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Screenshots of the first Service Pack for Windows 7 show that, so far, its just an accumulation of patches - which most users should already be on top of. ]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:35:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-7-service-pack-1-soon-to-break-cover.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-7-service-pack-1-soon-to-break-cover.htm

Windows 7 may barely be settled-in on your hard disk drive but, already, Microsoft coders are beavering away at a major update.]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:16:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-releases-vista-service-pack-2-for-download.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-releases-vista-service-pack-2-for-download.htm

Vista SP2 has gone live to the masses, but if you’ve used vLite to streamline Vista you could be facing a total reinstall of the OS from scratch.]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 11:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-releases-vista-service-pack-2.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-releases-vista-service-pack-2.htm

This week isn’t all about Windows 7. Microsoft has released Vista SP2 to the members-only MSDN network. Next stop: public release (if it's not on BitTorrent beforehand).]]> Fri, 08 May 2009 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-releases-office-2007-service-pack-2.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-releases-office-2007-service-pack-2.htm

A faster and more stable Outlook, better charting in Excel plus inbuilt support for OpenDoc ODF file formats are all part of Microsoft’s Office 2007 refit.]]> Sat, 02 May 2009 22:34:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft_admits_some_pcs_wont_be_offered_vista_sp1.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft_admits_some_pcs_wont_be_offered_vista_sp1.htm

Microsoft has admitted that some users may not get Vista SP1 offered to them through Windows Update. Why? Read on...]]> Tue, 20 May 2008 21:59:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//is_sp3_really_the_end_of_the_road_for_xp.htm http://apcmag.com//is_sp3_really_the_end_of_the_road_for_xp.htm

With the final major service pack for Windows XP being released, Microsoft is hoping people will start focusing on Vista, but Dell, Asus and others still see a large market for XP.]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:48:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how_to_create_a_bootable_xp_sp3_cd.htm http://apcmag.com//how_to_create_a_bootable_xp_sp3_cd.htm Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:33:00 +1000