I’ll get right to it: anyone using a mature copy of Windows 7 (as opposed to a new computer or a newly installed copy) should not install Service Pack 1 (SP1). This is not a knock on Microsoft, ...

Microsoft yesterday modified its support policy on service packs, and will now take calls from customers running outdated editions of Windows. The move coincided with the company pulling the plug on ...

There I was, merrily fixing someone's computer. Among other things, they'd been having trouble connecting to Microsoft's Windows Update Web site. The Web site would seem to load up just fine, but when ...

For many, the official release of a new Microsoft operating system–such as Windows 7–is just the starting of a clock. They will not buy the new OS until Service Pack 1 is released. Why? Microsoft has ...

Microsoft has unleashed the first public betas of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Unlike some previous Microsoft service packs, these add little in the way of new ...

I have had to swap out my motherboard (RAM and CPU) several times in the past few weeks. This has nothing to do with my old one crashing, my backup board ...