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 ...

If Microsoft's Windows Server team is able to juggle service packs and new server releases, why can't the Windows client team do the same? Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 isn't expected until some time ...

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 ...

I’ll get right to it: anyone using a mature copy of Windows 7 (as opposed to a new computer or a newly installed copy) should not install Service Pack 1 (SP1). This is not a knock on Microsoft, ...

Microsoft has updated the Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit to include Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. As has been the case with previous service packs, soon after SP1 ...

As Microsoft moves toward shorter and shorter release cycles -- meaning a new version of Windows and other server products every 12 to 18 months, in all likelihood -- I'm wondering if their marketing ...

Microsoft yesterday modified its support policy on service packs, and will now take calls from customers running outdated editions of Windows. The move coincided with the company pulling the plug on ...

Everybody who has used Windows probably remembers installing service packs on their favorite version of Windows. For those who don't know, Windows service packs (or SPs) are packages that include a ...

The engineering team responsible for building and releasing service packs has reportedly been told there won't be another service pack for Windows 7. It marks the first time in multiple releases that ...

For many, the official release of a new Microsoft operating system–such as Windows 7–is just the starting of a clock. They will not buy the new OS until Service Pack 1 is released. Why? Microsoft has ...

Update: It appears that Microsoft is continuing to play games with the SP3 release schedule. First they make it available via MSDN, then they tease everyone with general availability (via Windows ...

If you’re running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or even Service Pack 3, what happens if you have to perform a system recovery using your original XP CD? Hassles, that’s what. Reader Ralph recently ...