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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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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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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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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 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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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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PC makers snub Windows sans media player
June 15, 2005
Only one of several manufacturers interviewed said they might accept requests to preinstall Windows XP N on machines.
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Xbox specs revealed
May 13, 2005
A 20GB hard drive and high-def game support: Glimpse the Xbox 360's system performance specifications provided by Microsoft.
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Vista draining laptop batteries, patience
May 4, 2007
Microsoft's attempt to improve power management in Windows Vista hasn't made up for the pretty but power-hungry Aero interface, causing battery life to suffer.
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