Announced today on the official Windows 7 Team Blog, Microsoft has just made available the release candidate for https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Microsoft+Windows+XP ...

Windows 7, though, is a different story. Given the almost universally favourable reviews it has received, many tried-and-true XP users are preparing to give Microsoft’s latest operating system a try.

I bought a Pro Upgrade license and reading up on it, it looks like the 64-bit version won't upgrade XP 32-bit, but will instead do a clean install (wiping out the XP install in the process).

In an 'unprecedented' move, Microsoft has once again extended the life of Windows XP operating system (OS. The software giant has announced that users running some versions of Windows 7 can `downgrade ...

If Microsoft wants Windows 7 to succeed, to do better than limp like Vista, it has to convince the majority of users to ditch their comfortable-as-an-old-shoe — older than an old shoe, actually — OS.

In this second part of my Windows 7 series I will address why XP users who fought so hard to protect Windows XP will finally let it go and move to Windows 7. As I had said yesterday, the resistance to ...

With the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little gift called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP. I call it a gift since to ...

Windows 7 is the greatest argument for ditching Windows 11.

Microsoft has announced this week that it will continue to offer downgrade options to both volume licensing customers and end-users when Windows 7 ships. Customers who purchase a system from a ...

More people continue to adopt Windows 7 as its market share rises over that of XP, according to data from Net Applications. Still, a new rival looms in the form of Windows 8. Lance Whitney is a ...

I like Windows XP. It's a solid operating system, if a bit outdated. The Windows 7 Beta has been promising, and is a definite improvement in both speed and stability over Windows Vista. However, some ...

Windows 7 seems poised to steal the crown from XP as the world's top OS, according to new stats from Net Applications. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer ...