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 ...

A lot of people are confused when it comes time to upgrade their computer and do not know if they should upgrade to Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional. For most people the answer is simple, XP ...

Microsoft and the European Commission settled on names for the version of Windows XP stripped of the Windows Media Player-- Windows XP Home Edition N and Windows XP Professional Edition N. The name ...

As Microsoft and its friends rolled out a half billion-dollar marketing campaign last week to sell Windows XP, I wondered: Could this new edition of Windows be any good? After all, does a really hot ...

A number of outlets reported today that Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP for manufacturers of ultra low-cost PCs for an additional two years. The catch? It's not XP Starter ...

Microsoft on Friday revealed final retail pricing for Windows XP, a day after Amazon.com leaked the information on the Web for a second time. The bottom line: Consumers can expect to pay a little more ...

Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system, has received positive reviews; Windows 7 Starter, the version for netbooks, not so much. Some critics think Microsoft's previous operating system, ...

We can’t vouch for this hack, because we are too lazy to try it (and we never, ever violate copyrights or EULAs), but kind reader Martin explains the process for turning an Windows XP Home install ...

My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance ...

Ask most anyone who runs Windows at home what edition of the operating system he or she is using, and odds are you’ll hear a fairly predictable roster of responses: Windows XP Home, XP Professional, ...