After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition. Taken off guard by the large number of ...

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 ...

Companies are taking their time before installing Service Pack 2 on Windows XP machines, with slightly less than a quarter currently upgraded, according to a new study published on Monday. In a survey ...

After a nine-day reprieve, Microsoft plans to start pushing out Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) this week to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition. Caught off guard by the large number of ...

Continuing the roll-out of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday began pushing the security-focused update to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition, made it available on ...

Businesses are preparing to adopt a 'wait-and-see' approach to Microsoft's security update Service Pack 2 for Windows XP because of concerns over its stability and impact on existing systems.

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP can easily be classified as the most important update Microsoft has made to its flagship operating system. It comes at a time when Windows is being hammered by viruses, ...

Microsoft on Tuesday officially retired Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company's most significant service pack, several security experts said. "Windows XP SP2 was a game changer," said Wolfgang ...

We looked at the latest Service Pack for Windows XP to determine how it made Microsoft’s operating system more secure. XP SP2 includes a new firewall, application execution protection features, a new ...

Microsoft made SP2 available to business customers via download on Aug. 9, and by the end of the month, company officials said more than 1 million copies of the superpatch had been downloaded by ...

Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years. That time will soon be up for Windows 2000 (desktop and server) and Windows XP SP2: July 13 is the ...

The release candidate of Windows XP SP2 offers several new features not offered in the first beta that shipped in December, including the Windows Security Center accessible from the Windows Control ...