Windows 3.1 liberated the mainstream from the DOS prompt, and Windows 95 felt like the future had arrived when I first tried it, but Windows XP is special for a different reason. Goofy aesthetic aside ...

It was a massive generational leap, one Windows users haven't seen since.

After pulling XP from its desktop and laptop lines, Dell changed its mind and announced that it would offer it on new Inspiron 1405, 1705, 1505 and 1501 notebooks, and Dimension E520 and E521 desktops ...

TORONTO — Microsoft Corp. expects to finish work on Service Pack 2 for Windows XP next month. The much-anticipated security focused update should be available to users shortly after that. The head of ...

The nostalgic kicks come with a shoe charm of Clippy and the Internet Explorer logo. The nostalgic kicks come with a shoe charm of Clippy and the Internet Explorer logo. is a news writer who covers ...

The venerable Intel 486 was released in 1989 as the successor to the extremely popular Intel 386. It was the minimum recommended processor for Windows 98. (Surprisingly, the Windows 95 minimum was a ...

When Windows XP launched on August 24, 2001, the official system requirements included a computer with a Pentium processor of at least 233MHz, 64MB of working memory, and 1.5 GB of storage space. Now, ...

Windows XP is the operating system that just won't die. After its 2001 release, XP would go on to sell more than 400 million copies. Microsoft tried to end support for the OS several times over the ...