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Windows Server 2003 SP1 Beta Build 1023 Available to Beta Testers

Submitted by Henry Nazar 2003-07-04 Windows 30 Comments

A new beta SP1 build, 1023, was made available to Microsoft beta testers. Changes include:

Editorial: Would Microsoft Open Sourcing NT4 be Linux’s Nemesis?

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-03 Windows 75 Comments

Microsoft has killed off Windows NT 4, but it should now release its source code to the open-source community in order to fight off the challenge from Linux, Munir Kotadia claims. My Take: Sorry, but the suggestion doesn't hold business-wise. Read more for my short commentary on the subject.

Windows SBS 2003 On Tap

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-01 Windows 13 Comments

Microsoft will announce the release candidate for its Windows Small Business Server 2003, the latest product in the Windows Server 2003 server family headed for release.

Download Windows Debugging Symbol Packages

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-27 Windows 15 Comments

If you are a driver/system developer and need the entire set of symbols for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000, then you can download a symbol package and install it on your computer. The symbol download packages are listed by CPU type (x86 and Itanium) and build type.

Time Running Out for Windows NT

Guest post by Gsurface 2003-06-26 Windows 26 Comments

For those still using Windows NT 4.0, the time is near for Microsoft to bury the hatchet. Late June marks the end for telephone support for the 7 year old operating system. Microsoft has kept NT on tap by releasing several patches and fixes, but after Microsoft drops support for NT, customer's only option is to help themselves using the online KnowledgeBase.

Microsoft Readies Windows Server 2003 SP1 — For December

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-26 Windows 5 Comments

Microsoft will roll out the final release of the first service pack for Windows Server 2003 in December, according to the user Web site WinInfo, and include a new security wizard that lets administrators lock down unnecessary processes and ports.

Windows 2000-SP4 Released to the Web

Submitted by Jack Murphy, III 2003-06-25 Windows 78 Comments

Windows 2000 Service Pack Four has been released, according to NeoWin. For the change log, you can obtain it here. You can also download the network installer here, and the base net installer here.

Review: Windows Services for Unix 3.0

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-25 Windows 33 Comments

"Microsoft may not be ready to announce its own Linux distribution, but it does sell a product with appeal for POSIX fans: Windows Services for Unix 3.0. Designed as a migration tool to assist organizations moving from Unix to Windows, SFU is also useful for organizations that need to live with both Unix and Windows." Read the review at NewsForge. OSNews' review is here.

Microsoft unleashes new handheld OS

parrotjoe 2003-06-23 Windows 20 Comments

Today was a big day for Microsoft's mobile devices software strategy. The company: (1) rolled out Pocket PC 2003 (and renamed it); (2) unveiled a new "Windows Mobile" branding strategy; and (3) launched a collaboration with three leading high-speed wireless service providers to provide easier access to more than 3,500 Wi-Fi wireless "hot spots" by Windows-powered PDAs throughout the US. All this (and more) is covered in this "special report" at WindowsForDevices.com (including a detailed list of enhancements in Pocket PC 2003).

The WinFS File System For Windows Longhorn: Faster & Smarter

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-18 Windows 57 Comments

Microsoft is breaking new ground with Longhorn, successor to XP. The upcoming WinFS file system will be the first to be context-dependent, and promises to make long search times and wasted memory a thing of the past. THG compares it to FAT and NTFS.

Review: Windows Services for UNIX

Guest post by Roberto Dohnert 2003-06-17 Windows 49 Comments

Everyone knows what Microsoft does by now. What some people do not know is that Microsoft releases a system integration software named Windows services for UNIX.

‘Kitting program’ Enables Free Bundling of Windows Embedded, Tools

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-16 Windows 5 Comments

Microsoft's embedded group announced a new "kitting program" today which enables its embedded hardware partners to bundle free Windows CE .NET or Windows XP Embedded toolkits and runtime images with up to 1,000 of their hardware evaluation or development platforms. More details are here.

Guide to Windows Server 2003 Changes in Default Behavior

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-13 Windows 16 Comments

A high-level overview of design changes that were made to the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems, why the design changes were made, the implications of the changes, and how to revert to the previous default settings.

Microsoft Prepares Pocket PC 2003 OS for Release

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-11 Windows 22 Comments

Microsoft will debut Pocket PC 2003--code-named Ozone--on June 23, according to sources close to the company. The operating system is not expected to be a major revision of Pocket PC 2002, but it will include new features such as built-in support for wireless technologies Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The OS overhaul will occur in the next version of the operating system, code-named 'Magneto', due out next year. Get more mobile computing news on our sister site, NewMobileComputing.com.

Windows Server 2003 Worth the Wait

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-06 Windows 48 Comments

"Easy to manage, Windows Server 2003 is a strong performer" ComputerWorld says in their review. OSNews featured a guide of "Win2k3 as a workstation" a few days ago.

Windows Server 2003 Gets First Patch; Ballmer: Linux is a ‘Challenge’

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-04 Windows 176 Comments

Less than two months after launching its Windows Server 2003 operating system, Microsoft has released a security patch to fix a vulnerability that could let malicious sites run damaging code on the server. This might fair as a pretty good score for Microsoft and their massive Trustworthy Computing initiative, as in comparison, Red Hat Linux 9 had almost thirty security patches in two months.

Windows Media Center Edition Beta Screenshots

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-04 Windows 12 Comments

Windows Media Center or MCE for short is a little shell that sits basically on top of Windows that has a few shortcuts and stuff like for T.V. Word has it that Bill Gates started funding for his personal use back in 1990's to actually integrate his PC with Entertainment System. Check the screenshots. Free alternatives are FreeVO and MythTV and the best commercial seems to be ShowShifter.

Windows Explorer Secrets Exposed

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-03 Windows 20 Comments

Secret software interfaces hidden in Windows and previously only available to Microsoft's own developers have been exposed to the wider developer community. Using NSELib Namespace Extension Library, created by software engineering firm Whirling Dervishes, developers can create applications that reside in Windows Explorer.

Pocket PC 2003 Coming June 23rd

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-02 Windows 5 Comments

According to a source in the handheld industry, Pocket PC 2003, the upcoming version of Microsoft's operating system for handheld devices, will be launched on June 23. According to information leaked on several websites and newsgroups, many of the changes in Pocket PC 2003, codenamed Ozone, will be related to improving its wireless capabilities.

Microsoft Pulls Windows XP Update

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-28 Windows 45 Comments

The software giant says it withdrew a security update for Windows XP after discovering that it switched off Net connections for some of the 600,000 users who downloaded and installed it. Update: Microsoft explains what got wrong.