Second generation Windows XP Tablet models represent a vast improvement over manufacturers' first efforts. Take the Viewsonic PC V1250, which blows away most first generation tablets we've reviewed.

I first used Windows XP on my computer back in 2010, when I was just 12 years old. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise that 3D ...

Are Windows XP's new features worth the cost of upgrading? Find out how Windows XP measures up against Windows 98 and Me. As you've probably heard, Microsoft has developed two versions of the new ...

With the addition of several business-friendly features and vast improvements in speed and reliability, Windows XP played a major role in transforming the home PC into a trusted ally of small business ...

Microsoft is aiming to get the final version of Windows XP out in the summer, but if it misses its target, the sofware company may delay the operating system's launch until next year, several PC ...

Most modern desktops and laptops have power to spare, but netbooks are notoriously pokey. Consequently, you should turn off any operating-system features that can make your Lilliputian PC even slower.

Q: Do you know of a place I could get my 9-inch Dell Computer updated to Windows 10? It has never been used. It has a Windows XP operating system so you know how old it is. I was downsizing, packing ...

Microsoft hasn’t paid much attention to Windows XP for years. But that all changed this week, after it revealed a nasty bug that could wreak havoc on the millions Windows XP users around the world.

Reader Tom is dealing with this major hassle: When I switched from Windows XP to Windows 7, I was very careful to backup my entire computer to my laptop. After installing Windows 7, I found out that ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...