New Windows OS boosts security
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For years, programmers at Microsoft and elsewhere have worked to make it easier for devices like cell phones and personal digital assistants to work instantly and easily with computers.
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Though Microsoft Corp.'s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers - and that could pose a problem.    The company is warning users of the Windows XP operating system to check for spyware before downloading the free massive security update, called Service Pack 2...
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PC Magazine - The OEM also broadens the virtualization capabilities of the high-end systems by adding greater support for Windows.
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com. Three new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoftâs Windows operating system, leaving computers running that OS open to possible hacker attacks - including PCs running
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Hands-on users of the new OS are proving to be the most resistant.
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Computer giant Microsoft has fully rolled out its crucial security update to computers running its Windows XP. Last week, it &quot;soft launched&quot; Service Pack 2 (SP2) security update, making it available for some
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Description: A new Microsoft upgrade tries to make Windows XP more secure against attack. Service Pack 2 contains a program -- known as a firewall -- that keeps out some destructive computer worms.
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Windows Vista might be robbing the spotlight, but Microsoft has moved forward with other new product launches this week. On Thursday, Redmond announced new software that aims to make servers more secure.
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Its new software lets PC administrators create policy controls specifying how long a user will have access to the operating system and applications, what peripherals can connect to the environment, and more.
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Microsoft Corp. took great pains to improve security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows Vista, redesigning it to reduce users' exposure to destructive programs from the Internet. Outside researchers commend the retooled approach &#151; yet they also say the changes won't make online life much safer than it is now.
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Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has issued significant security enhancements to its operating system software, making the Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) available for download.
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Revamped Google Desktop improves security, adds preview and 'sidebar.'
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It seems that Microsoft&#39;s new upgrade to Windows is making some people nervous. That&#39;s not surprising, as home and office computing environments are just not as friendly as they used to be due to viruses and spyware. Even the software we ...
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Microsoft's weekly patch dispatch includes an update for Windows Defender, which ships with the new operating system. By the Associated Press.
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Now that Microsoft has released the Windows Vista operating system and the Office 2007 productivity suite, talk has shifted from months of launch-date speculation to concerns over specific safeguards needed to ensure that the new software is secure.
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The long-delayed operating system wonât rock your world, but itâs a big improvement over the current Windows.
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According to Microsoft&#39;s Trustworthy Computing Group, the software giant&#39;s latest operating system is far more secure than competing platforms -- or even previous Windows iterations.