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Tag: XP

Microsoft might actually do something right…

Posted on April 27, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Microsoft might actually do something right…

Windows vista I have looked at, and for the most part, considering it the spawn of Windows ME. Vista has its good points, and Microsoft tried with it, but with a moving target, stripped down capabilities compared to what it was supposed to have, and massive delays on getting it to market, Microsoft really messed…

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Patches and Beta

Posted on April 15, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Patches and Beta

Another Patch Tuesday happened this week, and this time 6 of the patches are for security holes which have exploits out in the wild, including the Office holes that I complained about last month. There are a total of 8 patches out this month and while that is good, you might want to check on…

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More on XP and other End of Cycles software

Posted on April 7, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on More on XP and other End of Cycles software

So, while mainstream support is ending for Windows XP, it seems that Microsoft is going to continue to allow downgrades by manufacturers until sometime next year. Yeah, this is both good and bad, especially considering that warranty support ends on Tuesday, April 14. Are the PC makers going to do warranty support for XP still…

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