps into view
December 19, 2008
Microsoft struggled most of the year over negative perceptions about Vista but broke its silence on the operating system's successor--Windows 7.
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Windows XP update delayed
October 19, 2006
With Windows Vista nearly done, Microsoft delays an update to Windows XP until 2008.
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Microsoft confirms Vista OEM hack
April 12, 2007
Hack may allow users to bypass antipiracy feature, but no action is planned yet, according to a post on the Windows Genuine Advantage blog.
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Microsoft confirms next XP service pack
September 30, 2005
Company's France division says SP3 will come out after the launch of Windows Vista.
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Limited choices for Windows XP holdouts
February 22, 2007
If you're hesitant about making the leap to Windows Vista, expect a hassle trying to find an XP computer on store shelves.
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Windows Live parental controls due this summer
March 14, 2006
Software giant plans to release two versions of its new, no-cost parental control software for Windows XP.
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XP owners shunning security update
July 6, 2005
Only a third of Windows XP machines have the SP2 security update loaded, a Microsoft exec says.
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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.
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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.
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Windows AntiSpyware becomes 'Defender'
November 7, 2005
Microsoft changes name of spyware protection and adds defense against rootkits and keystroke loggers.
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XP and Vista to get new media player
April 17, 2006
Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11 is coming to Vista and to XP sooner. Is iPod connection ahead?
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Another way past Windows antipiracy found
August 6, 2005
Yet another way emerges to bypass Microsoft's validation tool meant to stop people with the pirated OS from getting downloads.
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Microsoft readies Windows Live parental controls
February 23, 2006
Software for Windows XP will let parents control access to the Web for their kids and monitor their online activity.
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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.
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Microsoft to rename media-player-less Windows
March 28, 2005
Product will now be known as either Windows XP Home Edition N or Windows XP Professional Edition N.
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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.
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Microsoft: XP SP3 won't arrive until '07
January 17, 2006
The software maker is putting more priority on Windows Vista, which is slated for release later this year.
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