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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. TAGS: PC company, computer company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fujitsu, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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. TAGS: copy, piracy, offer, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, retailer, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows, security, Dell, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Media Center PC, support, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, operating system

Microsoft confirms next XP service pack

September 30, 2005 Company's France division says SP3 will come out after the launch of Windows Vista. TAGS: service pack, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: silence, perception, Windows 7, successor, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Dell brings back XP on home systems

April 19, 2007 After adding it back as an option for small businesses, direct seller offers older OS on consumer machines in response to demand. TAGS: Richard Shim, consumer PC, launch, small business, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell, computer company, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Flawed Symantec update cripples Chinese PCs

May 24, 2007 Update quarantined two critical system files in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows XP, affecting computers throughout China. TAGS: Symantec Corp., China, Norton Co., antivirus, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows

Windows XP update delayed

October 19, 2006 With Windows Vista nearly done, Microsoft delays an update to Windows XP until 2008. TAGS: service pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Support ending for Windows XP SP1

October 9, 2006 Those who use Service Pack 1, which is now 4 years old, must upgrade or lose support as of Tuesday, Microsoft says. TAGS: service pack, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test

November 27, 2007 Vista with the beta Service Pack 1 fails to keep pace with its predecessor in a series of productivity tasks using the Office 2007 software. TAGS: service pack, benchmarking, Microsoft Windows Vista, spokesperson, Microsoft Office 2007, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: product activation, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, blog, product key, hacker, Microsoft Corp., post, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

False alarm over Windows support deadline

January 12, 2006 Microsoft quietly corrects Web posting saying support for XP Home, XP Media Center Edition would end Dec. 31. Screenshots: Tweaked posting TAGS: policy, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, support, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security

Sales of boxed Vista copies down over XP

February 15, 2007 First-week sales of the new OS by itself trail those of its predecessor, though sales of new PCs with Vista have been stronger, NPD says. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, retailer, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Piracy-check mandatory for Windows add-ons

July 26, 2005 From now on, customers looking to get the latest add-ons to Windows will have to verify that their copy of the operating system is legit. TAGS: piracy, add-on, copy, patch management, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Windows XP, CD

Xbox 360 controller to work with PCs too

October 19, 2005 Device is meant to encourage developers to create titles for both the console and computers. Photo: Xbox 360 controller for Windows TAGS: Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, controller, console, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, games, Microsoft Windows