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

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, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer company, 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

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, successor, Windows 7, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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

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, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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

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

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: spokesperson, vulnerability, flaw, security company, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, trojan horse, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Symantec Corp., security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

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 Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Longhorn, support, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security

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

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

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

Longhorn's new name: Windows Vista

July 22, 2005 Microsoft gives the oft-delayed operating system an official name, and says a test version is on track for release next month. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, WinFS, Microsoft Indigo, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, server, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, piracy, antipiracy, representative, ActiveX, check, software company, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

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, representative, retailer, media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, U.K., Microsoft Windows, PC

Windows AntiSpyware becomes 'Defender'

November 7, 2005 Microsoft changes name of spyware protection and adds defense against rootkits and keystroke loggers. TAGS: rootkit, anti-spyware, spokesperson, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, spyware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Windows Firewall flaw may hide open ports

September 1, 2005 Flaw in security application may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Firewall, firewall, Windows registry, security application, flaw, exception, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

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: patch management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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, market share, validation, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP