Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Here comes the black market for XP patches
For most people, XP patches will be unobtainable through legitimate channels
Microsoft fixes issue that caused some Windows XP PCs not to boot up
Microsoft has fixed an issue with its antivirus definitions in Microsoft Security Essentials that was causing some Windows XP PCs not to boot up earlier this week
Windows XP retirement creates opportunity for Chinese security firm
Microsoft may have retired Windows XP, but one of China's leading security vendors is trying to keep the OS threat-free, and rolling out protection software to hundreds of millions of users in the nation.
Microsoft Security Essentials bug kills XP boxes
Minor bug turning into a nightmare for IT departments
Microsoft slashes Windows XP custom support prices just days before axing public patches
Just days before Microsoft retired Windows XP from public support, the company drastically reduced the price of custom support agreements that give large companies and government agencies another year of XP patches, experts reported today.
Update: IRS misses XP deadline, will spend $30M to upgrade remaining PCs
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service acknowledged last week that it missed the April 8 cut-off for Windows XP support and will be paying Microsoft for an extra year of security patches.
Death of Windows XP cant quite reverse slowing PC sales
The official end to Windows XP support may have sent many companies into a panic, but it was good news for PC manufacturers this winter... well, sort of. Both Gartner and IDC report a big increase in PC shipments during the first quarter
Windows XP support cut-off: All you need to know
From today, Tuesday 8 April, Microsoft has no plans to offer support for the ageing platform ? unless you shelled out millions for custom support before the deadline.
A (very) brief history of Windows XP
Microsoft's Windows XP has been officially supported for over 12 years but its development history actually goes back even further than that under the code name "Neptune."
Windows XP: The end is nigh
When Microsoft ends support for Windows XP on Tuesday, a security sinkhole will likely open and gradually widen, threatening hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide in homes, companies, government agencies and schools.
Dutch government to pay millions of euros to Microsoft for extended Windows XP support
The Dutch government is reportedly paying Microsoft millions of euros so it can continue to receive support for the many PCs that are still running the 12 year old Windows XP OS after Tuesday.
The photo Microsoft used for the Windows XP default wallpaper is (mostly) untouched
Bliss, the photo taken by Charles O'Rear that later became the basis for the default wallpaper in Microsoft's Windows XP OS was not altered by O'Rear but did get a color boost for its wallpaper use
Microsoft due to unveil one-year Windows XP support package
Public sector bodies will be thrown a lifeline
Microsoft returns to scare tactic well in dump-XP campaign
Microsoft yesterday pulled out a fear-of-God approach to scare users into dumping Windows XP, telling them that the most popular tasks done on a PC will put them in the crosshairs of cyber criminals.
Windows XP will still be running at over half of UK councils after support ends
Open to bugs from 8 April
Microsoft tries to tempt XP diehards with $100 discount on new PCs
Microsoft is pitching another deal at pry-XP-from-my-cold-dead-hands customers, offering them $100 off a new Windows 8.1 device if they spring for one that costs more than $599.
Microsoft is paying Windows XP users to jump ship
The end of support for Windows XP is drawing ever closer, and Microsoft is sparing no expense making sure users move out of the outdated platform
US-CERT urges XP users to dump IE
People who plan to run Windows XP after Microsoft pulls the patch plug should dump Internet Explorer (IE) and replace it with a different browser, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) said Monday.
Perspective: Microsoft risks security reputation ruin by retiring XP
Microsoft's plans to ship the final public patches for Windows XP on April 8 could undo its hard-won reputation for security and hurt itself as much as the customers who end up with an infected XP system.
Microsoft reacts to XP upgrade critics with free file transfer tool
Reacting to criticism from customers that upgrading from Windows XP was 'impossible,' Microsoft today announced it would give away a limited migration tool to help people move to a newer operating system.
