Monday, April 08, 2013
Windows XP, Office 2003 support ends next year If you haven't mapped out your migration plans yet, it could be too late now, says Microsoft
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Microsoft issues quick fix for IE8 vulnerability During the holiday the company confirms a possible vulnerability in older versions of its browser and came up with an interim remedy
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
WinPro 8 can be downgraded -- but not to XP Microsoft is offering some assurance to system administrators worried about Windows 8 Pro going south: The ability to go back to Win7 or Vista
Friday, March 23, 2012
The pros and cons of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI might cost less than buying new PCs, but the biggest savings come from managing a single image for a host of workstations
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Users desert Windows XP in near-record numbers Microsoft's Windows XP shed a large amount of usage share again last month as users continued to desert the decade-old operating system for Windows 7
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Windows XP's share falls below 50 per cent Microsoft's decade-old OS officially hits minority status. The company has been putting the squeeze on Windows XP users of late, reminding them that the OS will be retired in less than three years and telling them to move on
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Windows 7 breaks 20 per cent share barrier But XP is still projected to account for 13 per cent when it's retired in 2014. Windows Vista, meanwhile, fell by half a point to 12.1 per cent, its lowest share since July 2008
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Registry hack allows Windows XP SP2 patching An F-Secure Corp. security specialist published a tweak designed to trick Microsoft Corp.'s security updates into thinking Windows XP Service Pack 2 is really SP3. But he recommends upgrading to Service Pack 3 over hacking the operating system’s registry 
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Microsoft in hot water over HTML 5 plans The company won't offer IE 9 to people still using Windows XP, which means they won't get HTML 5 either. That doesn’t sit well with some
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
McAfee offers security review to compensate firms for bad update Last week, a routine update to security software from McAfee Inc. incorrectly identified a Windows XP service pack 3 executable file as malware. Companies that were affected can contact McAfee tech support for details of a free year of security review services
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The McAfee update mess explained On Wednesday, McAfee Inc. pushed an update in its VirusScan to users which caused problems with some companies using Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP. What happened when McAfee Inc.'s flawed update went out, who did it hit and why? 
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Flawed McAfee update paralyzes corporate PCs McAfee Inc. said fewer than 0.5 per cent of its corporate customers were affected by an antivirus update designed to let the malware scanner check computer memory during startup. But a Winnipeg-based systems admin described it as “goddamn ridiculous.”
Thursday, March 18, 2010
IT's 'love affair' with Windows XP ending, says survey The Dimensional Research report finds administrators are divorcing the aging OS to hook up with the sexier Windows 7 trophy. Read about all the survey results
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Microsoft, security vendor clash over Virtual PC bug Some of Microsoft Corp.’s virtualization software, including Windows XP Mode, allows hackers to bypass data execution prevention and address space layout randomization, according to Core Security. Microsoft and Core Security agree on the facts but disagree on what should be done. None of this applies to Hyper V
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Dad performs IT makeover at son’s school IT pros with kids should consider volunteering their talents to schools, suggests one consultant who overhauled the IT lab at his son’s elementary school in Mississauga. Why Windows 7 was the answer for PCs that took 20 minutes to boot