The news from Redmond that some editions of Windows 7 are to include a feature called XP Mode has caused quite a stir. Maybe I'm missing something, but I just can't see why this is a big deal. Let's ...

Microsoft is publicly acknowledging a new XP virtualization technology it is readying for Windows 7 that two Windows experts first revealed late on April 24. On Friday, bloggers Paul Thurrott and ...

An October surprise — that’s how many are interpreting Microsoft’s 11th-hour revelation that it will be providing a virtualized copy of Windows XP as a free compatibility add-on to Windows 7 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 or Windows 10, Windows XP Mode is installed on your machine, however, Windows Virtual PC is not present anymore. This issue occurs because Windows Virtual ...

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 ...

Microsoft Corp. will unveil an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run applications designed for Windows XP in a virtual machine, the company confirmed Friday — the first time Microsoft has relied on ...

Microsoft Windows’ biggest strength is that it works with so much hardware and software, both old and new. Unfortunately, that’s also its biggest weakness. With each new version of Windows, Microsoft ...

In Monday’s IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches last week’s reactions to XP Mode in Windows 7 — now that the dust has settled, what do bloggers think? Not to mention an Ich Bin 8-Bit installation ...

Running two operating systems on one computer broadens your company's options when it comes to which software it can use. In Windows 7, Microsoft included a feature called Windows XP Mode that enabled ...