VMware says that, like its rival Parallels, it has virtualization software that can help ease the transition from Windows XP to Windows 7. While its approach is less comprehensive than Parallels $50 ...

Take me back to the early 2000s.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

If you're planning to upgrade your current PC to Windows 7 when Microsoft releases their new OS, there's good and bad news for XP and Vista users. Here's a closer look at your upgrade options. Pros: ...

Now that the final version of Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing, it's time to find out how much of an improvement or not it will make over its predecessors, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

What’s the best operating system for businesses? If you were to ask Microsoft, you’d probably expect them to preach the virtues of the company’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system, which arrives ...

Windows 7 is doing much better out of the gate than Windows Vista did. As good as the OS roll out is going, there are still legacy devices out there that don’t have drivers and software updates to ...

Windows Vista's less than stellar reputation and poor uptake are due in part to the heavy demands it makes on system hardware. When Vista appeared in the autumn of 2006, PCs and laptops were less ...

If you have skipped Windows Vista and are now planning to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, then this read may help you. The upgrade option of upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7, is not ...