Microsoft's pledge to support the VB 6.0 runtime via Vista may not be as promising as it seems -- here's what you really need to know.
- By Karl E. Peterson
- 09/14/2007
Microsoft's update system is changing files on both Windows XP and Windows Vista -- even if a user disables automatic updates. Microsoft, however, calls it built-in behavior and no cause for alarm.
Is Microsoft Office in danger of having real competition for the first time in a decade? That's the question being asked this week, as the battle for office productivity suites heats up on several fronts.
Microsoft will unveil three security enhancements as part of its upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) release, slated for early 2008.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 09/10/2007
The next beta versions of the products that make up the Windows Live suite were made available today.
Microsoft published almost no details earlier this week with its announcement that Windows Server 2008's release to manufacturing date had slipped.
Although Microsoft didn't mention it in today's announcement about the upcoming release of Windows Vista SP1, the company confirmed today that one of the major changes will be to open up desktop search functionality to competition.
A public beta will be available in a few weeks
Windows XP's first service pack in nearly four years should be pushed out the door some time around mid-2008, according to Microsoft.
Windows Server 2008, Microsoft's delay-plagued next-generation server OS, is being delayed yet again.
Microsoft on Tuesday officially released several updates for Windows Vista -- fixes that were initially released to the public last week, before being pulled down.
An e-mail scant of details from a Microsoft spokesperson reveals that Windows XP SP3 will see release in the first half of 2008.
The next version of Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft's home and small-business security product, has been released for a live public beta.
Vista Ultimate has been out more than half a year now, and several prominent Windows bloggers have been asking when more Extras are coming.
Microsoft’s recent deal with Facebook could foretell broader use of
social networking software within companies.
- By John K. Waters
- 07/01/2007