Microsoft Corp. touts that Windows 7 is nimble enough to run on underpowered netbooks. But the company also admits that its enticing new XP Mode may not work on netbooks or many other computers of ...

Last week I wrote about my dissatisfaction with Microsoft’s approach to Virtual Windows XP Mode for Windows 7. Now, after a week of poking, prodding, and tweaking the beta version, I’m convinced that ...

My company uses AT&T Global Network Client for our VPN and it only works on Windows XP. Does anyone know how to run this under the Windows 7. I have tried the vitutal machine but got the same result.

XP appears to be the operating system that refuses to die — until now, that is. Windows 7’s most intriguing feature, Windows XP Mode, will finally kill off the operating system that refuses to die. As ...

A. Microsoft knew that it was going to have a tough time convincing hard-core Windows XP users to migrate to Windows 7 because some older applications and hardware (like scanners) that required ...

I'm making plans for a new system and the price difference between 7 Professional and 7 Home Premium is enough that I'm hoping I can avoid Professional. The only feature that looks like I might need ...

Announced today on the official Windows 7 Team Blog, Microsoft has just made available the release candidate for https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Microsoft+Windows+XP ...

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 ...

It must be Virtualization Day at my office as right in the middle of test out XP Mode on Windows 7 with some VoIP software, Microsoft announces System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 is RTM ...

With the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little gift called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP. I call it a gift since to ...

New Microsoft OS lets you run Windows XP applications that aren't natively compatible with Windows 7 in a Virtual PC environment With Apple getting some good pickup lately around its Snow Leopard OS ...

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 ...