CNET

Windows 7 XP Mode: What you need to know

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 ...
PC World

Microsoft Releases Windows XP Mode RC for Win7

Announced today on the official Windows 7 Team Blog, Microsoft has just made available the release candidate for https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Microsoft+Windows+XP ...
PC World

Windows XP Runs inside Windows 7: Here’s the FAQ

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 ...
SlashGear

Windows Users Will Be Allowed To Downgrade To XP From Win7, Skip Vista

I like Windows XP. It's a solid operating system, if a bit outdated. The Windows 7 Beta has been promising, and is a definite improvement in both speed and stability over Windows Vista. However, some ...
Network World

Why XP users will switch to Windows 7

In this second part of my Windows 7 series I will address why XP users who fought so hard to protect Windows XP will finally let it go and move to Windows 7. As I had said yesterday, the resistance to ...
Ars Technica

XP downgrades after Windows 7 ships? Business as usual

Microsoft has announced this week that it will continue to offer downgrade options to both volume licensing customers and end-users when Windows 7 ships. Customers who purchase a system from a ...
Ars Technica

I want to use win7 and xp... Virtualize? Dual Boot? I have questions...

I just built a new computer. I have one 650gb HD, I installed XP on it. <BR><BR>I have a second hard drive, that is basically backing stuff up.<BR><BR>I want to install Windows 7 RC and give it a ...
ZDNet

Hands on: Windows 7 'XP Mode'

Over the past few days a huge number of electrons have been inconvenienced to bring you news about a new Windows 7 feature called XP Mode. In this post I'm going to take a closer look at this ...
JournalofAccountancy

Windows 7: Is It Right for You?

Windows 7, the newest version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system, comes with numerous functional improvements over its widely used predecessors, Vista and XP. Some of these enhancements—such as ...
CNET

Windows 7 keeps growing in popularity over XP

More people continue to adopt Windows 7 as its market share rises over that of XP, according to data from Net Applications. Still, a new rival looms in the form of Windows 8. Lance Whitney is a ...
ZDNet

Windows 7 continues to roll as XP fades away

Measuring the rate of adoption of various operating systems is always a tricky task, but some big trends are easy to spot no matter which metrics you use. For Microsoft Windows, the markers are ...