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When Microsoft stops releasing software patches for the obsolete operating system next month, forgotten networked appliances could pose the biggest opening for hackers to exploit.

Q. I want to install the Microsoft Windows XP operating system to replace the outdated Microsoft Windows 95 I use. It’s hard to ascertain the effect of this change on the many applications for ...

I am building a system a little bit at a time. I am close to actually having it boot up for the first time. I have a Windows ME disc that I can use to put ME on all my home computers.<BR><BR>I ...

Microsoft's Windows XP remains the most-used operating system in the world, new figures suggest. Stats from NetApplications reveal that the decade-old software saw a small resurgence in January ...

That means it doesn’t work on the older Windows XP operating system. Plenty of people are defending Microsoft’s move — including tech media stalwarts PCWorld and Ars Technica.

Microsoft is weighing how much support it will offer in its upcoming Windows XP operating system for MP3s, a popular music format that competes with the company's own Windows Media technology ...

Windows 7 has overtaken Windows XP as the world's most-used operating system. StatCounter's latest figures confirm that Microsoft's most recent OS is being used by 40.21% of global PC owners ...