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  1. Mozilla Extends Firefox ESR 115 Support to March 2026 for Legacy Windows and macOS

    Mozilla’s decision to keep Firefox 115 ESR alive for older machines is the latest twist in a multi-stage, pragmatic approach to supporting users who remain on end-of-life operating systems — the Extended Support Release for Firefox 115 will now be maintained for Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and...
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    • Forum: Windows News

  2. Inside the MSRC– The Monthly Security Update Releases

    For the second in this series of blog entries we want to look into which vulnerability reports make it into the monthly release cadence. It may help to start with some history. In September 2003 we made a change from a release anytime approach to a mostly predictable, monthly release cadence...
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    • automatic updates backporting critical vulnerabilities customer action fix documentation microsoft security monthly releases online services opportunistic updates phil misner risk assessment risk management security development lifecycle security research security update severity levels software release cycles support lifecycle update tuesday vulnerability reports
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    Windows 7 RC1 will HAVE to last until Mar 2010 at least. (7057 does)

    Hi everyone. It seems that we CAN use W7 until a retail version is released. Unless it was an almighty bo bo by Microsoft the 7057 build (best so far even in its X-32 incantation) doesn't expire until Mar 2010. If the official RC1 expires before that I'm sure there will be some...
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    • backporting build 7057 clean install compatibility drivers enterprise expiration install microsoft netbook office operating system rc1 software trends updates version windows 7 x-64
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows 7 W2008 Server any0ne

    Hi guys I know w2008 is a server OS buit it shares (or is it the other way around) the same code base as W7) so anybody testing that out there. I used to use W2003 server as a worksttation OS -- you had to fiddle around with it a bit to avoid the typical shutdown hassles, messages and prompts...
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    • aero backporting games multimedia server os shutdown windows 2008 windows 7 windows media center workstation
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Latest W7 Build and IE8 Version (Beta or RC1)

    Hi Guys -- question to anybody running a later build than build 7000. Is the version of IE8 (IE8 Beta) the same as with the 7000 build or has it been upgraded to IE8 RC1. IE8 RC1 is available for XP and all flavours of VISTA. ALL (and I mean 100%) of the issues I had with IE8 Beta have been...
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    • backporting build 7000 compatibility corporate network ie8 beta ie8 rc1 internet explorer software standards web browsers windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support