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RSS XP in newsRevealed: 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 more than half (52... [09 Nov 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 for some CIOs on older OSes, the cost impetus to adopt Windows 7 is already stacking up, thanks to the aging... [21 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 will be business standard by next year
News Currently, eight out of 10 new PCs run Windows XP, nearly eight years after the operating system was first released. Today, Windows XP is installed on four out of five new PCs. When we asked IT... [20 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: The five things you need to be thinking about now
News According to analyst house Gartner, there are a number of issues companies should already be considering ahead of any planned switch - including the need to put an end to Windows XP. The looming end of support for... [15 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News Until it shakes off that image, very few IT heads are likely to carry out a wholesale replacement of their Windows XP/Vista operating systems to the Snow Leopard OS," Turning Point's Adebayo said. Apple's desktop market... [02 Oct 2009]
Microsoft: 'Windows 7 XP Mode code is ready to go'
News Microsoft announced yesterday it has finalised the code for Windows 7's XP Mode. The mode, which was announced back in April, will allow XP programs to run in Redmond's upcoming operating system.... [02 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Unaffected by latest zero-day flaw
News Also, the recently completed Windows Server 2008 R2 is not vulnerable, Microsoft said, nor are the earlier Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems. Microsoft issued a formal security advisory late on Tuesday on a... [09 Sep 2009]
IE slips again as Firefox takes over one in four browsers
News Microsoft is working to wean the world from IE 6, the version of the browser that shipped with Windows XP, and has made some progress, according to Net Applications' statistics. The browser wars are heating up, as... [03 Sep 2009]
Battery life: Windows 7 leaves Vista for dust
News The chipmaker has been an XP-only shop throughout Vista's life. Upgrading a newer machine from Windows Vista to Windows 7 might mean that you get to see the last few minutes of that DVD on a long flight. [02 Sep 2009]
Windows 7: When will businesses really be ready to make the move?
News Among the things that should appeal to businesses about Windows 7, Cherry said, are its improved compatibility and performance, Windows XP Mode and a DirectAccess feature that allows for automatic virtual private... [28 Aug 2009]
Apple's Mac OS 'lagging behind Vista on security'
News The security level in Leopard falls in between Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Vista, he said. Friday's release of the new version of the Mac OS, dubbed Snow Leopard, could include some security features that would make it... [27 Aug 2009]
Businesses' XP addiction is keeping Microsoft from killing IE 6
News But Microsoft officials insist they simply can't end support for IE 6, since it shipped as part of Windows XP and Microsoft has pledged to business customers that it will support that operating system - and its... [14 Aug 2009]
Microsoft Office, Windows get critical flaw fixes in latest patch batch
News At the time, Microsoft said it was already seeing attacks based on the flaw, which affects Office XP, Office 2003, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 and 2006, as well as Office Small Business Accounting 2006. [12 Aug 2009]
Windows 7: It's time for you to embrace 64-bit
News Consumers have had the option of 64-bit Windows computing since the release of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition in May 2005, four years after the release of Windows XP 32-bit. At the end of 2006,... [11 Aug 2009]
