Microsoft has refuted claims that .Net Server and XP Pro are interchangeable, after an old program called NTSwitch was shown to be able to change a computer running XP Pro into a .Net server.
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Microsoft has posted Windows XP Visual Guidelines for applications
Overclockers Club has posted a new Windows XP how-to: Disable System File Checker in WinXP
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A Microsoft representative told me Thursday evening that the company will deliver the first Windows XP service pack in late 2002, some months later than originally planned.
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A Microsoft representative told me Thursday evening that the company will deliver the first Windows XP service pack in late 2002, some months later than originally planned.
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After a reporter from the Associated Press (AP) discovered that Windows Media Player for Windows XP (MPXP) (or Windows Media 8, as it is sometimes called) is tracking the songs and movies customers play, Microsoft announced late yesterday that it will change its privacy statement to alert customers to the situation.
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Thanks Robert for this one:
Help. I am pulling my hair out. I just installed Windows XP Pro and Windows XP Office and upgraded my memory to 380 mb. Now I have so many problems before installing new software and upgrading my computer.
After upgrading my Compaq computer, every time I open Word or Excel or Internet Explorer, it starts up, and then 10 seconds later a message comes up stating not responding. I have tried talking to Microsoft tech support with no help, and even Compaq tech can't help me.
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Help. I am pulling my hair out. I just installed Windows XP Pro and Windows XP Office and upgraded my memory to 380 mb. Now I have so many problems before installing new software and upgrading my computer.
After upgrading my Compaq computer, every time I open Word or Excel or Internet Explorer, it starts up, and then 10 seconds later a message comes up stating not responding. I have tried talking to Microsoft tech support with no help, and even Compaq tech can't help me.
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Thanks Robert for this one:
Though Microsoft launched its Windows XP operating system with its biggest promotion to date — backed with a $500 million war chest — consumers didn't really connect with the TV ads.
In Ad Track, USA TODAY'S exclusive weekly consumer poll, 12% like the ads a lot, vs. the Ad Track average of 22%.
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Though Microsoft launched its Windows XP operating system with its biggest promotion to date — backed with a $500 million war chest — consumers didn't really connect with the TV ads.
In Ad Track, USA TODAY'S exclusive weekly consumer poll, 12% like the ads a lot, vs. the Ad Track average of 22%.
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Tweakers Asylum has updated their XP nvidia detonator database.
O'Reilly Network has posted an article "Windows XP from a Mac Perspective"
Windows XP users have been frustrated by problems which force a complete operating system reinstall if system boards are changed.
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WinInfo reports that the XP Team launches Wireless Home Networking Beta
This update provides a solution for corporate administrators who download Dynamic Update, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q314582. Corporate administrators can download Dynamic Update 1.2 to a network installation share, so users can install Windows XP with the updates included in Dynamic Update 1.2.
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XP LogMod 2.0 has been released
Thanks Cynan for informing me that Kerio Technologies has released a Windows XP compatible version of WinRoute Pro
TweakTown has posted a detailed beginner guide on Windows XP Home Networking.
Microsoft has released a SafeDisc fix for Windows XP
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Engineers are working to fix a glitch in a Microsoft Web server that has prevented Windows XP users from downloading software updates, including a patch for a security hole, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
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Angry Hewlett-Packard customers have forced the computer manufacturer into a U-turn after it scrapped recovery disks for its latest range of Pavilion PCs.
HP ditched the standard backup CDs in favour of installing Windows XP recovery files on a partition on the hard drive, prompting scores of users to complain.
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Angry Hewlett-Packard customers have forced the computer manufacturer into a U-turn after it scrapped recovery disks for its latest range of Pavilion PCs.
HP ditched the standard backup CDs in favour of installing Windows XP recovery files on a partition on the hard drive, prompting scores of users to complain.
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(IDG) -- Differences of opinion continue to swirl over a potentially problematic Universal Plug and Play service in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system.
The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center last week revised a recent security bulletin, removing a recommendation that systems administrators consider disabling the UPnP service in Windows XP.
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(IDG) -- Differences of opinion continue to swirl over a potentially problematic Universal Plug and Play service in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system.
The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center last week revised a recent security bulletin, removing a recommendation that systems administrators consider disabling the UPnP service in Windows XP.
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