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Report: Major Windows security update foiled
January 29, 2005 Security firm says it has found a way to beat memory protections in Windows XP Service Pack 2. Is Microsoft back to square one?Microsoft sends security update to home PCs
August 19, 2004 The first Windows XP owners have started to get the SP2 patch--but it'll be a while till Microsoft can get around to everyone.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.Microsoft tackles AMD conflict in SP2
August 27, 2004 Microsoft says SP2 may not work on computers powered by chipmaker's 64-bit processors under certain circumstances.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.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.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.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.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?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.Experts: Don't buy Vista for the security
January 30, 2007 New Microsoft operating system is a leap forward in security, but few people familiar with it say the advances justify an upgrade.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.Microsoft to create pop-up safety lessons
April 28, 2004 The company plans to use more dialog boxes and other messages in future software releases to educate people on 'safe' computing.Microsoft delays patch management tool
July 13, 2004 The delay is the second to be announced this week by the software giant, which is maintaining an ambitious workload for its developers.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.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.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.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.Microsoft rushes out critical IE fix
December 1, 2004 Departing from schedule, the company patches a month-old security hole in the browser software that had spawned attacks.Phishing hole discovered in IE
December 17, 2004 Microsoft says it's investigating a flaw in Internet Explorer that exposes even users of its most-protected Windows, SP2, to phishing attacks.
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