This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on March 9, 2010. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the March bulletin summary on March 9, 2010. For more information about the...

A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update. The February update for Windows will close the loophole that dates from the time of the DOS operating system. First appearing in Windows NT 3.1, the...

Today we released February bulletin information through our Advance Notification Service (ANS). This month, we will be releasing 13 bulletins - five rated Critical, seven rated Important, and one rated Moderate - addressing 26 vulnerabilities. Eleven of...

Microsoft today said it will deliver 10 security updates next week to patch serious bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Word and Excel. If the company follows through on its plans -- sometimes Microsoft ditches an update at the last minute -- next...

Microsoft Corp. re-released one of its Aug. 11 security updates yesterday, explaining that it had posted an incomplete version to its own download center last week. The admission was the third time in the past two months that Microsoft has had to re-issue...

According to a Microsoft representative, you will be able to activate new XP installations for the foreseeable future. The fact that the company longer sells XP "has no bearing on one's ability to activate XP installations..." Of course, the current rules...

Microsoft's release manager for the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) posted on the Microsoft TechNet forum that the long awaited update for Windows XP is a go. Windows XP SP3 has been released to manufacturing (RTM). Windows XP SP3 is on its way through...

Looks like Vista SP1 is going to hit Microsoft Update soon with the prerequisite downloads appearing tomorrow. Found this on the Windows Vista Blog. I have a quick update for you about Windows Vista SP1. The Microsoft Update Blog contains some important...

In the latest sign that it may be about to release Windows XP service pack 3, Microsoft has published a document on its Download Center that outlines the features and functionality users can expect in the update, as well as its file size. The...

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for March 2008. With the release of the bulletins for March 2008, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued March 6, 2008. For more information about the...

Microsoft is planning at least four security updates next week in its Patch Tuesday release for March. The security update will address four vulnerabilities, all of which have been given Microsoft's highest alert level of 'critical'. Each vulnerability...

Microsoft began pushing Service Pack 3 to owners of Office 2003 Thursday via its automated update service. The automatic distribution had been pre-announced last month as part of a new policy that Microsoft introduced in December, when an Office...

Release documentation that contains known issues for Windows XP Service Pack 3. These release notes provide important information that you should know before deploying and using Windows XP SP3. You should familiarize yourself with all of the known issues...