Among the enhancements in the release: Remote Boot, for starting the device from a server; Device Update Agent, which is used to apply software updates; System Development Image Manager, a tool for deploying Windows XP Embedded run-time images...
The software giant is urging home and enterprise users to update their PCs as soon as it is available to take advantage of a raft of new security features - so we asked our CIO Jury if installing Windows XP SP2 is a priority for them and their...
But the feedback Microsoft got was that Longhorn would lack the install base for it to make sense for ISVs to start targeting it exclusively. Avalon wasn't designed for the Windows XP Driver Model, so it's just not going to be able to do the kinds...
An attacker could commandeer a PC by crafting a malicious image and tricking the victim to look at it on a Web site or in an HTML email, for example, Microsoft said in its MS05-038 security bulletin. These vulnerabilities can be leveraged by...
The vulnerabilities relate to how the operating system renders the Windows Metafile (WMF) and Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image formats, Microsoft said on Tuesday in its MS05-053 security bulletin. To exploit the flaws, an attacker could craft a...
The software maker suggests installing Service Pack 2 on Windows XP or Service Pack 1 on Windows Server 2003 to limit exposure or manually changing access controls on the four affected Windows components.