Guest post from TechRepublic's 10 Things blog. There are dozens of guides out there that help you determine which services you can safely disable on your Windows XP desktop. Disabling unnecessary ...

Microsoft has finally announced the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2, a major software update for Windows XP that contains what the company is calling “advanced security technologies.” The free ...

While there's not a lot of big news or fanfare surrounding the imminent release of Windows XP Service Pack 3, there are a number of interesting security enhancements.It's been awhile since the release ...

For a big package of bug fixes, the first Windows XP Service Pack (SP1) has certainly drummed up a lot of interest in the media--and rightly so. Not only does Service Pack 1, released on September 9, ...

Microsoft on Friday internally released a long-anticipated update to Windows XP, but delayed public availability until next month. As previously reported by CNET News.com, Microsoft had been expected ...

With the one-year anniversary of the launch of its Windows Vista operating system on the horizon, Microsoft for the past 10 months or so has been able to turn its attention to other projects. In ...

Paul Thurrott (great guy, btw) has put up his preview of Service Pack 1: http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_sp1_preview.asp<BR><BR>Part of particular ...

Microsoft Corp. will release a major update to the Windows XP computer operating system in August that focuses on boosting protection against malicious intrusions. The company had previously said the ...

The author of this unofficial Windows XP service pack probably means well, but there's a reason we use trusted sources. Five months after Windows XP was cut loose by Microsoft, a well-meaning ...