Service Pack 1 for the operating system was released in 2011, meaning that a fresh install has five years of individual patches to download and install. Typically, ...

The modifications within the service pack are built into subsequent versions of the OS distributed on CD or DVD. Versions are identified as SP1, SP2, etc.; for example, "Windows XP SP2." ...

The Service Pack 2 ICF provides one more notch of security above its predecessor. In XP SP1, there was a delay between the initializing of the networking layer and ICF.

The forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is actually a significant upgrade for Microsoft's OS, delivering much-needed security enhancements. We highlight the key changes.

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is now available from Microsoft’s Website for download, or via Windows Update, and by ordering an installation DVD.Windows 7 SP1 takes roughly 30 minutes to install, and ...

Last week, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Since then, I've been monitoring the release. As with any major update, there are some issues, ...

The service pack doesn't bring any new whiz-bang features for consumers, but it includes two important back end additions that promise to improve performance in Windows 7's server counterpart, ...

Service Pack 2 for the 2007 Microsoft Office can be downloaded here. Microsoft is calling the update a “major performance enhancement” to the business software suite.

Given the service-pack-level-scope of these tighter releases (and I mean that in a good way, not as an insult), calling it "Windows Server 2012 SP1" might get more people implementing it sooner ...

The service pack also enhances performance and serviceability. Microsoft's last service pack came out around the time the SQL Slammer worm raged. Even though it's been awhile, ...

SQL Server isn't on the kind of update schedule that characterizes Visual Studio these days, when it's unusual for two months to go by without some sort of release. But one version is getting a new ...