Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday a new flaw affecting version 6 and 7 of its Internet Explorer web browser that could allow remote code execution.

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0-day exploits for IE flaw another reason to switch to IE8

It’s a slow month for Microsoft, as far as patch releases go, a situation which could be disrupted only if the company decides to release an out-of-band patch for the Internet Explorer 0-day confirmed on March 9th.

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Microsoft Patches 8 Vulnerabilities in Windows and Office

Hardware and software incompatibility was perhaps the greatest barrier that contributed to pushing back the adoption of 64-bit platforms over the 32-bit versions.

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Office 2010, 32-bit vs. 64-bit

Undoubtedly, Windows XP continues to get a consistent amount of love from its very loyal users, after all, the OS continues to run on over 65.49% of computers worldwide.

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Ignore Windows 7, Stick with XP and It Will Cost You

If you’re familiar with the new homepage that is available in beta, there really isn’t anything to report here. But for those that don’t know anything about the changes Microsoft’s making, now you do.

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Microsoft begins rolling out new MSN Homepage

Windows 7 customers that are configuring their accounts for automatic login will find that the operating system resents the Taskbar (Superbar) to the default configuration, Microsoft said.

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Windows 7 Resets Taskbar to Default When Automatically Log On Is Used

IDG News/Computerworld/Gregg Keizer gets it wrong again when this bizarre distributed entity reports this week that Microsoft "may move up Windows 7 service pack release" from its fictional original plan to "wait nearly two years after Windows 7's launch to issue a first service pack." Now, he says, Microsoft has "since changed its mind" and may ship Windows 7 SP1 as soon as "the last quarter of 2010." Nope. Q4 2010 has always been the plan. As I've been saying for months, that plan has Windows 7 (and Server 2008 R2) SP1 shipping exactly one year after the original release of those OSes. That plan hasn't changed, to my knowledge. End of story

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Windows 7 SP1 Still On Track for Q4 2010

Ever since Steve Ballmer showed off the HP Slate at the Consumer Electronics Show this year, there’s been a huge amount of interest in the new device. HP released a new video in late January with Phil McKinney, CTO of HP’s Personal Systems Group. McKinney claimed 2010 is the…

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HP shows off Windows 7 powered Slate UI, including Flash support

Microsoft’s mid-market server bundle, Essential Business Server, is being discontinued, with no further development after June 30. EBS shipped in November 2008, aimed at organizations with up to 250-300 desktops.

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Microsoft kills off mid-market Essential Business Server