Microsoft’s new Windows XP operating system will be ready for production as early as Friday, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said, sounding optimistic about an on-schedule launch despite the company’s ...

Microsoft‘s slow march to service pack 3 for Windows XP continued Tuesday as the company released a refresh of its latest beta code. The new software follows February’s release of Windows XP SP3 RC2.

Microsoft Corp. yesterday asked a federal appeals court to review a key portion of its finding last month that the company abused its monopoly of the operating systems of most personal computers. The ...

Launched in 2001, Windows XP is still considered by many to be one of the best things Microsoft ever made, and it was a real loss when it was officially discontinued in 2014. Now, one project by ...

Service Pack 2, or SP2, expected to be delivered in finished form during the first half of 2004, is considered a significant Windows update because it offers enhanced security features and rolls up ...

"A lot of customers are holding off," said Todd Swank, director of marketing for Northern Computer Technologies, Burnsville, Minn. "This is bigger than a service pack." ISVs in the desktop management ...

If you ask me, graphic design peaked in 2001 with Windows XP's bright blue taskbar and green start button. Every UI design choice since was made by cowards. OK, you might not share my passion for the ...