Microsoft Corp., tacitly acknowledging the continued popularity of Windows XP, said yesterday that it was updating the operating system’s antipiracy technology to detect illegal copies installed with ...

The Redmond, Wash. software giant has already issued the Automatic Update for Windows XP Home Edition, but delayed Windows XP Pro SP2 to give customers and partners time to gear up for a significant ...

After the update, WGA notifications for XP will be the same as they are for Windows Vista service pack 1, said Alex Kochis, senior product manager in the Windows Genuine Advantage group, in a Tuesday ...

Software counterfeiters pass on Windows Vista and instead prefer to pirate Windows XP, a Microsoft Corp. attorney said today, outlining a practice that tracks with the leanings of many of the ...

Microsoft Corp. has relaxed its “downgrade” rules and will let computer makers continue to sell PCs preinstalled with the aged Windows XP for as long as six months after it launches Windows 7, ...

Remember several years ago when Microsoft Corp. released Windows NT and announced that it was the "future" of Windows? Well, it took longer than anyone thought, but the future is finally here. The new ...

Microsoft attorney says because of the more robust antipiracy and security features in Vista, most sophisticated piracy rings still continue to focus on XP Software counterfeiters pass on Windows ...