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• Windows XP SP3 Due

  From next Tuesday you will see Microsoft start the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3. This will be available from Windows Update as usual. This represents Microsoft's last big update for the aging operating system and will add technologies to make... Posted Apr 24 2008, 08:05 AM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Software Updates, Windows XP

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-078: Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923689)

  Microsoft has re-released a security bulletin for Windows XP and Windows Server. See the MS post below for more information. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-078: Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923689) var addthis_pub... Posted Dec 14 2007, 11:25 PM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Software Updates, Windows XP, Security

• Three critical patches on tap from Microsoft

  Next Tuesday's regular monthly distribution of security patches will include three for DirectX, Windows Media, and Internet Explorer. Three critical patches on tap from Microsoft Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:28:47 GMT var addthis_pub = 'darren-mc'; Posted Dec 10 2007, 05:34 PM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Vista, Software Updates, Windows MCE, Windows XP

• Office 2007 Service Pack 1

  Tomorrow is service 1 release day. Happy Christmas from the MS Office...I think. Lets hope that it will be in to sort some of those pesky Office bugs. Don't worry at first this will not be automatically be deployed. We will report back when we have... Posted Dec 10 2007, 01:50 PM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Software Updates, Microsoft Office

• » Vista SP1 will deliver big network speed boost | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com

  Just when you thought that there was enough Windows Vista news around....well there's more. There some good news around concerning the final release candidate. The performance is great by the sounds of it! A tripling of network speed has been reported... Posted Dec 09 2007, 08:38 AM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Vista, Software Updates

• » With SP1, Microsoft plans to ditch the Vista “kill switch” | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com

  More changes for Vista SP1 due. The infamous "kill" switch will be removed and be replaced with a softer switch. We shall see if this works any better than the current offering! » Full story here var addthis_pub = 'darren-mc'; Posted Dec 09 2007, 08:35 AM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Vista, Software Updates

• » Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next week | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

  Vista SP1 on its way for Christmas. Well only if you want to do some early testing. However, that said the Release Candidate for Vista SP1 might even perform better than the original product. We are currently testing the SP1 on internal systems I will... Posted Dec 09 2007, 08:30 AM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Vista, Software Updates

• Upstate NY Technology News and Events : 2007 Office System Service Pack 1 to Release to Web Tuesday December 11th

  For those users who are on Office 2007 looks like there is going to be a new service pack. " Next Tuesday, December 11th 2007, the Office System team here at Microsoft expects to announce the availability for download of the 2007 Microsoft® Office... Posted Dec 05 2007, 08:53 AM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Software Updates, Microsoft Office

• Friends of Friends on XBox Live

  More and more details are slowly leaking out of the Microsoft stables about the autumn update to the Xbox 360 platform is making it even easier to expand your Friends network on Xbox LIVE®, starting with the Autumn Dashboard Update on December 4. You'll... Posted Nov 27 2007, 10:19 AM by darren-mc with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Futures, Software Updates, XBox 360

• Microsoft .NET v2.0 Framework SP1

  Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 provides cumulative roll-up updates for customer reported issues found after the release of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. In addition, this release provides security improvements, and prerequisite feature support... Posted Nov 21 2007, 06:35 PM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Software Updates, .NET

• Windows Messenger v9.0 Beta

  The invites for the Windows Messenger v9.0 BETA have reached us here at Stafford IT Services. We'll keep you all posted when Microsoft start to send out the real code for us to start testing. Sometimes these things can take a long while to get going... Posted Nov 20 2007, 11:27 PM by darren-mc with | with no comments Filed under: Futures, Software Updates, Windows Live

• New Updates to Windows Vista available via Windows Update this week

  The non-security updates planned for release through Windows Update this week include: An update on system compatibility, reliability and stability : extends the battery life for mobile devices, improves stability of wireless network services, and shortens... Posted Nov 15 2007, 01:19 PM by darren-mc with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Vista, Software Updates

• Windows Live Writer Final

  There sure has been a slew of activity over at Microsoft...another final release. Windows Live Writer is the best FREE blog writer for multi-platform blogs posts. If you haven't tried it out yet I would advise that you give it a shot... To get it... Posted Nov 07 2007, 10:07 AM by darren-mc with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Software Updates, Windows Live

• Inside Windows Live Messenger:: Announcing Windows Live Messenger 8.5!

  Messenger gang....there's a new release kid on the block...version 8.5. For more information check out the messenger team blog. Inside Windows Live Messenger:: Announcing Windows Live Messenger 8.5! To get it go here As usual CareFree subscribers... Posted Nov 07 2007, 07:16 AM by darren-mc with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Software Updates, Windows Live

• Windows Live Mail: Windows Live Mail v1 is released!

  For those of you out there that use Windows Live Mail you will be glad to hear that it has finally gone live. Hurrah...I here you say. If you want to know more on the teams details then follow the links.. Windows Live Mail: Windows Live Mail v1 is released... Posted Nov 07 2007, 07:13 AM by darren-mc with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Software Updates, Windows Live