News (190)

  • Queensland's PC land grab is on

    The Queensland state government will simplify its purchasing of desktop and laptop PCs, and mid-range servers with a new two-year whole of government supply arrangement beginning in July.

  • Windows Vista take-up slower than expected?

    Businesses are moving to Windows Vista less quickly than expected due to problems with application compatibility and clarity around the date of Service Pack 1, according to analysts Forrester.

  • Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks

    Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin.

  • Much ado about SP2

    Two years ago, the IT community was abuzz with a Microsoft "breakthrough" called Service Pack 1. The mega software patch mainly comprised of security updates for Windows XP. Will things get any better with the much-publicised Service Pack 2?

  • Microsoft pulls Java from Windows

    Microsoft has released an updated version of Windows XP Service Pack 1 without the company's version of Java, complying with a court order that was stayed just hours later.

More News >

Blogs (1)

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Microsoft can't defend Windows Vista

    Windows Defender for Vista has failed miserably when it comes to protecting users of Microsoft's latest operating system from a very basic attack.

Features and Case Studies (60)

  • Much ado about SP2

    Two years ago, the IT community was abuzz with a Microsoft "breakthrough" called Service Pack 1. The mega software patch mainly comprised of security updates for Windows XP. Will things get any better with the much-publicised Service Pack 2?

  • Service Pack 2: Patching the unpatchable

    Windows XP Service Pack 2 addresses many of the security problems of the past few years. But it can't do much about this year's model.

  • SP2 vs. the plug-ins

    With the introduction of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime.

  • How to prevent data loss on XP workstations

    If you want to keep Windows XP running smoothly on systems with large hard drives, you'll need to install a patch from Microsoft.

  • Is Microsoft ready for the SP2 tightrope?

    Is the software giant in a bit of a pickle when it comes to SP2, especially now that companies like Red Hat are turning up the heat on the desktop side of Linux?

More Features and Case Studies >

Reviews (87)

  • Windows XP Service Pack 1: At your service

    Microsoft handed out details about its upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 1 this week. The free download will apparently show the first signs of the company's antitrust settlement with the Justice Department.

  • Microsoft pulls Java from Windows

    Microsoft has released an updated version of Windows XP Service Pack 1 without the company's version of Java, complying with a court order that was stayed just hours later.

  • Windows XP to get Bluetooth support

    Microsoft has released to manufacturers an update that would add Bluetooth support to Windows XP.

  • Commentary:99 Flavours of Windows

    Just because there are many different Windows variants doesn't mean that everybody's happy.

  • Microsoft releases Windows 2000 fixes

    Microsoft has released the third major collection of Windows 2000 bug fixes, or service pack, to premier customers. But everyone else will have to wait until later in the week.

More Reviews >

Create an e-mail alert for "windows"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
windows


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

  1. Popularity: 9 apple
  2. Popularity: 5 attack
  3. Popularity: 5 ballmer
  4. Popularity: 5 browser
  5. Popularity: 8 bug
  6. Popularity: 6 business
  7. Popularity: 5 critical
  8. Popularity: 8 dell
  9. Popularity: 13 desktop
  10. Popularity: 53 european union
  11. Popularity: 5 exchange
  12. Popularity: 9 explorer
  13. Popularity: 26 flaw
  14. Popularity: 10 fried
  15. Popularity: 16 ie
  16. Popularity: 10 ina
  17. Popularity: 9 intel
  18. Popularity: 9 internet
  19. Popularity: 7 internet explorer
  20. Popularity: 7 laptop
  21. Popularity: 12 linux
  22. Popularity: 24 longhorn
  23. Popularity: 12 mac
  24. Popularity: 5 media
  25. Popularity: 25 microsoft
  26. Popularity: 9 ms
  27. Popularity: 9 notebook
  28. Popularity: 13 office
  29. Popularity: 10 operating
  30. Popularity: 8 operating system
  31. Popularity: 19 os
  32. Popularity: 9 pack
  33. Popularity: 24 patch
  34. Popularity: 33 security
  35. Popularity: 5 server
  36. Popularity: 10 service
  37. Popularity: 8 service pack 2
  38. Popularity: 19 software
  39. Popularity: 7 sp1
  40. Popularity: 25 sp2
  41. Popularity: 5 spyware
  42. Popularity: 8 system
  43. Popularity: 6 techrepublic
  44. Popularity: 5 tuesday
  45. Popularity: 16 update
  46. Popularity: 22 vista
  47. Popularity: 6 windows 2000
  48. Popularity: 5 windows vista
  49. Popularity: 24 windows xp
  50. Popularity: 53 xp

Latest Videos

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • David Braue NBN needs workers on board
    Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.
  • Array D'Ascenzo: Read p23 of security review
    Following yesterday's admission by the Australian Taxation Office that its courier had lost a CD containing the details of 3,000 self-managed super funds, it wants to review how it handles information. My suggestion: go back to the review completed in April.
  • Array Opening the floodgates on missing drives
    News headlines about portable storage devices going missing are as common as muck, but the problem could be even more widespread than you suspect.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured