Microsoft this week updated an administrative tool for delaying Automatic Update and Windows Update rollouts of Windows XP Service Pack 2 from four months to eight months.
- By Scott Bekker
- September 08, 2004
There are numerous stories out there about all the applications Windows
XP SP2 breaks. Many shops are putting off the service pack for months
until it can be fully tested -- a wise choice.
- By Keith Ward
- September 08, 2004
Market researchers at IDC say worldwide factory server revenues grew for the fifth consecutive quarter.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 31, 2004
Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president for platforms, discussed Microsoft's recent decisions on Windows "Longhorn" development in a recorded message posted to Microsoft's Web site.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 31, 2004
Microsoft is publicly aiming for 2006 again for the availability of the next client version of Windows, code-named "Longhorn," the company said Friday. The accelerated delivery schedule comes at a cost -- a highly touted new storage subsystem for Longhorn called WinFS is now planned for delivery sometime after Longhorn ships.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 27, 2004
Microsoft updated its Tablet PC operating system for the first time since 2002 by including Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2.
- By Becky Nagel
- August 26, 2004
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 beat the date in its own name with a release to manufacturing this week and a mid-October general availability date. But the Microsoft management suite that will include MOM, Systems Management Server and some other tools won't arrive until next year.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 26, 2004
Microsoft posted a new kit to the download section of its Web site for testing application compatibility and fixing any problems that crop up during Windows XP Service Pack 2 deployments.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 26, 2004
Microsoft took the final major online step in distributing Windows XP Service Pack 2 on Wednesday by posting the service pack to Windows Update and starting the distribution to Windows XP Professional customers via Automatic Update.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 25, 2004
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and MOM 2005 Workgroup Edition, a new edition that the company previously called MOM 2005 Express.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 25, 2004
Intel announced price cuts of as much as nearly 35 percent this week that cut across seven of its processor lines and encompassed 28 individual processor models.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 24, 2004
Microsoft's decision to drop Windows XP Service Pack 2 on the world just a few weeks before the start of classes has some higher education IT departments overworked and agitated.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 24, 2004
An updated version of the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer that brings support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is now available for download from Microsoft's site.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 19, 2004
Microsoft is going with a simpler name for the versions of Windows that will support the AMD64 and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology processors.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 19, 2004
Official and anecdotal reports of commercial applications broken by Windows XP Service Pack 2 are stretching into the triple digits as the staged rollout of the service pack continues.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 19, 2004
Microsoft also split its legacy platform interoperability server into standard and enterprise editions for the first time.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 18, 2004
Hefty system requirements for Windows "Longhorn" could create a drag on PC buying in 2006, a financial research firm warned.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 18, 2004
Users generally like what they see in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and are planning aggressive rollouts of the major security overhaul of Microsoft's flagship client operating system. At the same time, Microsoft's new tool to prevent client systems from automatically installing SP2 and the latest delay on Automatic Update deployments dovetail nicely with users' plans to continue thorough testing of SP2 before deploying it.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 18, 2004
Microsoft has pushed back the general rollout of Windows XP Service Pack 2 over its Automatic Update delivery channel. Widespread distribution of the critical, security-focused service pack had been planned to begin on Monday.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 17, 2004
Three top executives were replaced at HP after a disappointing quarter for the company's enterprise servers and storage business unit.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 12, 2004