Windows XP
RSS Windows XPAdvantages and Disadvantages of EFS and Effective Recovery of Encrypted Data
White Paper In Windows XP and above this had to be done manually. In Windows 2000 the Recovery Agent is represented by either local administrator (when working on a stand-alone computer) or domain... [13 Nov 2009]
7 Steps to Migrate From Windows XP to Windows 7 Using WinINSTALL and Survey
White Paper According to Microsoft's Technet Website, "There is no Upgrade option available when installing Windows 7 on a computer running Windows XP. The task involves using... [12 Nov 2009]
Usability Study of Windows Vista's Firewall
White Paper The firewall has lots of new features over its predecessor, XP's firewall. Windows Vista is shipped with a built-in personal firewall. But, previous studies showed that Vista's firewall have a set of... [12 Nov 2009]
Revealed: Your favourite Windows operating system
News Wonder no longer - in a poll of more than 350 silicon.com readers who were asked to decide which was their favourite Microsoft desktop operating system, Windows XP came out the clear winner, grabbing... [09 Nov 2009]
How File Fragmentation Occurs on Windows XP / Windows Server 2003
White Paper A while ago there was a little research project to find out exactly how fragmentation occurs on Windows XP. Well, it turns out that Windows XP/2003 fragments files... [06 Nov 2009]
Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7 vs. Windows XP
White Paper So you're an XP shop, and your organization skipped Vista but is considering taking the plunge to the latest revision of the Longhorn platform: Windows 7. Windows 7 is a big jump from... [03 Nov 2009]
Windows 7 Review Guide
White Paper This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP.... [03 Nov 2009]
Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7
White Paper Warts and all, it looks like Windows 7 has a much better chance than Vista did of convincing organizations to upgrade from Windows XP. There's a lot to Windows 7 - as... [03 Nov 2009]
Achieving Federal Desktop Core Configuration Compliance (FDCC) with Lumension® Solutions
White Paper All federal agencies that utilize or plan an upgrade to either Windows XP or Vista must report compliance, with FDCC reporting requirements dictated by the standard FISMA reporting guidance. The Federal... [29 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment So what issues are you likely to come up against if you choose to move from XP to Windows 7? However, the long term issue for Microsoft is not whether new and existing machines in the consumer space are... [28 Oct 2009]
Using Encrypting File System to Protect Microsoft Dynamics CRM Data on a V3c Client Running Windows XP Professional
White Paper This white paper describes how to use EFS with the Microsoft Dynamics® CRM clients for Outlook Compatibility Update on a computer running Microsoft Dynamics CRM laptop client for Microsoft Office Outlook. [28 Oct 2009]
Mind the details with Windows 7
Comment Sure there have been a few missing drivers here and there but in every case the resulting machine worked and almost always performed better than under Vista and XP. Gartner's Stephen Kleynhans has been happy with his... [23 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News The companies include engineering firm Atkins, airport operator BAA, business advisors Baker Tilly, Deutsche Bank and drinks maker innocent - all of which are upgrading from a mix of Windows XP and Vista. [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News Quocirca's Longbottom said: "Microsoft advise to do a clean install to go from Windows XP to Windows 7. But while the large number of businesses still using XP is... [21 Oct 2009]
Photos: Microsoft sweetens Aero for Windows 7
Photo Users coming to Windows 7 from XP will like the fact the Alt+Tab hotkey shows previews of the actual open program windows, and not just their icons. With Windows 7... [21 Oct 2009]
