XP Mode is free for users of Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise and Ultimate. Users of 64-bit Vista, 64-bit Windows 7 Home versions and 64-bit Windows 8 may employ VMware, Virtual PC (free) or any other ...

Over the past few days -- since word of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC went public-- Microsoft has provided so far only the barest of details about its planned Virtual XP Mode functionality ...

I'm thinking of installing the Windows 7 public RC build 7100 on my old Mac Pro (using Boot Camp) once my new Mac Pro arrives, but have a few questions. I'm primarily going to be doing this to test 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 ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft on Aug. 4 issued the Windows XP Mode Release ...

The Windows XPocalypse is almost upon us. After a legendary dozen year run, Microsoft will stop providing security patches for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. Without Microsoft’s protection, all those ...

But before you plunge into Windows 7, it’s critical to determine how all of your organization’s important applications will work with the new operating system. Even though most contemporary programs ...

You really, really need to dump Windows XP. No, really. Windows XP was great, and many users still love the operating system, but…it’s more than a decade old. At the rate technology evolves, that ...

Ready to jump into Windows 8? As if the switch from the Windows 7 interface to the Windows 8 way of doing things wasn't bad enough, deciding what type of Windows 8 or Windows RT device to purchase is ...