Microsoft claims that XP can run more Windows or DOS applications, including games, than any prior version of Windows. This assertion actually holds true for most programs, which you can run in one of ...

Whether due to cost or other reasons, I need to support some programs that can only run on Windows XP. I've worked to get them running on Win7, but my efforts and the comments of many random people on ...

The update will be the first for Windows XP since the operating system was launched last October. The Windows XP Service Pack 1 includes traditional bug fixes plus important security patches and code ...

The vendor is developing the Windows XP-based thin clients, code-named Eiger and Monch, to make it easier for system builders and partners to deploy pre-packaged thin-client solutions instead of ...

Windows XP Mode has been something of a godsend for business users who wanted to migrate to Windows 7 but had legacy applications that simply wouldn't run in anything except Windows XP. XP Mode let ...

In the Windows XP All Programs menu, certain folders and subfolders are highlighted. Why? How can I turn this off? I tried both a Windows Help search and an Ars search, and no luck, but I'm sure it ...

A problem with having the latest version of the Windows operating system is that older programs that you've installed prior to the release of the new operating system may stop running or experience ...

With the Windows end-of-service deadline finally upon us, a lot of holdouts are hurriedly making the upgrade to Windows 7 or 8. Moving all your important files from Windows XP to your new computer may ...

Many of you did not upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, but are planning to upgrade to Windows 7. How dare you leave the Microsoft upgrade path? As a punishment, you can't upgrade directly from ...