Microsoft has given XP a reprieve, but few PCs come with anything but Vista; here's how to turn back the clock and downgrade to the earlier OS Microsoft’s decision last week to delay the end of ...

Personally, I think Windows 7 will be the next Windows XP (read: I think it will rock) and that this issue will mostly go away relatively soon after the Windows 7 launch. People will mostly skip ...

Analyst is not optimistic Microsoft will let users install XP on new machines, even though downgrade rights are just as important for Windows 7 as they've been for Vista Downgrade rights for Windows 7 ...

The announcement contradicts earlier speculation that Microsoft was planning to institute a de facto April 2010 deadline for customers that buy new Windows 7 PCs to roll them back to XP using ...

Downgrade rights for Windows 7 will be “hugely important,” an analyst said Thursday, but he’s not optimistic that Microsoft Corp. will let users continue to install Windows XP on new machines.

Downgrade rights for Windows 7 will be “hugely important,” an analyst said today, but he’s not optimistic that Microsoft Corp. will let users continue to install Windows XP on new machines. Microsoft ...