Tag: windows xp
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New “zero-day” flaw identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
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Microsoft issued another warning today only a short while after the Heart bleed bug was identified. This latest vulnerability is present in all versions of Internet Explorer from 6 through to 11 and could allow for the remote execution of code. Microsoft wrote: “The vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object…
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Windows XP draws its final breaths whilst Windows 8 gets an update
Microsoft announced a long time ago that it would be turning off support for its most successful operating system (if by successful you mean actually worked), Windows XP. The OS will no longer be supported as of April 8th. XP came out on October 25th, 2001 and over 400 million copies were in use in…
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Adobe Ends Windows XP Support for Photoshop
It has been announced today that Adobe will no longer be supporting the aging Windows XP operating system after the company’s latest version of Photoshop – CS6. Windows XP was released back in 2001 and is arguably the most popular Windows operating system to date. At one point it had a market share of 76.1%…
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Microsoft Prices Up Windows 8 Pro Upgrade for PCs
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Microsoft has officially revealed pricing of its Windows 8 Pro upgrade for users of the existing platform versions Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Over the web upgrades to the latest revision of the popular PC based version of operating platform will cost $39.99 (around £25 GBP) and users will be given the option…
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How to Run Android Apps on Your Windows PC – With BlueStacks
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You can now run your favourite Android apps on your Windows desktop thanks to new software called BlueStacks, but why would you want to do that? Because with over 500,000 Android apps there’s a world of cool, useful and fun apps just waiting to be used! BlueStacks App Player is an amazing Windows program that…
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Internet Explorer 10 will not work on Vista
Microsoft has confirmed that their forthcoming Internet Explorer 10 browser will not be backwards compatible with Vista. Speaking to Computerworld, a Microsoft rep explained that they do not wish to develop the next browser for an older version of Operating System. The news comes as little suprise, as the recently released Internet Explorer 9 was…