When Microsoft Corp. releases Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP later this year, some software developers may find that their applications no longer work on updated Windows machines. Microsoft has ...

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few months, you already know Microsoft has released Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2), the biggest update ever to XP. You also know that it’s supposed to ...

IE6早就不受大家待见，现在连寄身之所XP也受到了“安葬IE6”影响的波及。近日，负责Firefox桌面端产品的主管Asa Dotzler发布消息，Firefox将不再支持Windows XP SP2以前的系统，具体来说是Windows 2000, Windows XP RTM和Windows XP SP1。 Dotzler解释了取消支持的原因，99.6%的绝对多数Firefox用户使用的Wind ...

Service Pack 2, or SP2, expected to be delivered in finished form during the first half of 2004, is considered a significant Windows update because it offers enhanced security features and rolls up ...

Microsoft Corp. released an updated test version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 late yesterday and said it’s on track to deliver the security-focused update in the third quarter. The long-awaited ...

IT shops have been kicking and screaming since last August, avoiding Windows Service Pack 2 at all costs. Those days are over—you can no longer refuse to drink the Kool-Aid (although, in my experience ...

Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2010--revealing a relatively light month for patching. This coming Patch Tuesday will have only four security ...

Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years. That time will soon be up for Windows 2000 (desktop and server) and Windows XP SP2: July 13 is the ...

Update: It appears that Microsoft is continuing to play games with the SP3 release schedule. First they make it available via MSDN, then they tease everyone with general availability (via Windows ...

Microsoft regularly releases major updates to its Windows operating systems. Formerly, those updates pushed through comprehensive service packs, but more often these days, they're semi-regular and ...