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Windows Vista SP1
Reviewed on February 7, 2008
While it's always good to install the latest code for any operating system, installing the Windows Vista SP1 update will require some casual users to spend a few hours without any visible or tangible improvements to their systems.
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Microsoft OneCare Live beta 2
Reviewed on February 8, 2006
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Microsoft posts critical configuration patch
December 17, 2004
The software giant closes up a potential security hole left open by the Service Pack 2 update to Windows XP.
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After delays, Windows security update ready to go
August 6, 2004
Microsoft hands XP Service Pack 2 to PC makers and says that for many customers, automatic updates are the way to go.
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Microsoft delays SP2 auto update
August 17, 2004
Delay will give big companies more time to hunt down compatibility problems, the software giant says.
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Windows XP update moves ahead
December 18, 2003
Microsoft releases a beta version of the second major update to its PC operating system, with security features the focus of the changes.
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Gates: 'Everything' impacted by security concerns
February 24, 2004
During Chairman Bill Gates' speech at the RSA Conference, Microsoft shows off an update to Windows designed to make the operating system more secure.
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Week in review: Google's ups and downs
August 20, 2004
The search giant's long-awaited public offering finally makes it to the street, but the search is still on for Microsoft's Windows update.
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Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
January 16, 2006
Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive.
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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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Playing it safe with Windows Vista
December 11, 2006
Microsoft wants to sell Web sites and businesses on security checks of customer PCs. That may not go over so well.
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