When Microsoft Corp. releases Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP later this year, some software developers may find that their applications no longer work on updated Windows machines. Microsoft has ...

Security researchers inspecting a new update to Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP found two software flaws that could allow virus writers and malicious hackers to sidestep new security features in the ...

IT shops have been kicking and screaming since last August, avoiding Windows Service Pack 2 at all costs. Those days are over—you can no longer refuse to drink the Kool-Aid (although, in my experience ...

Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2010--revealing a relatively light month for patching. This coming Patch Tuesday will have only four security ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A Microsoft spokesman confirmed today that the upcoming SP2 for Windows XP has been delayed at least ...

Microsoft Corp. is gearing up for the first beta test of a set of updates for Windows XP designed to bolster the operating system’s security and add features such as support for version 1.1 of ...

This article, "Microsoft to end support for Windows 2000, XP SP2 on July 13," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest developments in business technology news and get a digest of ...

Customers running Windows XP SP1 must migrate to Windows XP SP2 over the next three months, or they will lose incident support. Microsoft also said it won't release any more security updates for SP1 ...