Some used PCs are being purchased not for the hardware but because people want to get their hands on a copy of Windows XP, according to industry analysts and hardware suppliers. A lot of PCs have been ...

Cydney Bulger bought a used computer that came with unwanted programs and content. What’s the best way to make it like new? Almost every major-brand Windows PC from the last decade came with a ...

DOS is a command line interface that can be used as a standalone operating system or in conjunction with another operating system. The main function of DOS in modern operating systems is to run batch ...

In November, I wrote a column on knowing when to replace a personal computer. In it, I told the sad tale of my daughter who’d cracked the screen of her gaming laptop. She wound up replacing it with a ...

Here's the deal. I bought a second hand full retail copy of Windows XP Professional Full Version(seller said never used or activated). I have not installed it on ANY pc or activated it, it's just ...

Microsoft Corp. has shown off some of the tools it used to optimize the Windows XP operating system, which is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of 2001. At a seminar at the company’s ...

Operating systems should be invisible according to some, yet Windows XP is anything but. Visually, it's Microsoft's most innovative OS since Windows 95, making more use of graphics than ever. The ...