Facing a June 30 deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative. Taking advantage of the "downgrade rights" offered as part of the Windows Vista ...

Starting next month, some new PCs could include an unexpected accessory: Windows XP. Microsoft has given PC makers the go-ahead to ship Windows XP as much as one full month before the operating system ...

Okay, I've got a system that's mainly used to download stuff and convert video. For the last year or so, it's been on 24/7. In the interest of trying to be a bit more environmentally friendly, I've ...

Microsoft reiterated Wednesday that it will still discontinue support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. But for those who can’t make the transition in time, there’s some hope. Microsoft said that it ...

This week, Microsoft issued patches for 79 flaws across its platforms and products. One of them merits particular attention: a bug so bad that Microsoft released a fix for it on Windows XP, an ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft has said goodbye to Windows XP. Although the operating system is more than 12 years old, and Windows XP computers haven’t been shipped since 2010, there are still millions of ...

Microsoft Corp. is pushing remaining XP owners to upgrade to a newer operating system, such as Windows 7 or 8. It will still be possible to use existing Windows XP computers after Microsoft retires it ...

Windows Vista may be shiny and brand new, but as plenty of PC users will tell you, sometimes newer isn’t better. Many PCs simply don’t have the horsepower to run the new operating system, and even ...

Windows XP is beginning that last long walk toward retirement on June 30, with its end-of-life due date staring it — and you — in the face. June 30 is Microsoft Corp.’s deadline for mainstream ...

When Microsoft ends support for Windows XP on Tuesday, a security sinkhole will likely open and gradually widen, threatening hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide in homes, companies, government ...

I was at a friend's house yesterday and he had a networking problem ...<BR><BR>The network is all connected using a Linksys router.<BR><BR>Two laptops running XP, both with wireless cards, using a ...