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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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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 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 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 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 to step up SP2 downloads
September 21, 2004
Software giant to accelerate distribution of XP update to meet goal of 100 million downloads in two months.
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SP2: Bad for your blood pressure?
August 24, 2004
That's what some IT managers say, a survey finds. Even more believe it'll be the toughest Windows update ever.
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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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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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Microsoft preps security-minded Windows update
June 14, 2004
It's only a release candidate--and another may be needed--but work on Windows XP Service Pack 2 is proceeding.
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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 XP service pack gets face-lift
March 18, 2004
Microsoft releases a close-to-final version of Service Pack 2, which includes several significant changes from the test version released last year.
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Microsoft reins in Longhorn for 2006 launch
April 9, 2004
It's aiming to release the Windows update by the first half of 2006--which means scaling back some of its more ambitious plans for features.
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