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 ...

COMMENTARY--Right now, Microsoft wants to talk about the wisdom of Windows XP users, personal and corporate, upgrading to the forthcoming Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP. The security-focused SP2 ...

Microsoft made SP2 available to business customers via download on Aug. 9, and by the end of the month, company officials said more than 1 million copies of the superpatch had been downloaded by ...

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. Microsoft last week started the process of swapping out ...

Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 today. For many businesses, this means one thing — if you are still using the nearly 6-year-old version of the operating system, it is time to ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Half of the enterprise computers running the aged Windows XP operating system are still relying on the soon-to-be-retired Service Pack 2 (SP2), a researcher said today. According to security risk and ...

When Microsoft Corp. releases Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP later this year, some software developers may find that their applications no longer work on updated Windows machines. Microsoft has ...

Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2010–revealing a relatively light month for patching. This coming Patch Tuesday will have only four security bulletins ...

July 13, 2010. It is less than a month away, and it is the date that Microsoft will end support for Windows XP SP2. That means that Microsoft will no longer be testing newly discovered vulnerabilities ...

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 ...