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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today marks the last day of official support for XP. So what does that mean for the aged operating system and its many steadfast users? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

The end of mainstream support by Microsoft for Windows XP ended onApril 14. That deadline came and left with barely an audiblegroan from the minions of enterprise, small business and consumerusers of ...

IT professionals have been grappling with what to do about Windows XP going out of support. While many have chosen to buy new Windows 8 PCs, the truth is many existing XP machines are still in good ...

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 ...

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 ...

The My Computer folder can be accessed in three different places on the computer and does exactly the same thing in all three places. You can find the My Computer folder on the computer's desktop, on ...

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 ...

Cast of characters: Windows XP Pro SP1 laptop on local 10/100 LAN, user logging into Windows 2000 AD domain.<BR><BR>User got a new XP Pro laptop, logged in, all was fine.<BR><BR>Two months later his ...