The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

Today marks the last day of official support for XP. So what does that mean for the aged operating system and its many steadfast users? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

Love XP, hate Vista? Well this is for all the “die-hard” XP fans out there. Personally, I run both Windows Vista and Windows XP, and though I have a soft spot for each one, I lean toward XP. I ...

The release of Microsoft Corp.’s Office XP application suite and its forthcoming Windows XP operating system has generated a buzz of controversy because of the antipiracy activation procedure the ...

Microsoft on Monday issued the first update, or service pack, for the Windows XP operating system. But the update, available as a free download from Microsoft's Web site, may not appear on some new ...

During the last 12 months, agencies posted nearly 200 solicitations for products compliant with the operating system, which will lose Microsoft's security support on April 8. During the past year, ...

Software pirates have undermined the security features of Microsoft's latest brainchild and have peddled counterfeit versions of the Windows XP operating system even before its official launch.

Apple’s Boot Camp allows new Macintosh computers to run Microsoft’s Windows XP software natively. But not all Macs will be able to use the software. While it’s been released as a free public beta for ...