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Microsoft to end support for Windows 2000, XP SP2 on July 13

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 last day that extended support will be available.

By J. Peter Bruzzese | 10 May, 2010 21:03

Tags: Microsoft, windows 2000, Windows Vista, windows xp

Microsoft re-releases botched Windows 2000 update

Microsoft has re-released a buggy update that didn't properly protect some of its Windows 2000 users from a security flaw.

By Robert McMillan | 28 April, 2010 06:01

Tags: Microsoft, microsoft patches, security, windows 2000

Microsoft: Patching Windows 2000 'infeasible'

Microsoft took the unusual step today and skipped patching one of the vulnerabilities addressed in its monthly security update, saying that crafting a fix was "infeasible."

By Gregg Keizer | 09 September, 2009 07:31

Tags: exploits and vulnerabilities, Microsoft, patching, security, windows 2000

Rigged Word docs exploit 2008 bug, say researchers

Attackers, probably based in China, are exploiting a December bug in Microsoft Word to hijack Windows PCs, Vietnamese security researchers warned Thursday.

By Gregg Keizer | 24 April, 2009 08:02

Tags: carpet bomb bug, microsoft word

Mozilla ponders dropping Firefox support for Win2K, early XP

Mozilla Corp. is considering dropping support for Windows 2000 and the earliest versions of XP when it ships the follow-up to Firefox 3.5 in 2010, online discussions show.

By Gregg Keizer | 15 April, 2009 08:00

Tags: firefox, mozilla, mozilla firefox, Mozilla Labs, windows 2000, windows xp

Anonymous postings give clues to where MS is cutting jobs

Microsoft is laying off employees in the divisions that make its Zune music player , Microsoft Office software, and Live Search site, but not in the group preparing its Windows 7 operating system, according to anonymous postings Thursday by purported Microsoft employees.

By Eric Lai | 23 January, 2009 09:48

Tags: layoffs, Microsoft

Ballmer: Microsoft strained to minimize layoffs

While Microsoft plans to eventually eliminate up to 5,000 jobs, including 1,400 cuts to be made Thursday, it is doing its best to minimize the impact on employees as well as its ongoing strategic efforts, CEO Steve Ballmer said.

By Eric Lai | 23 January, 2009 05:41

Tags: layoffs, Microsoft, steve ballmer

Microsoft, RIM, Oracle release critical patches

Microsoft kept things to a minimum with its first set of security updates for 2009, but corporate system administrators who were expecting a quiet week got something else altogether, thanks to Oracle and Research In Motion.

By Robert McMillan | 14 January, 2009 11:12

Tags: oracle, rim, Windows

Hackers publish attack code for last week's Windows bug

Just a day after downplaying the vulnerability that caused it to issue an out-of-cycle patch last week, Microsoft late Monday warned customers that exploit code had gone public and is being used in additional attacks.

By Gregg Keizer | 29 October, 2008 08:19

Tags: windows 2000, windows server 2003, xp

Microsoft says Windows flaw could bring worm attack

Microsoft fixed a critical bug in its Windows operating system Thursday, saying that it is being exploited by online criminals and that it could eventually be used in a widespread "worm" attack.

By Robert McMillan | 24 October, 2008 08:39

Tags: windows flaw

Chinese blast Microsoft over 'black screen' piracy notice

An update to Microsoft's antipiracy software has set off a firestorm of protest in China, with one lawyer filing an official complaint with his government and users raging against the move on blogs, media reports said Wednesday.

By Computerworld (US) staff | 24 October, 2008 07:31

Tags: software piracy

Microsoft admits posting flawed update

Microsoft re-released one of its Aug. 11 security updates late last week, explaining that it had posted an incomplete version to its own download center the week before.

By Gregg Keizer | 25 August, 2008 11:07

Tags: Microsoft, wsus

ISC: Unpatched Windows PCs fall to hackers in under 5 minutes

It takes less than five minutes for hackers to find and compromise an unpatched Windows PC after it's connected to the Internet, a security researcher said today.

Microsoft to patch Windows 2000, XP, SQL and Exchange servers

Microsoft on Thursday chalked in four security updates for next week that would fix vulnerabilities in Windows, SQL Server and Exchange Server.

Microsoft beta tests online diagnostic tools for Windows

Microsoft has launched a beta service that lets Windows users launch the Sysinternals library of free diagnostic and troubleshooting tools -- including the popular Process Explorer -- from a Web browser.

Microsoft fixes critical Windows, Word flaws

Microsoft Tuesday patched six vulnerabilities, most marked "critical," in Windows, Word, Publisher and its anti-virus software.

Vista as insecure as Windows 2000

Good news for users of Windows Vista. According to figures compiled by PC Tools, the OS has experienced only slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000, which appeared eight years ago when malware was far less common.

Microsoft responds to Save XP petition

Microsoft's decision to discontinue OEM and packaged sales of Windows XP at the end of June - leaving businesses and consumers with the less-than-celebrated Vista as their only choice of Windows operating system - has drawn considerable criticism and led to an outpouring of support for the continuation of XP sales.

Security loophole in Windows 2000 exposes users' private info

A loophole in the random number generator of Windows 2000 can expose users' email, password and credit card details, university researchers claim.

Microsoft to patch Vista SP1, Server 2008 next week

Microsoft said it will issue eight security updates next week, five tagged as "critical" to patch Windows, Office and Internet Explorer.