(Service Pack 3) The third service pack introduced to upgrade a major release of software. See service pack.
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- Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?
- Very satisfiedVery satisfiedIt's a intentionaly crippled OS from a software company with lackluster QACYou should expect to be disappointed.In the Netbook realm, closed source can't compete with free.I have 7 Pro on mineand I also dual boot with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. And while I personally prefer Ubuntu, there is nothing...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- TR Dojo: Five reasons why Windows 7 XP Mode will encourage upgrades
- In all honesty though . . .In all honesty though - I'm not seeing anything that runs in XP but won't run in Vista/7. The only things that had issues where antiviruses and firewalls - but all of those offered upgrades eventually.It's the UI now more than anything elseI've been...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- StormPredator 3.4 (Windows)
- StormPredator displays personal near real-time NEXRAD doppler radar images as well as watches and warnings for any USA location on your PC desktop on colorful 3D Topographic maps. SP3 Includes exclusive storm tracker and predictor tools, plus personal scan zone & distance measuring tools that helps you track storms, predict...
- Software downloads 2009-11-08
- Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)
- RE: Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap or even freeGreat post, Ed! Seeing how you outlined the cheapest way to get Microsoft Windows 7 there should be no reason why anyone would not want to upgrade now. Price is no longer an issue. This would be...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Averatec D1130 All-in-One
- The Averatec D1130 All-In-One is a stripped-down version of the D1133 we reviewed last month, and while this version cuts the price down to only $399, it also strips away many of the features that gave the higher-end model some value. With its puny 1.6GHz Intel Atom chip, 1GB of...
- Product reviews 2009-10-30
- Acer Aspire Revo AR1600-U910H
- Typically our challenges with the emergent Nettop category have been that real budget PCs cost just a little bit more and provide a dramatic performance uptick, and similarly priced Netbooks offer equivalent performance with the added benefit of portability. The Aspire Revo 1600's price tag alone answers those issues. ...
- Product reviews 2009-10-30
- Apple ad swings at Windows 7: 'Trust me, this time it's going to be different'
- Hilarious! Apple is getting quite bold these days, I think they smell bloodNT.Just like Snow Leopard was supposed to fix all that was wrong with LeopardBut it didn't. :(Poor Apple, that sound you hear of glass shattering is not the sound of Windows, it is the glass house in which...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Buy Windows 7, download now!
- Oboma wrote the codeHe heard about Windows 7 so he is winningthe Nobel peace prize and he is also takingover the Internet people do not need accessto information he needs to 'control' it..;)They really are trying!!Boy, MS is really trying in every way to push the product though it has...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears
- another nail in M$ coffinThe upcomming failure of windoze 7 and M$ going under will not leave the users exposed.Linux is here to save the day!Wrong Answerhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/windows-7-breaks-amazon-uk-pre-order-volume-record-ousts-harry/DesperationGuess it shows how desperate Vista users are to get onto Win7Windows 7 a failure?Didn't it already surpass Linux's market share? BEFORE it's GA?Failure...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode
- Now that's coolSo XP apps can be run directly on the desktop? Now that's cool :).How is this different than Virtual PC?Ed, I have XP running under MS Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Business x64 machine. How is this different? I know that I had to supply...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- First Look: Ubuntu 9.10 beta "Karmic Koala"
- wow... seriously?NOTE: This was supposed to be in response to the "good for poor people" comment, but I screwed up:Do you have any basis for your claims? Have you even used Linux, let alone this version of Ubuntu which is still just a Beta? Why does cost/money...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Apple up to its old tricks, pushing unwanted software onto PCs
- I've experienced exactly what Ed described.I get it every time iTunes is updated.No. A PC running Windows XP.I need iTunes for my iPhone.Hmmm ...Hmmm, I've had several APPL updates come in on several systems, and I've not seen that ... odd. Tried replicating on another system?I've even checked for .........
- Discussion threads 2009-09-27
- Google gets more aggressive than Microsoft at moving users off IE 6
- Could be a great product, and a great way for companies to keep IE6 forcompatibility reasons, but, pack a modern browser for modern websites. And, for all those users that still think that IE is the Internet, adding a Google plugin might just be the easiest way to get them...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Yukyung Viliv X70EX
- In a world of ever-multiplying Netbooks and increasingly more versatile smartphones, it seems like there's been no better time than the present for ultraportable computing devices. Amid a landscape of larger, full-keyboard devices and smaller, pocket-size touch phones, the only question is whether there is room for the UMPC (or...
- Product reviews 2009-09-17
- Details on HP's Ion-powered netbook, Windows XP not dead yet
- Almost nine months to the day after Nvidia announced its Ion Platform, the first real netbook to make use of the technology has finally shipped. HP announced the Mini 311, an 11.6-inch netbook that pairs Intel's Atom processor with Ion, which is based on the GeForce 9400M GPU. Ion should...
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Windows XP SP3 services that can be disabled
- This updated reference sheet lists all the Windows XP SP3 services, describes each one's function, specifies whether you can safely disable it, and outlines what will happen if you do. This version of the list also includes the Windows XP SP3 default setting for each service as well as information...
- Download resources 2009-09-11
- Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235 (Windows)
- Google Desktop will offer full text search over your email, computer files, chats, and the web pages you've viewed. By making your computer searchable, it puts your information easily within your reach and frees you from having to manually organize your files, emails, and bookmarks. It introduces new ways to...
- Software downloads 2009-09-04
- Samsung Go N310 (sunset orange)
- We've gotten to the point where mainstream Netbooks are a fairly rigid format. Slap together an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a copy of Windows XP, and you've got your hands on essentially the same product sold by PC makers such as Dell,...
- Product reviews 2009-09-03
- Red Hat: Microsoft taking cloud back to the 80s
- Red Hat should feel right at home then because using their software is like using something out of the 80's. I'll prefer a modern company like Microsoft instead of a company based on 30 year old technology such as Red Hat. My theory is that Red Hat is...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Microsoft to add more anti-piracy features to Office 2010
- It's been said before, but it bears repeatingIf Microsoft spent anywhere near the time it spends policing piracy on feature correctness, and bug squashing, there would be much less need to worry about piracy.Most people know that there are many ways to get Office cheaply and legitimately, and no one...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
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