Ultimately, a PC's configuration of memory, networking, and storage capacity is a matter decided between your client and you. But several key elements are all important to a secure build.

Microsoft Corp. today released a new public version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), saying it was again testing the update’s online distribution. Dubbed Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh, the new ...

VXP is basically a full Windows XP VM, but with a setup that's largely automated; download the package from MS, install, name the VM, and you're good to go. I think you need WIn7 Professional or ...

“build” of Windows XP. Daily, that build would go to the “Build Verification and Test” Lab for review and identification of new bugs caused by the changes. Where only weeks earlier the team had faced ...

Patrick Marshall answer your personal computer questions. This week: Updating Windows on an old Sony VAIO PC, problems with winmail.dat files, and support for Windows 7.

Windows XP Mode will only work in Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions. But any Windows 7 user can download the Windows Virtual PC engine and create their own virtual machines ...

Reinstalling XP normally doesn't affect your files, but it's better to be safe in case you run into unforeseen problems. Insert your original Windows XP CD into your computer and restart the system.

These usually have hardware from the early 2000s. There's a catch, though. They mostly run Windows XP, and XP isn't a safe operating system to be running anymore. Stay away from these.