I have a Windows 7 x64 machine that is on a network not connected to the internet. All of the machines we currently have on the Internet are Windows Vista. I have been trying to find a way to download ...

Running two operating systems on one computer broadens your company's options when it comes to which software it can use. In Windows 7, Microsoft included a feature called Windows XP Mode that enabled ...

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 ...

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 ...

An October surprise — that’s how many are interpreting Microsoft’s 11th-hour revelation that it will be providing a virtualized copy of Windows XP as a free compatibility add-on to Windows 7 ...

The news from Redmond that some editions of Windows 7 are to include a feature called XP Mode has caused quite a stir. Maybe I'm missing something, but I just can't see why this is a big deal. Let's ...

Microsoft Windows’ biggest strength is that it works with so much hardware and software, both old and new. Unfortunately, that’s also its biggest weakness. With each new version of Windows, Microsoft ...

XP Mode, a virtual Windows XP SP3 environment running under Windows Virtual PC, will deliver the best experience on new hardware, says Scott Woodgate, director of Desktop Virtualization and Microsoft ...