Windows XP Articles

Windows XP Users Only Have A Year Of Official Support Left

By Zach Walton April 9, 2013

Windows XP remains one of the most popular operating systems on the planet, especially for businesses that don’t feel like upgrading to Windows 7 or 8. That popularity will surely continue for years to come, but Microsoft won’t be along …

Twitter Kindly Requests That You Stop Using Internet Explorer 8
By Zach Walton · October 22, 2012 5

Do you have a PC running Windows XP? Do you use Internet Explorer 8 on said PC? If so, Twitter has some words of advice – move it or lose it. Twitter Support tweeted out today that they’re currently looking …
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Windows 7 Finally Dethrones XP As Most Popular Operating System
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Windows XP And Vista Are Not Invited To The Office Party
Android Gets Impressive Windows XP Mod

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Microsoft Pushes Patch For 26 Security Flaws
By Zach Walton · June 13, 2012

Windows users are accustomed to the regular security updates for Windows and Internet Explorer that Microsoft pushes on a regular basis. Sure, there are some updates that are marked critical, but it’s pretty tame stuff for the most part. That …

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Windows XP Losing Security Updates In 2014
By Zach Walton · April 12, 2012 · 2 Comments

It’s been almost 11 years since the launch of Windows XP in October of 2001. The operating system is getting on in years and Microsoft has done their best to get people to upgrade. Unfortunately, its successor, Windows Vista, did …

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Despite 5 Awful Years, Windows Vista Still #3 Most Used OS In The World
By Drew Bowling · January 30, 2012 · 3 Comments

Today marks exactly five years since Microsoft cast the cruciatus curse of operating systems onto PCs everywhere: Windows Vista. The reviews have never been… kind, to put it gently. You’d be lucky to find anyone these days who could convincingly …

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Microsoft Sues British Retailer Comet Over Recovery Discs
By Shaylin Clark · January 4, 2012 · 3 Comments

UPDATE: Microsoft attorney David Finn has responded to my request for comment. Click here for the full statement. Microsoft announced this morning that they have filed suit against Comet, a British retailer that specializes in electronics and appliances. The suit …

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Apple Unveils New “Get a Mac” Ad
By Jeremy Muncy · October 27, 2009 · 8 Comments

Apple has released a new commercial in their "I’m a PC" and "I’m a Mac" successful advertising campaign. The new ad is aimed directly at Windows 7, which was just released yesterday.

Which has the better OS: Apple or PC - Tell us what you think.

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XP Remains an Option for Windows
By Mike McDonald · April 8, 2009 · 1 Comment

If you’re Microsoft, it probably isn’t the most comforting thought to know the biggest headline about your new OS, Windows 7, isn’t about features or updates… it’s about supported downgrade options.

Of course if you are a Vista person who has already downgraded back to XP, today is a good day for you. Microsoft has announced that the new Windows 7 OS will have downgrade support to both Vista and XP.

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Noteworthy Videos

Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Launches
By Mike Sachoff · September 24, 2008

Yahoo has launched its new Yahoo Messenger 9.0, instant messaging application for Windows XP and Windows Vista.

“Save XP” Effort Collects Over 200,000 Signatures
By Doug Caverly · May 19, 2008 · 4 Comments

It’s hard enough to get 20 people to agree on something; assembling 1,000 takes a serious trigger of some sort. Microsoft and fans of a certain operating system might want to know, then, that a petition at InfoWorld’s SaveXP.com has gathered more than 200,000 signatures.

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Windows XP “Virtually” Free
By Nathan Weinberg · December 6, 2006

Microsoft has done a really cool thing, and made a legal, activated copy of a Windows XP SP2 Virtual PC image available as a free download.

Using Windows XP’s Restore Points for PC Recovery
By Otis F. Cooper · November 30, 2006 · 1

Have you ever done something to make an improvement and later regretted it?It would be awesome to be able to go back in time and undo the the thing that were supposed to make an improvement.

Microsoft Releases Media Player 11 for XP
By Darren Straight · October 31, 2006

Microsoft Corp. released to the public Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP, a significant milestone for music fans and the digital entertainment experience on Windows.

How To Fax Documents Using Windows XP
By Otis F. Cooper · August 30, 2006 · 3

It would be awesome if we all had our own fax machine. We could fax our resume to that new employer to be reviewed right away.

XP Users, Unleash Your Inner Game Designer
By WebProNews Staff · August 15, 2006

The XNA Game Studio Express for Windows XP will allow gamers to create Xbox 360 games on their PCs, share them with others, and possibly create the next smash hit for the console.

Enabling IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro
By Chris Alexander · June 19, 2006

Windows XP Home Edition does not support IIS.

Windows XP Hibernate Bug Solved!
By Nathan Weinberg · April 4, 2006

Oh, thank god thank god thank god thank god!

Windows XP Users Only Have A Year Of Official Support Left

Twitter Kindly Requests That You Stop Using Internet Explorer 8

Windows 7 Finally Dethrones XP As Most Popular Operating System

Windows XP And Vista Are Not Invited To The Office Party

Android Gets Impressive Windows XP Mod

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