Flawed AVG antivirus update cripples Windows XP PCs
A flawed signature update to AVG Technologies' antivirus software over the weekend crippled some Windows XP PCs by mistakenly deleting a critical system file.
Colombia signs up for OLPC laptops with Windows
Colombia signed on as the second country to use OLPC laptops armed with Windows XP.
Microsoft discontinues Windows... 3.x
If you're hurting that Microsoft will soon discontinue Windows XP, you may take heart in the fact that the company has only just put an end to Windows 3.x.
ActiveX bugs pose threat to Vista, Microsoft reports
Although computers running Windows Vista are significantly less likely to be infected with attack code than machines running Windows XP, the newer operating system continues to be threatened by Microsoft's own ActiveX browser plug-in technology.
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