Service Pack
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Microsoft exec: Windows 7 is no service pack
News In a speech to investors, Windows business unit head Bill Veghte says there will be plenty to make the upcoming operating system a major release.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web sites, Search, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack, Positioning, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
KACE KBOX 1000 Series
Reviews The appliance format of the KBOX 1000 puts a new slant on systems management, making the process significantly easier, quicker and more affordable compared to traditional software-only solutions.
Tags: Lumension Security Inc., Tool, systems management, Hardware, network, Microsoft .NET Framework, PC
Microsoft finalizes Windows 7 'XP Mode'
News Software maker says it has wrapped up work on an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run a virtualized copy of the older operating system.
Tags: Windows 7, Windows XP, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack
Exchange 2007 SP2 paves the way to Exchange 2010
Techguide Exchange 2007 SP2 is out and about. Scott Lowe outlines some of the more exciting changes that have been made to this popular groupware product.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Exchange 2007 SP2, Service Pack, Scott Lowe, Backup, Service Pack 2, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server
Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Product Reviews Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Firewall, Service Pack, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update, PC, firewall
Microsoft warns of SharePoint bug
News The software maker says there is a glitch affecting a recent service pack of the portal software.
Tags: Network security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack, Bug, Portal, performance, Web Site, Microsoft SharePoint, Network security, Web
Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing
News Starting on Thursday, the software maker will make public a test version of the service pack update to Vista.
Tags: Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Blu-ray, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack 2, performance, desktop search, Microsoft Windows, desktop
Microsoft serves up SP2 for Vista, Server 2008
News Updates include third-party application compatibility, version 4.0 of Windows Search technology, and native recording of data to Blu-ray.
Tags: Business applications, Windows Vista, Citrix Systems Inc., Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Service Pack 2, Server, Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update
Office 2007 adds Open Document support
News Microsoft is releasing the second service pack for Office 2007, adding various stability and performance updates along with support for Open Document Format and PDF files.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Service Pack, performance, Microsoft Office 2007, product manager, Microsoft Office, managing director, open standard
Office 2008 for Mac feels need for speed with new service pack
News Microsoft is releasing the second service pack update to Office 2008 for Mac, the company said Monday.
Tags: Software, Business applications, Service Pack, Apple Macintosh, Ina Fried, Software, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Apple Safari, File-sharing, Microsoft Office
Kernel vulnerability found in Windows Vista
News A flaw in Vista's networking has been found that can crash the system, but no fix is expected until the next service pack.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack, Buffer-overflow, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Flaw
Microsoft sets Windows 7 pricing, upgrade programs
News The software maker will allow consumers to preorder Windows 7 at a big discount, while offering permanent prices at or below the retail prices for Windows Vista.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Europe, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Best Buy Co. Inc., pricing strategy, PC
Office, Vista getting new service packs
News The Office 2007 update will come early next year, while Microsoft won't say when Vista SP2 is coming, though it appears nearly ready for outside testers.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, software, Microsoft Windows
Making the business case for Windows 7
Techguide Selling the idea of migrating from Windows XP, and reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista for IT professionals
Tags: IT Management, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Operating System, Security, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, application compatibility, Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft reverses decision on Exchange 2007 support
News After notifying customers and partners that Exchange Server 2007 wouldn't be able to run on Windows Server 2008 R2, the Exchange team has reversed its decision.
Tags: E-mail servers, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, blog, general manager, blog posting
