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Week in review: Skynet here we come!
Microsoft has trouble with XP and SQL, HMRC staff are snoops, bloggers speak up on elections and robots learn to carry mugs.
Windows XP support shutdown countdown begins
Extended support for Windows XP ends in under 1,000 days, but will that drive corporates to move to Windows 7 or push them to dump Windows altogether?
IT PRO Podcast: When robots attack
This week we discuss rampaging mug-smashing robots, plans by PC makers to keep selling Windows XP, we look at who the IT industry voted for in the...
Windows XP flaw leads to 10,000 attacks
A security vulnerability identified less than a month ago in one of Microsoft’s operating systems has led to thousands of machines being attacked.
Windows 7 migration causes concerns for IT pros
Moving to Microsoft’s newest operating system is proving troublesome for some businesses.
HP dispensing with Linux on netbooks
UK customers want Windows rather than Linux on their netbooks, according to HP.
IE9 a ‘non-event’ for most businesses
With no Windows XP compatibility as of yet, the release of IE9 will mean little to most companies.
Windows 7 escapes November Patch Tuesday
Microsoft prepares IT departments for November's Patch Tuesday, but Windows 7 escapes without a patch this time.
Windows 7 overtakes Vista
It may have only been released 10 months ago, but already Windows 7 installations have overtaken those of its predecessor.
Gartner: businesses should migrate to Windows 7 by 2012
Businesses should migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 within two years and should start testing the latest OS this year, the analyst company has...
Office 2003 mainstream support cut off date looming
Microsoft is cutting off its mainstream support to Office 2003 and XP next week.
Microsoft re-releases XP Service Pack 3
After several delays and an aborted initial launch, Microsoft finally kicks the third service pack for XP out of the door.
XP SP3 delayed... again
"Compatibility issues" between Microsoft XP and the software maker's Dynamics applications has held up the outgoing operating system's last service...
PC makers flout XP end date
Dell and other manufacturers are telling Vista-phobic buyers to exercise their "downgrade rights" to keep the older Microsoft operating system.
New Windows XP flaw leaves PCs exposed to remote attack
A British security researcher has discovered a new zero-day vulnerability that exploits a soft spot in XP's Help and Support Centre to take over PCs.
Microsoft will keep selling XP for cheap PCs
So-called 'nettop' devices to benefit from a two-year stay of execution for its previous version of Windows.
Microsoft backtracks on Windows 7 downgrade deadline
Microsoft has scrapped its Windows 7 downgrade deadline having previously said the option would only be available until Service Pack 1 was released.
AVG anti-virus stopped Windows XP from booting
Last weekend, some users had their Windows XP systems crippled after AVG anti-virus software deleted a crucial system file.
Windows 7 sales break 150 million barrier
Vista's loss has been Windows 7's gain, with Microsoft selling seven copies every second, making it the fastest-selling OS in history.
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