Thanks to Tim @ Majorgeeks.com for the Heads up! Microsoft has never released a service pack for Windows98 SE. But I made a Service Pack for Windows98 SE users. It contains all Windows98 SE updates from WindowsUpdate site and more.

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Windows and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Windows and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Note that in Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, this update will appear as Microsoft VGX 833989.

Virtual Server 2005 guest virtual machine environments are optimized for Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows NT Server 4.0, yet users can run a broad range of x86-based operating systems. This evaluation software includes all the features of the final, retail version of Virtual Server 2005, such as SCSI support, 2-node clustering, and an enhanced COM API for improved control.

When you use a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer to visit the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, one or both of the following scenarios may occur: You receive an "Internal Server Error" error message or a blank page when you click links on the Windows Update Web site.

HardCoreWare.net have thrown up their latest article that asks the question should I Install Windows XP SP2? Here's a snip.

If you are using Windows XP, there really is no question about whether you should install SP2. The security updates alone make it worthwhile. And there are several other features that have been added, including:

AutoPatcher XP is an installation package designed to get your Windows XP system up to date quick and easily. This update package features a slick looking GUI and and can be customized to install as much or as little as you please!

This add-in enables new capabilities for FrontPage users including the ability to: Easily embed the Windows Media Player 9 Series or 10 Series control into FrontPage web pages and SharePoint sites; Control the look and feel of the media playback experience; Easily convert your media files for efficient network delivery. Publish to a Web or streaming server automatically. All this from within the add-in's wizard without having to write any script!

This software package will install the client portion of Remote Desktop on any of the following operating systems: Windows 95, Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000. (This is the same version of the client software as in Windows XP Service Pack 2.) When run, this software allows older Windows platforms to remotely connect to a computer running Windows XP Professional with Remote Desktop enabled.

This download installs Microsoft Windows Script containing Visual Basic® Script Edition (VBScript.) Version 5.6, JScript® Version 5.6, Windows Script Components, Windows Script Host 5.6, and Windows Script Runtime Version 5.6.

Microsoft has released a Windows Media 9 Series Codec Installation Package for IT Professionals

This package can be used as an alternative to automatically downloading Windows Media Codecs, or to correct problems experienced with previously-downloaded codecs.

Paul Thurrott Windows SuperSite have thrown up their Windows Media Player 10 Review!

As an evolutionary product, WMP 10 is immediately recognizable as a member of Microsoft's Windows Media Player product family, and yet it also offers a fresh face to what has always been an overly complicated product. WMP 10, if you can believe it, actually offers a lot more functionality than previous versions of the player, but it presents much of that functionality in far simpler ways.

Join Microsoft Experts in an online chat to discuss Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Learn what you need to know about deploying SP2 for Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional.

Date: September 1, 2004: Time: 3:00 P.M. Pacific Time / 11:00 P.M UK

Thanks to Tim @ Majorgeeks.com for the Heads up! Microsoft has never released a service pack for Windows98 SE. But I made a Service Pack for Windows98 SE users. It contains all Windows98 SE updates from WindowsUpdate site and more.

The primary focus of Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is improved security. In addition, the service pack includes roll-ups of all reported customer issues found after the release of the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. Of particular note, SP1 provides better support for consuming WSDL documents, Data Execution prevention and protection from security issues such as buffer overruns.

Microsoft Corp., world's largest software maker, announced yesterday that it will release the next version of Windows operating system, code-named Longhorn, in the second half of 2006. The company was unsure about Longhorn's release for quite some time, but seems to have reached a goal due to end-customer inquires.

BetaConnect.com reports If you haven't noticed yet, the Microsoft MSN team seemed to have implanted a new system on the way a user downloads from the MSN Messenger website. Unlike before, the user automatically just presses a link and "bam" your downloading MSN Messenger.

After you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), your computer repeatedly restarts. You do not receive an error message.

This issue occurs if all the following conditions are true:

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is the new update for Windows XP. It provides an enhanced security infrastructure, increased manageability and control and an improved experience for users. Microsoft has revised its plans to deliver Windows XP SP2 through the Automatic Updates (AU) delivery mechanism in Windows to give customers more time to plan the roll out of this critical update, or temporarily block the download of Windows XP SP2 to those machines using AU. Revised delivery schedule of Windows XP SP2... Read More @ Neowin.net Thanks Daniel Administrator Neowin.net

Download the complete DirectX 9.0 SDK - (Summer 2004), which contains the FINAL release of the DirectX 9.0c Runtime and all DirectX software required to create DirectX 9.0 compliant applications in C/C++, and C#.