Microsoft Corp. has acknowledged and patched a glitch with its Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) update that can cause system slowdowns, but it has yet to make widely available its still-developing fix.

Microsoft is recommending that all customers still running Windows XP SP1 immediately upgrade to Windows XP SP2, as the company’s support for SP1 will end next week. The Microsoft Support Lifecycle ...

Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and SP1a on Tuesday, leaving people no option but to upgrade to Service Pack 2 if they wish to continue to receive crucial components, ...

Windows XP Service Pack 1, which includes traditional bug fixes and security patches that have been identified since the operating system shipped last October, will comply with Microsoft's tentative ...

I’VE REPORTED on patches OVER the past five weeks, especially the latest service packs for Windows 2000 and XP, which contain new license language. SP3 for Windows 2000 gives Microsoft the right to ...

PCs running Windows XP or Windows XP SP1 in certain non-default configurations are open to Zotob-style attack, the Redmond, Wash.-based developer said in a new security advisory posted on its Web site ...

I just slipstreamed and install XP Service Pack 1 on my home box, and it seems to be pretty much trouble free. I also have noticed that windows feels a little more responsive and seems to multitask ...