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 ...

Microsoft regularly releases major updates to its Windows operating systems. Formerly, those updates were pushed through comprehensive service packs, but more often these days, they're semi-regular ...

One of the most vexing aspects of a Windows 7 reinstall is that even after you install the operating system and Service Pack 1, you can expect to spend a ridiculous amount of time applying patches ...

Windows XP users may now download a fourth service pack for the 13-year-old operating system, but it isn’t coming from Microsoft. Instead, this Windows XP “SP4” comes from a single developer, who ...

CNet has a pre-release review of Windows XP Service Pack Two, and while a lot of the details don’t really interest us that much, there are some nuggets that users of Tablet PCs and Windows Media ...

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Microsoft yesterday modified its support policy on service packs, and will now take calls from customers running outdated editions of Windows.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 ...

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Windows Vista only: As we mentioned earlier today, Microsoft is releasing/has released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to Windows Update today. The update, which promises several improvements to Vista, ...

Microsoft sends first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to original equipment manufacturers. Consumers get it later this month. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh Lowensohn ...

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 ...