Windows Archive

Microsoft Opens Windows Source Code to Its MVPs

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-22 Windows 109 Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday will announce that it is giving its Most Valued Professionals access to the more than 100 million aggregate lines of Windows source code, which includes all versions, service packs and betas of the Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 products.

Microsoft To Unwrap Longhorn Code

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-22 Windows 35 Comments

The new OS, still a couple of years away, will change the way developers write business applications.

WinServer 2k3 & SQL Server 2k on Itanium: Impressive but incomplete

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-21 Windows 16 Comments

The InfoWorld Test Center evaluates the performance of Microsoft's new 64-bit platform, assesses its usefulness for IT today, and reveals what's in store for tomorrow.

Microsoft Clears its Own XP SP2 Confusion

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-17 Windows 17 Comments

Just three days after a Microsoft vice president--who is in charge of Microsoft.com and Windows Update--told thousands of delegates at a conference in Florida that Service Pack 2 for Windows XP would be available by the end of 2003, the company has effectively retracted the comments and said that customers will see only a beta version of SP2 this year. In the meantime, Microsoft debuts first Windows XP Security Pack.

Microsoft Adds New Flavors of Server OS

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-15 Windows 1 Comment

Microsoft said Wednesday that it has made available a test version of its Windows Server 2003 operating system that runs on 64-bit chips from AMD.

Bill Gates: ‘Longhorn is Going to be Late’

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-15 Windows 69 Comments

Bill Gates yesterday confirmed that there is no official release date yet for the next version of Windows, named Longhorn. "Longhorn could be 2005 or 2006," Gates told a small group of journalists yesterday at the TechNet/MSDN seminar in The Hague. "This release is going to be driven by technology, not by a release date. Which probably means it is going to be late." In the meantime, tThe second Windows XP service pack will include a number of changes designed to allay security fears.

Microsoft Unpacks Details of Longhorn Storage

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-14 Windows 49 Comments

The Longhorn edition of Microsoft's Windows OS is at least two years away--but the company is revealing some details on how it intends to create a smooth transition from today's Windows PCs.

Windows XP 64-Bit: Desktop Overkill?

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-13 Windows 33 Comments

While Microsoft execs at last have admitted publicly that Longhorn will ship in 2006, Microsoft works on Windows XP 64-Bit. The emulation technology in Windows XP 64-bit Edition will be crucial to the OS's success. Microsoft's Windows on Windows 64 emulation technology is a subsystem that will allow users to run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit OS without a reduction in performance, NewsFactor reports.

Tablet PC 2.0 is on Its Way

Submitted by Zac Woodall 2003-10-13 Windows 1 Comment

With the one year anniversary of Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system approaching in November, several PC makers have released or will soon release new tablet PC models designed around the OS.

Not Time to Shut Windows Yet

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-13 Windows 63 Comments

The rush to endorse open source alternatives to Microsoft's dominant Windows software has been criticised by senior technology executives who warned that companies risked falling victim to growing hype around software such as the Linux operating system.

Understanding Active Directory Services

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-12 Windows 17 Comments

Microsoft spent a lot of effort tuning Active Directory in Windows Server 2003, to improve scalability and speed and to correct key deficiencies. In this sample chapter, you'll learn what's new, and how to take advantage of Active Directory's new features.

Microsoft’s Poole Talks Up Longhorn

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-10 Windows 48 Comments

Microsoft's Poole said there were tremendous opportunities for driving future innovation through Longhorn and the integration it would bring, including giving Microsoft the ability to more easily and effectively deliver smart applications.

Seven Things To Keep In Mind About Longhorn

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-07 Windows 50 Comments

As the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) countdown clock ticks down —at this writing, we're 19 days, 14 hours and 36 minutes away from the Longhorn stampede, according to one enthusiast's Web site — it's a good time to start separating Longhorn fact from fiction.

Microsoft Moves to Integrate Windows with BIOS

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-03 Windows 110 Comments

A deal with BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies would allow the Windows operating system to directly control hardware. It also raises concerns over who controls the software in PCs, ZDNews claims. Elsewhere, a lawsuit faulting Microsoft for security defects in its products has added a new front in the software giant's battle against vulnerabilities in its software.

Windows Small Business Server Priced To Beat Linux

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-03 Windows 68 Comments

Microsoft's long-awaited launch of its Windows 2003-based Small Business Server next week is designed to cut Linux off at the knees in its SMB territory, according to company executives. On Oct. 9, the Redmond, Wash.-based company is scheduled to release two editions of Windows SBS 2003--a low-cost entry-level version and a premium edition that includes, for the first time, BizTalk Partner Edition, executives told CRN Wednesday, roughly a week before its annual partner show, Microsoft Momentum, kicks off. News.com also has a related article.

Microsoft Moves Beyond Patches

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-01 Windows 57 Comments

Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive told CNET News.com.

Windows XP MCE 2004 Released

Submitted by Thom "Slakje" Holwerda 2003-10-01 Windows 18 Comments

Microsoft released Windows XP MCE 2004 today. Winsupersite published a review of Microsoft's new MCE. To coincide with todays launch of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, Microsoft has also posted a few new PowerToys: "Alarm Clock" and "Playlist Editor" PowerToys.

Microsoft to Reveal More Longhorn Details

Eugenia Loli 2003-09-29 Windows 30 Comments

Microsoft is expected next month to disclose more details on Longhorn, its planned upgrade to Windows, as the company looks to drive demand for the forthcoming operating system. At its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, the Redmond, Wash., software maker will detail Longhorn's underlying graphics and user interface technology, code-named Aero/Avalon.

Microsoft Buffs up its Media Center XP; Chinese to Study Source Code

Eugenia Loli 2003-09-29 Windows 26 Comments

With an upgrade to the Windows XP variant due Tuesday, the software maker aims to address critiques from its earliest customers. Dell, Sony and other PC makers are standing by. In the meantime, the Chinese government has set up a lab to study Microsoft Windows source code.

Longhorn To Get NUI Foundation Platform

Eugenia Loli 2003-09-29 Windows 66 Comments

Microsoft is working to add 'rich user interaction' to its next-generation Windows client.