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Windows 7: Moving beyond Vista
July 6, 2009
Microsoft aims to make a much different first impression with Windows 7 than it did with Vista, its oft-maligned predecessor.
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Windows 2000 moves to the back burner
June 28, 2005
Microsoft delivers what is expected to be its last significant revision of the 5-year-old OS, which is still popular among companies.
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Microsoft opts against SP5 for Windows 2000
November 29, 2004
Decides to make final update to Windows 2000 a collection of previously released fixes rather than an all-new service pack.
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Microsoft pulls 'critical' Windows update
September 9, 2005
A quality issue has moved the software maker to pull the security update that it planned to release on Patch Tuesday.
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Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista
December 7, 2007
Companies planning to wait for successor Windows 7 may face support issues and a rushed migration, research firm warns.
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Microsoft releases public download of Vista
June 8, 2006
After months of limited testing, the software giant makes beta version of Windows publicly available for download.
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Microsoft aims to get developers for home server
April 5, 2007
Company releases beta version of development kit that software makers can use to write programs for its coming Windows Home Server.
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Microsoft meets the hackers
June 16, 2005
special report In the name of education, the software giant invites security researchers to infiltrate Windows systems.
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Microsoft probes Windows DoS flaw
June 2, 2006
Newly discovered vulnerability could cause certain Windows applications to crash if a user clicks on an overly long Web link.
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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.
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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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PivX touts hot online sales
December 15, 2004
The security software maker says its Qwik-Fix Pro intrusion-detection product has sold well in its first week of availability.
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Microsoft fixes Windows 2000 update
September 13, 2005
The software maker misses Patch Tuesday but re-releases an update pack for Windows 2000 to fix several bugs.
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Microsoft criticized for lack of software security
May 6, 2000
Security experts say the "I Love You" worm's spread is a perfect demonstration of the software maker's technologies working exactly as they were designed to operate.
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Microsoft trying to make Vista iPod-friendly
March 27, 2007
The software maker posts several patches, including one to resolve a problem that could leave the music players corrupted.
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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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Microsoft delays low-cost Windows for India
March 15, 2005
Not this month, software maker says. India's "Starter edition" of Windows XP now planned for June.
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Sun releases Solaris 10 for free
February 1, 2005
The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register.
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Microsoft doesn't want Santa to ignore Vista
October 12, 2006
Although they'll need to wait for the new Windows, holiday shoppers will find Vista-friendly hardware, software.
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Windows Media Player release skips a beat
October 25, 2006
Microsoft missed its planned Tuesday release of the jukebox software, which has been "delayed slightly" to an unspecified date.
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