If your budget doesn't stretch to a brand-new PC, why not give your old one a new lease of life by upgrading its OS to Windows XP? Here's how to go about it. Giving an old workhorse PC a new operating ...

Virtualization programs such as Microsoft Virtual PC can help your business computers run older programs that require Windows XP. You can use Virtual PC to create a virtual machine that contains a ...

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 ...

I am trying to help my brother-in-law install Windows XP Pro on his computer. I don't know the specs of it off-hand, although I can get them if needed. I do know it is a Dell Dimension 4100 that came ...

InformationWeek's Fred Langa details how you can do a total rebuild of Windows XP without losing any data and without having to reinstall software - basically giving you a fresh, nondestructive ...

Hey guys,<BR> I've had the unfortunate luck of having to re-install my system 6 times in the past 2 months. After the 5th time, I decided to make a list of everything that needed to be installed after ...

After a week-long delay to take care of a last-minute compatibility bug, Microsoft Tuesday gave the green light to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). The service pack, undoubtedly the last for the aged ...