Microsoft late Tuesday issued a nearly finished version of Windows XP to testers, signaling it plans to release final code earlier than expected. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant had told PC ...

Microsoft plans to continue offering Windows XP for netbooks after the release of its next-generation operating system, Windows 7. “OEMs that are using Windows XP on netbooks will have the ability to ...

Microsoft on Friday internally released a long-anticipated update to Windows XP, but delayed public availability until next month. As previously reported by CNET News.com, Microsoft had been expected ...

Microsoft made available on December 3 for download the near-final Release Candidate (RC) of Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3. The RC is available to all Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet ...

Just days after Microsoft Corp. delivered a release candidate preview for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), it has quietly issued a similar milestone for Windows XP SP3 to about 15,000 testers, the ...

You know you’ve reached the big time when your marketing strategy shows up on the to-do list of all three branches of the federal government. Microsoft Corp.’s newest operating system, Windows XP, is ...

Artwork: Chip Taylor Windows XP is the Microsoft OS that refuses to die. Despite the popularity of Windows 7 — which is still in beta and does not yet have a firm release date — it has been claimed ...

The update will be the first for Windows XP since the operating system was launched last October. The Windows XP Service Pack 1 includes traditional bug fixes plus important security patches and code ...

The release candidate of Windows XP SP2 offers several new features not offered in the first beta that shipped in December, including the Windows Security Center accessible from the Windows Control ...

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday postponed the expected release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) after it found a compatibility bug between the operating system and retail management software it sells.

Microsoft on Friday internally released a long-anticipated update to Windows XP, but delayed public availability until next month. The free update will be available to the public for download on Sept.