“Overall, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP performed comparably on most test operations,” Principled Technologies concluded in its report. The tests were run on four systems — two notebooks ...

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 ...

Microsoft would be wise to use Windows XP SP1 to provide the world with some concrete evidence of what's been accomplished so far in pursuing its Trustworthy Computing initiative. But I'm not sure ...

Microsoft had announced on Aug. 30 that Windows XP SP1 would be generally available on Monday, Sept. 9. The moderately large list of fixes for Windows XP SP1 includes issues addressed in more than ...

Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and SP1a on Tuesday ... The move to drop support for SP1 is in line with Microsoft's stated strategy for support. According to its ...

Microsoft officially released Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) this week. Available as a free download or on a CD-ROM for $9.95 (list), SP1 includes all of Microsoft's Windows XP security patches ...

What's the point of Windows Vista? Worryingly for Microsoft, the increasing consensus among savvy consumers is that it offers little or no benefit. The slicker-looking interface aside, all you get ...

Every service pack Microsoft releases is cumulative, meaning it is possible to install (or slipstream) SP3 onto Windows XP SP1/SP2. Windows Internet Explorer 7 is not included as part of SP3 and ...

It chose the event to announce the release of a beta version of Windows 7 SP1. The beta is aimed at developers and tech ... The company has given Windows XP yet another reprieve. (I’ve lost track of ...

Where Windows XP SP2 introduced the Windows Security Center and changed the existing Windows Firewall, Windows Vista SP1 introduces almost no visible change to your desktop. There are no new ...

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 ...

and a general improvement in Office XP performance under Windows XP (although we experienced no noticeable speed gains). Among the dozens of bugs corrected is the annoying one that makes Office XP ...