Next time you wipe your PC's hard drive clean and reinstall Windows with that old installation disc, you don't want to connect your fresh, unpatched and vulnerable system to the internet only to ...

Well, it's here. After much build-up, Microsoft has released the second service pack for Windows XP. Is it good? Bad? Indifferent? User reports are pretty varied - some people have reported issues ...

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 ...

Some five months after Microsoft ended support for Windows XP, a developer is preparing to make an unofficial service pack for the 13-year-old OS available on general release. Using the project title ...

Microsoft ended support for Windows XP in April of this year meaning no more security updates or OS patches. Despite the end of support Windows XP is still incredibly popular in the business sector ...

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 6, 2004 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing of Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies. This free service pack delivers the latest ...

Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...

The appearance and disappearance of a Windows XP installation snafu indicates that Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in XP’s still-unfinished Service Pack 3 (SP3) weeks before it fixed any ...