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The code for release candidate 2 finally looks like a real release candidate. And sure enough, it will help you big-time with security. But what sorts of headaches will the eventual final version mean for IT shops? InformationWeek takes it piece by piece.

Microsoft junkies have been waiting and waiting for Windows XP Service Pack 2, but it seems the end is finally in sight.

WindowsForDevices.com reports on the keynote talk at Microsoft's Windows Embedded DevCon (developer conference) taking place this week in San Diego. The story includes some interesting comments and highlights from the talk.

Here is a lenghty but in-depth look at what it takes to customize the Windows GUI.

A slimmed-down version of Microsoft's Windows XP will be offered to novice computer users in Thailand beginning in September.

Mike Hall builds and debugs a Windows CE operating system for a new device right in front of you. All in less than 10 minutes.

Microsoft will sell a version of Windows for high-performance computing--a niche in which rival Linux is blossoming--with a first version planned for the second half of 2005.

This paper provides preliminary information about the Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. It describes limitations of the current driver models that have led to the development of WDF, explains how WDF solves these problems, and introduces the fundamental components of WDF.

Microsoft says its deal with a banking consortium to continue to provide security hot fixes once it ends NT 4.0 support is par for the course.

A year after launching its low-cost, minimalist Windows CE "Core" product, Microsoft and assorted industry analysts say the program has played a major role in helping Windows CE become one of the top embedded OSes.

Microsoft's latest episode of The .NET Show is largely about the new command shell, MSH (alias Monad), that will debut on Longhorn. It includes powerful scripting facilities and unix-like piping with a twist -- instead of text being piped, rich .NET based objects can be piped between commands. The transcript for the show includes instructions on how to get access to download a preview of the shell and the SDK to run on Windows XP.

Opinion at eWEEK: "It sounds like a small milestone, but the second release candidate of Service Pack 2 is a big deal—it's the last rehearsal for the pack's significant turns in security."

Window management becomes even more important as you add screen space. WindowSizer, the tiling window manager for Microsoft Windows now allows you to create a tiled layout on each display of a multiple monitor setup. Apply arrangement commands globally or to a specific display. See release notes for a complete list of changes.

In any business switching to Linux, there's at least one person who's stuck. These people need to use files from some Windows-only program, and usually have to do so by dual booting to and from Windows. Dual booting is very slow when all you really want to do is cut and paste a few screenfuls of data. Hence, here are some solutions to go around the problem.