Windows XP users may now download a fourth service pack for the 13-year-old operating system, but it isn’t coming from Microsoft. Instead, this Windows XP “SP4” comes from a single developer, who ...

When it comes to Microsoft Windows, there are many versions that are iconic for different reasons. Windows 3.1 liberated the mainstream from the DOS prompt, and Windows 95 felt like the future had ...

Microsoft ‘s new browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will not run on Windows XP, now or when the software eventually ships, the company confirmed Tuesday. The move makes Microsoft the first major ...

A Windows developer has successfully compiled both Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 from source code leaked online last week. Last week, a 43GB collection of Microsoft source code was released as a ...

Originally targeted for release in June, and then delayed until this month, the release of Windows XP SP2 has been pushed back once again. Citing "quality concerns," Microsoft has not announced a ...

For years, software makers invented operating systems and applications that required more computing power, leading to a demand for new chips and other hardware--a cycle that has been likened to the ...