If your customers are like most companies, they're either running Windows 7 already or figuring out ways to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7. Unfortunately, Microsoft offers no direct path for ...

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 ...

VMware says that, like its rival Parallels, it has virtualization software that can help ease the transition from Windows XP to Windows 7. While its approach is less comprehensive than Parallels $50 ...

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 ...

Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that it will sell what it calls “upgrades” for Windows 7 to users running the aged Windows XP operating system. Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that it will sell what it calls ...

Is it finally out with the old (Windows XP) and in with the new(er) Windows 7 — especially with Windows 8 on the way? Many of you have said "no" in the past year, but new figures show that XPiration ...

In Windows 7, Microsoft will give customers the ability to run older applications from within a virtual Windows XP environment running under Windows Virtual PC, a move that solution providers are ...

Even Microsoft is recommending that XP users just scrap their PC's and start over with a new one pre-loaded with Windows 7 when it comes out this Fall. "If you're running Windows XP, or any other ...

Microsoft yesterday added ammunition to its increasingly aggressive battle to get users off the nearly-11-year-old Windows XP by citing a company-sponsored report that claims annual support costs for ...

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 ...

Windows XP's most beloved factors are also driving Windows 7 to long-lasting stardom, even for Windows 8 adopters We love Windows 7: That’s the message loud and clear from people this week at the ...