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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO – After April 8, running a computer with Windows XP will be like turning on your house's security system but leaving the doors and windows open. That's the analogy Gerry Egan, senior ...

What an upgrade! Even the latest hardware may not work right under Windows XP, and programs may have problems, too. Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system comes with David Byrne's song "Like ...

The enterprise benefited greatly from Windows XP. The operating system provided the right balance of features and usability to maximize user productivity, and thanks to its longevity, companies were ...

First and foremost, I don't recommend doing this yourself. I created an isolated virtual machine and used a firewall to prevent it from access the rest of my home network. Then I downloaded malware ...

(MoneyWatch) Microsoft has made no secret that support for Windows XP ends in less than a year -- April 8, 2014, to be precise. But a new initiative surfaced on the Microsoft Security blog last week ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some Windows XP users might be considering Linux MInt as a replacement operating system. But just replacing the operating system isn’t enough, you’ll also need Linux applications that will replace the ...

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 ...

Microsoft's latest operating system is now a distant second behind No. 1 Windows 7, according to the latest stats. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...