The total difference between XP and Vista SP1 in the 31 consumer tasks, for instance, was less than 5 seconds; of the 64 chores in the business scenario, 60 sported a difference of under half a ...

Prior to SP1 Windows XP had, as I said last week, a confusing WEP interface, which is par for the course for WEP interfaces. Microsoft has simplified the interface: There is a single "Network Key ...

Microsoft is poised to release Windows Vista Service Pack (SP1) to the retail channel this week. And the final release-to-manufacturing (RTM) of Windows XP SP3 is not far behind, according to ...

Windows Vista SP1 significantly outperformed XP SP3 in the PCMark05 test, and all but matched SP3 in the 3DMark06 test. As for the games, Vista SP1 tied XP SP3 in Supreme Commander, slightly beat ...

Hello.<BR>My XP SP1 runs for a couple of years off a Western Digital ATA100 disk. There are 3 disks in total in this system split in multiple partitions.<BR>Trying to refresh XP from the CD ...

Microsoft Corp. updated the componentized version of Windows XP this week with the delivery of Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 1. The SP1 release brings expanded foreign-language support, the ...

According to numerous reports on the Web, Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows XP SP3 may both be released this week, possibly as soon as Tuesday. One major source of clues about the Vista SP1 ...

Calling SP1 an "important milestone for customers" because of the impending end of downgrade-to-XP rights, Gillen noted that the service pack will have relatively little impact on enterprise plans ...

In eWeek Labs tests of Windows XP SP1, which became available last week, we experienced no problems during installation or subsequent use. However, newsgroup posters have reported a few minor ...

In an email to ChannelWeb, a spokesperson said Microsoft expects to make XP SP3 available for download ... delivery channels for Windows Vista SP1 downloads in all Windows languages.

Valve has announced that it will stop supporting or provide any further updates for users running on Windows XP SP1, so it's a good time to upgrade to SP2 if you've been holding out for whatever ...