Tag: security updates

XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Share New Critical Vulnerabilities

September 05, 2008 by Jason

Despite being different releases associated with the evolution of the client, XP and Vista share not only common elements and components through their architecture, starting with the , but also flaws in the source code.

In this context, the and respectively refreshes for the two operating systems have done nothing to break the intimate connection between the two products. An illustrative example in this situation are the new Critical is wrapping up for the 32-bit and 64-bit Vista and , designed to patch vulnerabilities in the two operating systems.

Next week, on September 9, 2008, will make available three bulletins impacting both the latest service packs for Vista and XP. According to the Redmond giant, the will patch vulnerabilities in Media Player 11, Media Encoder 9 Series, and itself. Read More»

XP Service Pack 3 Goes Live

May 05, 2008 by Jason

Like busses you wait ages for a Service Pack, then two come along at once. Hard on the heels of Vista , which mostly went without a hitch, we can now look forward to XP , the last for the , which is now heading towards retirement, probably next year.

If you were around when MS unleashed SP2 you are forgiven for a brief shudder of trepidation, but I think this one should go quite smoothly. Unlike XP SP2, which re-wrote a lot of the ’s code, this one focuses on rolling up all previous since the release of SP2, and a reported 1074 fixes and upgrades. Most of them are anonymous behind the scenes things that you’ll be happier not knowing about (because they are mostly deathly dull…), but there are a few interesting bits and bobs. Read More»

Forgot Your Favorite Web Site Password?

April 30, 2008 by Jason

How many times has this occurred? You find a great site, but it requires an account before you can access the site. So you create the account, and secret question and let remember the account information. Time goes by and your at work or on another , and decide that you want to visit that great site, but can’t remember the .

Sure you can have the site email your , but it also wants you to answer the secret question. Now what? Time to dig into ….

Just go to Tools, Options and click on the Tab then click on Show Passwords (version 2.0 shown below) or View Saved Passwords (version 1.5 not shown) button. Read More»

Uninstalling Internet Explorer 8

March 11, 2008 by Jason

After over a year since the release of 7 for XP SP2 and Server 2003 in October 2006, and then along with Vista in November 2006 and January 2007, has delivered the first beta of its next iteration of . Beta 1 is a release aimed at content developers, but the company has provided full access to the bits, with the promise that 8 Beta 2 will be more user-centric.

Beta 1 integrates seamlessly with Vista Gold and , but also with Server 2008, Server 2003 SP2, XP SP2 and . With the exception of , Beta 1 will support both the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions of the operating systems enumerated above. Of course, only comes in and not in a x64 variant. At this time, offers RC2, with Beta 1 installing on the beta of the third and final service pack for XP even though it fails to do the same with pre-release versions of Vista . Read More»

Configurating updates: stage 3 of 3 stuck in endless reboot loop

February 19, 2008 by Jason

Vista might very well deliver users from the Reduced Functionality Mode black screen of death , but the prerequisite for the service pack are doing a wonderful job at cutting access to the . Following ’s monthly patch cycle non- released on February 12, 2007, containing two of the remaining prerequisite for Vista , Vista users began complaining about . Some Vista machines, after the implementation of via are thrown in an infinite loop, while stuck on displaying the following message: “ Stage 3 of 3 0% complete. Do not turn off .” Read More»