If the imminent end-of-support deadline for Windows XP has finally spurred you to make the update to Windows 8, you might be concerned about whether you’ll still be able to run your old programs. And ...

Also, using the Wayback Machine I figured out that Microsoft removed XP and Vista from the virtual machine list sometime between March 17, 2016 and April 4, 2016. If I had thought of using that site ...

Like many avid Windows OS users, I was also a big fan of Windows XP. There's no exaggeration in saying that it's one of the major reasons Microsoft is a household name among PC users. Feeling ...

As promised, Microsoft Corp. Tuesday launched the beta of “XP Mode,” the Windows 7 compatibility add-on that runs Windows XP applications in a virtual machine. XP Mode followed hard on the heels of ...

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 ...

The Microsoft Virtual PC emulator can run instances of other versions of Windows on a Windows XP machine, allowing you to run programs intended for different Windows versions or to test software you ...

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 ...