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

The XP alternative for Vista PCs

September 21, 2007 Microsoft is quietly telling PC makers they can offer a Windows XP "downgrade" to customers buying systems preloaded with Vista.Image: Lenovo's XP 'downgrade' program TAGS: PC company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Lenovo, tablet, spokeswoman, Fujitsu, Microsoft Windows XP, Dell, Microsoft Corp., HP, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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 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 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

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? TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Vista, portable device, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, music player, song, Apple iTunes, music, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, video

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, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, 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., Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: commission, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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, product key, Microsoft Windows Vista, blog, hacker, Microsoft Corp., post, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

First multilingual version of XP released

September 23, 2005 Intended for emerging markets, the stripped-down Windows XP Starter Edition will be available in English, Indic and other languages. TAGS: India, language, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., operating system, 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

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 Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, security

Still 'no demand' for media-player-free Windows

November 18, 2005 Microsoft offers Windows without its media player. The EU Commission is satisfied, but consumers and retailers don't seem to care. TAGS: antitrust, Fujitsu Siemens, retailer, representative, media player, Microsoft Windows XP, U.K., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

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, flaw, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

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.