Microsoft Upgrades Windows XP Media Center
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The latest version of Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Center turns a specially configured PC into a photo album, DVD player, music center and TV set.
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Microsoft&#39;s channel partners are getting set to put out fires when Windows XP Service Pack 2 becomes available to consumers over the Windows Update service on Wednesday.
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Improvements include new file manager, ability to recognize removable storage devices and an integrated e-mail and groupwware client.
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Microsoft began the latest phase of its big push for consumers&#39; digital lives by unveiling Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005 (MCE) and a host of products designed to work alongside it.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is making a  renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms  with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media  Center, a personal computer designed for viewing movies,  listening to music and scrolling through digital pictures.
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Microsoft issued its second firmware update for its Zune music device, offering stability and performance improvements. In addition, a version of the software was released that is compatible with Windows Vista.
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Microsoft this week updated an administrative tool for delaying Automatic Update and Windows Update rollouts of Windows XP Service Pack 2 from four months to eight months.
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According to The Register, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, code-named Symphony, will support high definition television. Microsoft refuses to confirm the Register's report at this time.
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With VPN bug resolved, distribution of Windows XP update will increase.
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Microsoft is set to officially roll out Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, code-named Symphony, on October 12 at an event in Los Angeles. InfoWorld reports the introduction will be heralded by Chairman Bill Gates, with Microsoft partners Hewlett-Packard and Gateway expected to be in attendance.
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Windows XP update will be available online and via CD-ROM.
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Microsoft Corp. has updated its Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications software for Windows XP and is rolling out the optional tools to users in 21 additional countries, including some already tagged as centers of piracy.
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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has released a Windows XP Service Pack 2 update to fix an installation problem that was caused by a third-party adware program named "T.V. Media."
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Tuesday  unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding  features such as instant messaging and high-definition  television to a personal computer designed for the living room.
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The change does not apply to existing Windows XP installations upgraded to SP3. Those copies, which have presumably passed the activation stage previously, will not request the key again, Microsoft said.
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Wood paneling and chrome made your dad&#39;s station wagon look like a million bucks, and they might also be just the ticket for Microsoft&#39;s fledgling effort to put a Media Center PC in every living room.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft is increasing the range of video formats that PCs running its Windows software can pipe to televisions around the home, with support for a new range of Extenders for Windows Media Center devices from hardware manufacturers.