Microsoft announced on Thursday that the final version of the Windows XP virtual environment will be available on October 22, the day Windows 7 launches. Known as XP Mode, Microsoft’s new ...

Windows Virtual PC is a downloadable add-on to Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise that allows you to run a Windows XP environments from within Windows 7. Windows XP Mode, which requires ...

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 ...

I'm contemplating moving from Windows Vista to Windows 7 (and from 32-bit to 64-bit, since I have 12 GB memory). <BR><BR>The best way seems to be to try and create a VHD of the Vista install, and then ...

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 ...

Those with Home Premium or Starter are stuck; Virtual PC not only doesn’t come with those editions, Microsoft theoretically doesn’t allow Virtual PC to even run on anything but Vista, XP or the three ...

Using Windows XP Mode business persons can access their custom-made software right from their Windows 7 desktop with a single click. Therefore, Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 gives you the best of both ...

Windows 7 is doing much better out of the gate than Windows Vista did. As good as the OS roll out is going, there are still legacy devices out there that don’t have drivers and software updates to ...