Colleges Fear XP Downloads Will Cause Jam
29270
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the
652896
Free Wi-Fi, subsidized music-download services, even free iPods at Duke University. There&#39;s no question that high-tech perks are a fixture of today&#39;s college experience.
242446
US university Penn State has advised its 80,000 students to ditch Internet Explorer, citing that browser&#39;s well-reported security vulnerabilities.
182751
Windows XP Service Pack 2 seems a smooth upgrade for most, but many are putting off installing Microsoft&#39;s big security patch anyway.
476087
Numerous applications, including some of Microsoft&#39;s own, have encountered compatibility problems with Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2).
427160
During lectures, they answer their cell phones, text message their friends and play games on their laptop computers. Are college students really that rude? Yes, says Delaney Kirk, a professor of management at Drake University in Des Moines. But, she adds, it's not their fault.
371411
Microsoft Corp.'s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the nation is causing a major headache for the higher education community.
765659
Berkeley, U. of Minn. students get download discounts; aim is to provide legal music alternatives. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - As an added bonus to returning to campus this fall, more than 80,000 college students
196346
Cracking down on college students, the music industry is sending thousands more complaints to top universities this school year than it did last year as it targets music illegally downloaded over campus computer networks.
232239
The recording industry debuts a new carrot-and-stick approach for dealing with file-ripping students and the colleges and ISPs who know them. By Eliot Van Buskirk.
389924
Visitors with a pirated copy of Windows may lose easy access to company's Download Center.
302277
Both Windows and Mac versions of the multimedia program have a buffer overflow flaw that puts users at risk.
412397
If you have spyware installed on your computer system and you update your operating system with the latest Windows XP Service pack 2 (SP2) update, your computer could possibly freeze.
35072
Several weeks ago The News-Press featured an excellent article on what the Windows XP user should expect when Microsoft releases Windows XP Service Pack 2. So I&#39;m pretty sure most Good Booters are aware if they&#39;re in doubt as to whether or not to install
601581
Although Microsoft has recommended consumers turn on Windows&#39; Automatic Update feature to get Windows XP Service Pack 2, PC makers are reminding Windows XP users to do their homework before installing the security update.
88679
Universities scramble to deal with Microsoft's Service Pack 2 release in the same month that thousands of students are returning to campuses nationwide. -washingtonpost.com
301996
Microsoft has a massive patch for some of the many bugs and security holes in Windows XP. If you&#39;re using Windows XP, you might want to download the software patch and install it.