You are not alone if you still use Windows XP, an operating system that came before Windows 7. W3Schools.com's log files report that over 19 percent of all site visitors used Windows XP as their ...

W The main reason most users are still on Windows XP and Windows 7 is app compatibility. Many older apps, primarily those ...

With the April 8 end date for Windows XP support approaching fast, companies large and small should have begun preparations long ago. According to Microsoft's end of Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 ...

When it comes to adopting new operating systems and applications, common practice among system administrators is to delay adoption until the release of the first service pack. Admins found plenty of ...

Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP on April 8. While you’re technically free to keep using the 12-year-old operating system, doing so may put you at greater security risk for attack as future ...

Measuring the rate of adoption of various operating systems is always a tricky task, but some big trends are easy to spot no matter which metrics you use. For Microsoft Windows, the markers are ...

How old is too old? I had a chance to think about this question twice over the weekend. Once while pondering my fifty-somethingth birthday (as of today, I am the same age as Saturday Night Live and ...

Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system, has received positive reviews; Windows 7 Starter, the version for netbooks, not so much. Some critics think Microsoft's previous operating system, ...

Bill Veghte, Microsoft's senior vice president of Online Services & Windows Business Group, has written a letter addressed to "Windows Customers" in which he explains his company's plans around the ...

Using Windows XP Mode business persons can access their custom-made software right from their Windows 7 desktop with a single click. Therefore, Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 gives you the best of both ...

Windows 7 is out today! Huzzah! But wait; if you’re still rocking Windows XP, you might want to think twice before upgrading. Here are some reasons to stick with an old OS. 1. Updating will be a huge ...

The much-publicized “wormable” security hole in XP and 7, and similar-era Windows Servers needs to be patched now. There’s no exploit making the rounds as yet, but the benefits of patching those older ...