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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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Go to WindizUpdate 0.7
Get an alternative Windows Update that runs in Firefox.
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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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FixWindowsUpdate 1
Run and fix your Windows update.
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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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Bypass found for Windows piracy check
May 23, 2005
Using a tool from Microsoft, it is possible to get around the company's piracy test, a researcher says.
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Vista views: Final version's cool features
November 10, 2006
Now that the code is done, readers tell us what they like about the Windows update.
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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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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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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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Chart: Six versions of Windows Vista
February 27, 2006
Microsoft has decided to offer six distinct versions of the Windows update. Here they are from simplest to most tricked-out.
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Microsoft delivers new patching tools
June 8, 2005
More than a year behind schedule, the company launches Microsoft Update service and a companion patching tool for businesses.
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Microsoft struggles with patch
October 10, 2006
Company faces distribution glitches in issuing "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, among other updates.
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Leopard nipping at Vista's heels
August 8, 2006
The new Mac OS is due in spring, which would put it after Vista. But if the Windows update slips again, that could let Apple get in first.
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Microsoft to spell out Vista's needs
May 17, 2006
The software giant is expected to get specific about what features PCs will need to run the 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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Microsoft: Fast start for Vista in businesses
September 29, 2006
When it arrives, the much-delayed Windows update will have double XP's rate of adoption, Redmond says. Not everyone's so sure.
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Xbox plays starring role in Windows update
October 14, 2005
New software will more closely link the gaming console into Microsoft's digital entertainment strategy.
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Reversal: Next IE divorced from new Windows
February 15, 2005
update Version 7.0 of the browser will launch ahead of the next update to Windows, as Microsoft shifts plans. Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity?
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Windows in view
May 26, 2006
special coverage With the launch of Vista fast approaching, it's crunch time for Microsoft at WinHEC.
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