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  2. Service pack - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP SP2 installation disc. In computing, a service pack comprises a collection of updates, fixes, or enhancements to a software program delivered in the form of a single installable package. Companies often release a service pack when the number of individual patches to a given program reaches a certain (arbitrary) limit, or the software ...

  3. Windows service - Wikipedia

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    Windows service. In Windows NT operating systems, a Windows service is a computer program that operates in the background. [1] It is similar in concept to a Unix daemon. [1] A Windows service must conform to the interface rules and protocols of the Service Control Manager, the component responsible for managing Windows services.

  4. Patch (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Patch (computing) A patch is a set of changes to a computer program or its supporting data designed to update or repair it. [1] This includes bugfixes or bug fixes to remove security vulnerabilities [1] and correct bugs (errors). [2] [better source needed] Patches are often written to improve the functionality, usability, or performance of a ...

  5. Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Service Pack 2. Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 was released through different channels between April 28 and June 9, 2009, one year after the release of Windows Vista SP1, and four months before the release of Windows 7. In addition to a number of security and other fixes, a number of new features have been added.

  6. Windows NT 4.0 - Wikipedia

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    Windows NT 4.0 was the first release of Microsoft Windows to include DirectX as standard—version 2 shipped with the initial release of Windows NT 4.0, and version 3 was included with the release of Service Pack 3 in mid-1997. However advanced hardware accelerated Direct3D and DirectSound multimedia features were never available on Windows NT 4.0.

  7. Software as a service - Wikipedia

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    OpenSaaS refers to software as a service (SaaS) based on open-source code. Like SaaS applications, Open SaaS is a web-based application hosted, supported, and maintained by a service provider. While the roadmap for Open SaaS applications is defined by its community of users, upgrades and product enhancements are managed by a central provider.

  8. Microsoft Office 2013 - Wikipedia

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    Office 2013 introduces Click-To-Run 2.0 installation technology for all editions based on Microsoft App-V Version 5. Previously, only certain editions of Office 2010 were available with Click-To-Run 1.0 installer technology, which was based on App-V 4.x, where a separate Q drive was created and installed files of Office were isolated from the ...

  9. Microsoft Visual C++ - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Visual C++. Microsoft Visual C++ ( MSVC) is a compiler for the C, C++, C++/CLI and C++/CX programming languages by Microsoft. MSVC is proprietary software; it was originally a standalone product but later became a part of Visual Studio and made available in both trialware and freeware forms.