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Microsoft offers fix for Outlook Web in Vista
March 16, 2007
The software maker said said it has issued a patch to allow Outlook Web Access to properly run in Windows Vista.
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Microsoft to fix Windows patch
April 21, 2006
Updated version of fix will repair problems some people had after installing first version of "critical" security patch.
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Microsoft to issue cursor flaw patch early
April 2, 2007
Software maker had planned to wait until April 10, but will now issue the patch Tuesday given there is a public exploit using the hole.
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Critical Windows patch may wreak PC havoc
October 15, 2005
Patch to fix serious Windows flaws can lock users out of their computer, prevent the Windows firewall from starting, block applications and cause other trouble.
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Attack code out for latest Microsoft flaw
February 17, 2006
Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw.
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Microsoft posts Tablet PC fix
July 6, 2005
Glitch allows an application that handles electronic-pen input to slowly take over a computer's memory.
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'Critical' patches released for Windows
January 11, 2005
Microsoft releases two patches for OS, but fix for underlying IE problems is not yet ready.
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Microsoft: Windows patch is flawed
March 31, 2005
Software giant confirms a problem in a security update it issued for Windows 98 and Windows ME in January.
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Microsoft takes a patch breather
March 4, 2005
Last month, a dozen updates. This month, none. One analyst calls Redmond's restraint "a good sign."
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Beating Microsoft to the punch
January 4, 2006
newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms.
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Microsoft fixes faulty security patch
August 18, 2006
The "hotfix" is designed to address a problem in a patch for a flaw that is already being used by worms.
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Patch for masses swats Windows bug
February 24, 2005
Microsoft uses Windows Update to fix a problem that caused PCs to show the "blue screen of death."
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Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw
June 12, 2006
JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail.
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Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble
August 16, 2006
Latest security update can make the Web browser crash. Microsoft plans to release a revamped patch.
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Security pros patch older Windows versions
September 30, 2006
Third-party fix available to repair a serious flaw in Windows for which Microsoft no longer provides security updates.
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Microsoft fixes can cause Windows Media Player trouble
March 9, 2006
A trio of updates for Windows Media Player, including a recent security patch, can cause the software to malfunction.
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Windows users swamp WMF patch site
January 4, 2006
Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix.
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Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw
October 22, 2005
Computer code exploits a flaw in Windows similar to the hole that led to the Zotob worm two months ago.
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Windows flaw could spawn DoS attacks
July 15, 2005
Microsoft is working on a patch for a flaw that could allow attackers to remotely crash Windows PCs.
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Sky hit by Windows Media DRM crack
September 12, 2006
British broadcaster suspends movie downloads after arrival of new software that breaks Windows Media patch.
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