Deciding to stay in the "save-XP" camp? This month's Service Pack could be the last, so lets hope it's a good one.

Vendor to support XP Home and Media Center Edition for an extra five years.

Microsoft is planning to further extend the retail life of Windows XP, adding another six months to the time in which vendors can offer the legacy operating system as an option with new computers..

OEMs continue to offer 'downgrades' to XP.

Now you see it, now you don't. XP and Vista service packs delayed by "compatibility issue"..

Service Pack 3 release moved to first half of 2008.

Vista, XP spared from most dangerous vulnerabilities.

A problem with Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) over the weekend caused some users to mistakenly have their copies of Windows XP and Vista labeled as fraudulent.

Microsoft data says Mac and Linux flaws dwarf Windows.

Microsoft data says Mac and Linux flaws dwarf Windows.

Deal with Adobe will bring video player to Mac and Linux users by year-end.

Company vows to fix address handling flaw.

Redmond campaigns to update software for early time-change in US and Canada.

Controversial passage on activation updated to allow device transfers.

Didn't download SP1 in March? Feeling lazy? Now the big Vista update is appearing in bite size chunks via automatic update.

Company credits Vista and Office for $17.4bn revenues.

Redmond legal machine targets 55 online sellers.

Some systems displaying wrong time despite patch.

Fixes for multimedia tool and image organiser.

Vulnerabilities affect OS X and Windows versions.