Facing a June 30 deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative. Taking advantage of the "downgrade rights" offered as part of the Windows Vista ...

Microsoft reiterated Wednesday that it will still discontinue support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. But for those who can’t make the transition in time, there’s some hope. Microsoft said that it ...

The looming threat of running an unsupported OS wasn’t enough to save PC shipments from continuing their slide in the first quarter. Worldwide PC shipments fell by 4.4 percent in the first three ...

Hewlett-Packard on Monday plans to debut new PCs loaded with Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. The company plans to begin shipping the systems next week. In a move following Gateway, HP also ...

Microsoft retires its 12-year-old Windows XP operating system on Tuesday. Even so, there are still millions of XP computers out there. Here's what to do if you own one of them: - Microsoft Corp. will ...

Today, we look back on Windows XP with rose-tinted glasses and a half-wish that Windows 11 could be that great. But we've forgotten that Windows XP didn't launch in its final state. Far from ...

The ASUS Eee PC comes pre-loaded with Xandros Linux, an operating system far less susceptible to viruses, spyware, malware and the other nasties that are almost of biblical proportions in the Windows ...

Return with me to the Glory Days of Windows XP, which apparently some people, somehow, are still using even though support for it ended in...2014. I don’t know whether to be amazed or horrified at how ...

This week, Microsoft issued patches for 79 flaws across its platforms and products. One of them merits particular attention: a bug so bad that Microsoft released a fix for it on Windows XP, an ...

Twenty years on from the public release of Windows XP, the popular operating system is still regarded one of Microsoft’s greatest achievements. As of August this year, Windows XP still maintained a ...

The My Computer folder can be accessed in three different places on the computer and does exactly the same thing in all three places. You can find the My Computer folder on the computer's desktop, on ...

When you're having problems with Windows XP, restarting the computer is often the best way to go. Simply turning the machine off could result in file corruption or data loss. But if your mouse isn't ...