Microsoft announced on Thursday that the final version of the Windows XP virtual environment will be available on October 22, the day Windows 7 launches. Known as XP Mode, Microsoft’s new ...

PC enthusiasts looking to grab an early copy of Windows XP may be in for a big surprise: Many will need more computing horsepower to run the operating system. Microsoft on Monday released the second ...

Microsoft Corp. continued to face problems today with its Windows XP preview program, as some users were able to download a beta version of the new operating system for free, instead of having to pay ...

After years of downloads, patches, and uninstalls, your Windows XP machine is likely running a bit slower than you’d like. The solution: Start fresh by reinstalling Windows. We’ll show you how.

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — In his keynote address yesterday at Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference, Bill Gates, the company’s chairman and chief software architect, announced the ...

DOS is a command line interface that can be used as a standalone operating system or in conjunction with another operating system. The main function of DOS in modern operating systems is to run batch ...

Microsoft's cutoff of XP support prompted more organizations to upgrade to new computers, but PC shipments still dropped during the first quarter, say research firms IDC and Gartner. Lance Whitney is ...

Ever wanted to run Windows XP on old hardware? Well, you might have done a couple of decades ago, when Windows XP was released - but probably not now, right? Despite the apparently futility of the ...