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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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WinMultiFix 1.05.4
Remove temp files, defrag hard drive, and fix common Windows update problems.
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Go to WindizUpdate 0.7
Get an alternative Windows Update that runs in Firefox.
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WinUpdatesList 1.21
Display installed hot fixes and service packs.
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Patch pre-empts problem in Windows update
August 4, 2004
Flaw in upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 conflicts with Microsoft business program.
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Microsoft putting final touches on Windows update
July 2, 2004
TechEd attendees have mixed feelings on XP SP2. One compliments its "pop-up killer." Another calls integration a "major pain."
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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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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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Windows update will be late, Microsoft says
July 12, 2004
Company now says its long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 won't be available until August.
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Patch Tuesday comes for Vista, too
August 17, 2006
Two of the security bulletins sent out this month affect the beta of the Windows update, according to a Microsoft blog.
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Picture imperfect for computing security
August 6, 2004
But Microsoft finally ships key Windows update to PC makers. Also: Coding flaw affecting image format could let intruders in.
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FixWindowsUpdate 1
Run and fix your Windows update.
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Skype's 'unprecedented' outage
August 20, 2007
The VoIP company offers a mea culpa for its disrupted service last week, which it says stemmed from a routine Windows update.
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64-bit Windows nears release
February 9, 2005
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has issued a second, near-final version of several Windows updates.
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Mystery patch blots Microsoft's fix-free month
December 10, 2003
The software giant scrambles to find out why a fix for FrontPage is making the rounds, when it had decided not to issue any patches in December.
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Microsoft extends block to SP2 auto update
September 8, 2004
Corporate customers now have until early 2005 to tinker with things before ingesting XP's Service Pack 2.
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Microsoft kills Net address to foil worm
August 15, 2003
As part of its effort to stop the MSBlast worm, the software giant is eliminating the Windows Update address that the self-propagating program was set to attack.
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Vista gets out of PC sync
June 7, 2006
Microsoft drops feature in Windows update that would have let people synchronize data among many PCs.
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Windows update hits file-sharing networks
August 10, 2004
Peer-to-peer advocates say the technology is about more than just swapping copyrighted music and video. Really.
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Vista beta gets slight tweaks
July 17, 2006
Microsoft releases an update to the Beta 2 version sent out to the public but delivers it only to selected testers.
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