The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

Announced today on the official Windows 7 Team Blog, Microsoft has just made available the release candidate for https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Microsoft+Windows+XP ...

With the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little gift called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP. I call it a gift since to ...

I like Windows XP. It's a solid operating system, if a bit outdated. The Windows 7 Beta has been promising, and is a definite improvement in both speed and stability over Windows Vista. However, some ...

Microsoft has announced this week that it will continue to offer downgrade options to both volume licensing customers and end-users when Windows 7 ships. Customers who purchase a system from a ...

In this second part of my Windows 7 series I will address why XP users who fought so hard to protect Windows XP will finally let it go and move to Windows 7. As I had said yesterday, the resistance to ...

I just built a new computer. I have one 650gb HD, I installed XP on it. <BR><BR>I have a second hard drive, that is basically backing stuff up.<BR><BR>I want to install Windows 7 RC and give it a ...

Over the past few days a huge number of electrons have been inconvenienced to bring you news about a new Windows 7 feature called XP Mode. In this post I'm going to take a closer look at this ...

More people continue to adopt Windows 7 as its market share rises over that of XP, according to data from Net Applications. Still, a new rival looms in the form of Windows 8. Lance Whitney is a ...

With Windows 7’s launch just a day away, it’s time to start thinking about how to prepare your aging-but-still useful PC running Windows XP for that move you’re dying to make. Problem is, Microsoft’s ...

Windows 7, the newest version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system, comes with numerous functional improvements over its widely used predecessors, Vista and XP. Some of these enhancements—such as ...

The chances of Windows 7 suddenly winning over Windows XP users in droves are slim to none. Windows 7 is a better Vista but doesn’t deliver enough advantages or differentiation from Windows XP to woo ...