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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is saying 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 ...

Microsoft retires its 12-year-old Windows XP operating system on Tuesday. Even so, there are still millions of XP computers out there. Here's what to do if you own one of them: - Microsoft Corp. will ...

SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker. But you'd never confuse a Windows user with the ...

NEW YORK - Microsoft retires its 12-year-old Windows XP operating system today. Even so, there are still millions of XP computers out there. Here's what to do if you own one of them: What happens ...

From Windows Messenger and Outlook Express to MSN, Windows XP used to support a long list of interesting applications. While all these apps were great in their own way, I spent most of my time on my ...

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 ...

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 ...