Microsoft on Wednesday released a close-to-final version of the second major update to Windows XP, adding new security tools to the operating system. The Release Candidate 1 (RC1) version of Service ...

The forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is actually a significant upgrade for Microsoft's OS, delivering much-needed security enhancements. We highlight the key changes. Service Pack 1 (SP1) for ...

Microsoft ended support for Windows XP in April of this year meaning no more security updates or OS patches. Despite the end of support Windows XP is still incredibly popular in the business sector ...

It may have been a long time coming, but Microsoft’s newest Service Pack 2 for Windows XP — soon to be released for beta testing — represents several significant changes to the software. Many of the ...

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 next week – on Tuesday, July 13 – meaning that customers have to either upgrade to newer versions of the software or stop ...

Microsoft Corp. will release a major update to the Windows XP computer operating system in August that focuses on boosting protection against malicious intrusions. The company had previously said the ...

As Service Pack 1 for Windows XP goes out to beta testers, new details are emerging about its most prominent feature: The ability to remove user access to Internet Explorer and other Microsoft ...

Windows XP users may now download a fourth service pack for the 13-year-old operating system, but it isn’t coming from Microsoft. Instead, this Windows XP “SP4” comes from a single developer, who ...

Just over a month after the release of Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 has hit Release to Manufacturing (RTM) milestone. In other words, it is only available to OEMs. Customers with ...

Nearly a year after the official release of its latest operating system last October, Microsoft has released the first service pack, or major update, for Windows XP. Service Pack 1 bundles all the ...

If there is one thing Microsoft is preoccupied with right now, it would have to be security. Microsoft is in the news more for security problems with Windows (whether fairly or not) than any other ...