It's worth noting at this point that the version of Windows 7 we're testing on is Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, which includes a new XP-emulation mode for legacy applications. The mode is primarily ...

I'm thinking of installing the Windows 7 public RC build 7100 on my old Mac Pro (using Boot Camp) once my new Mac Pro arrives, but have a few questions. I'm primarily going to be doing this to test my ...

With the launch of Windows XP just around the corner, Microsoft is trying to help consumers transition to the new operating system. On Friday, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said it is making ...

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

Can anyone solve this puzzle? <BR><BR>I've recently made a clean install (no upgrade) of Win XP on my machine... evrything looks great, everything works... well, not everything, any heavy or ...

PhotoSuite is one of those borderline compatible programs that can often be persuaded to work in W7 and W8, so do not give up just yet. First try running it in XP Compatibility mode: right-click on ...

Windows XP users, your favorite operating system is a decade old, and if you’re still using it, you’re not cool anymore, at least according to Microsoft. That’s the software giant’s recent take on its ...

Windows XP, still strong after eight years, may die sooner than you think in the enterprise, Forrester says. From support concerns to deployment flexibility, here are some factors speeding XP's demise ...

Of the 60 games we tested only 12 of them couldn't be made to work; though the other way to look at that is that one fifth of all the games we tried out failed to work. It's kind of depressing that we ...

For all the stories about deployments, in the enterprise is at the beginning of the end, says one industry analyst. This will not happen overnight, writes Forrester analyst Benjamin Gray in a new ...