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XP slated for marketing burst
May 5, 2004
With half of today's PCs running earlier versions of Windows and plans for Longhorn's release pushed off until 2006, Microsoft plans a fall marketing blitz to boost sales of the current XP.
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Commentary: The business end of SP2
August 9, 2004
For enterprises, mass deployment of the Windows XP service pack isn't a practical reality. Companies should treat SP2 as a full-fledged operating system upgrade.
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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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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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Windows patch gets its own rumor site
August 1, 2005
Windows enthusiasts tend to focus on major releases, but Ethan Allen thinks big about a secondary issue--the fixes for the major releases.
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Microsoft's blast from the past
August 12, 2004
A year after the MSBlast worm, the software giant releases SP2 for Windows XP. Would it have stopped the fast-spreading virus?
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Week in review: Resuscitating Windows
August 27, 2004
Microsoft remaps the road to Longhorn as, on another front, companies get to grips with the SP2 update. Plus: An APB for P2P criminals.
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AMD, Microsoft pair up for security
February 25, 2004
The companies say they'll give viruses and worms a one-two punch with AMD's processor design, which will work in concert with the Windows XP operating system.
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AMD says its chips can boost PC security
August 9, 2004
The security features will be activated with the installation of Microsoft's Windows XP update.
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