As we've mentioned before, there's an internet petition circulating which calls on Microsoft to extend support for Windows XP. Last time we checked in supporters had gathered some 160,000 signatures ...

Microsoft’s having a tough year with reboots. First it was a reboot ad infinitum in February, brought on by a flawed update to Windows Vista. Now the same thing’s happening to some users who have ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. A rebooting problem related to the release of the ...

The latest service pack for Windows XP continues to cause problems for users. According to an online user forum, the latest glitch in Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) causes problems with the remote ...

A former Microsoft security manager has published a tool designed to detect and fix PCs that may be susceptible to “endless reboots” if updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). Jesper Johansson, ...

Nearly three weeks after security vendor Symantec released a free tool to clean up PCs crippled by the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) update, Microsoft issued a fix that should reestablish lost ...

After a week-long delay to take care of a last-minute compatibility bug, Microsoft Tuesday gave the green light to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). The service pack, undoubtedly the last for the aged ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Many years ago I complained about Microsofts update ...

I have downloaded and installed Service Pack 3 for Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510. Everything went smoothly, and it seems to work just fine. I don't see anything particularly ...

Microsoft said Monday that it would begin pushing Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) to most users “shortly.” The announcement, made by Nick MacKechnie, a senior manager for Microsoft’s New Zealand ...

I have a Windows XP SP3 workstation that started having trouble with SSL connections. Here are the two places it shows up: 1) MS Outlook 2003 email - Using pop3 with gmail (google apps) which requires ...