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Santos migrates to Windows 7 before XP support ends
The ending of Windows XP support in April 2014 combined with slow log in times led Australian oil and gas producer Santos (ASX: STO) to start its Windows 7 migration.
By Hamish Barwick | 17 May, 2013 11:57
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Windows XP: The final countdown
Microsoft Australia has warned enterprise customers that they only have one year left of Windows XP support and security updates.
By Hamish Barwick | 09 April, 2013 15:05
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Microsoft to Windows XP: Please die, already
Microsoft is eager for Windows XP, its 10-year-old operating system, to fade into computing history. The sooner the better, in fact. But for that to happen, the Redmond company needs millions of XP users to drop creaky, old XP and migrate (hopefully) to Windows 7, or even to Windows 8, which won't arrive until next year.
By Jeff Bertolucci | 26 October, 2011 11:11
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Windows XP to Windows 8: Don't go there
A majority of enterprises have migrated to Windows 7 or are planning to do so. But for Windows XP holdouts ready to side-step Windows 7 for the upcoming Windows 8 OS, you are risking a gap in support, stresses research firm Gartner in a new "first take" analysis of Windows 8 migration in the enterprise.
By Shane O'Neill | 22 September, 2011 07:17
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Windows 7 reigns supreme...at least in the US
Windows 7 has finally assumed its rightful place on the desktop operating system throne -- usurping Windows XP for the first time. Granted, Windows 7 reign only covers the United States, but it is still a significant milestone on the path to becoming the number one OS globally.
By Tony Bradley | 12 April, 2011 08:45
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Safely dual-boot Windows 7 and XP
QUESTION My PC dual-boots Windows XP 32bit and Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. Every time I work in XP I lose all my restore points in Windows 7.
By Chris Byers | 03 August, 2010 02:41
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Install Microsoft Fix it Center
QUESTION: I get an error message when trying to install Microsoft Fix It Center on my Windows XP Service Pack 3 PC. It reads: 'Detail: The remote name could not be resolved: go.microsoft.com'.
By Chris Byers | 18 August, 2010 04:17
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Protect Windows XP from zero-day flaw in HCP protocol
Earlier this week was Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for June--a busy Patch Tuesday with ten new security bulletins fixing 34 different vulnerabilities. However, there is now a publicly disclosed vulnerability with potentially dire consequences that didn't make the list of patches this month. IT administrators need to understand the risks, and act now to mitigate the threat and protect Windows XP systems from the HCP protocol vulnerability.
By Tony Bradley | 11 June, 2010 08:03
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When XP is discontinued
A reader wants to know if XP will still be safe after Microsoft ends support in 2014
By Lincoln Spector | 18 February, 2010 04:42
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How to get Windows 7 features on a Vista or XP system
Vista received well-deserved criticism for bringing few noteworthy new features in its train when it arrived to take over from Windows XP. In contrast, Windows 7 offers plenty of new stuff to like. Fortunately, you can add many of these features to your Vista or XP machine by using downloads and Web services.
By Rick Broida | 23 June, 2009 13:30
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Microsoft's 13 worst missteps of all time
DOS 4.0, Zune, and Windows 8 are but a few of the landmarks among 25 years of failures Redmond-style
By Woody Leonhard | 14 January, 2013 11:15
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Windows XP: Pros and cons of not upgrading
Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you're still using it, you're not cool anymore, at least according to Microsoft. That's the software giant's recent take on its aging OS, which is still more popular than Vista or Windows 7 worldwide. Microsoft is hoping the final cadre of users hanging on to XP will start to dump it and move to the more modern Windows 7.
By Ian Paul | 27 October, 2011 04:41
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FAQ: How to upgrade XP to Windows 7
If Microsoft wants Windows 7 to succeed, to do better than limp like Vista, it has to convince the majority of users to ditch their comfortable-as-an-old-shoe -- older than an old shoe, actually -- OS.
By Gregg Keizer | 14 July, 2009 08:36
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A year after Windows XP's death, users keep it alive
A year ago today, Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, no longer selling new copies in most venues. The June 30 kill date for XP followed a six-month outcry from users about Windows Vista, with demands that Microsoft keep XP available alongside Vista for the many users who were frustrated by ease-of-use, compatibility, and retraining issues.
By Galen Gruman | 01 July, 2009 05:43
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Windows 7 alluring, but XP is the migration X factor
Corporate migration to Windows 7 may be less about evaluating the new Microsoft operating system and more about how to properly gauge the correct time to get XP off client desktops.
By John Fontana | 29 May, 2009 09:07
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