http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/320/all xx http://www.itworld.com/windows/81951/was-windows-7-worth-saving-xp More than 210,000 Windows users petitioned Microsoft to save Windows XP. Has a worthwhile successor finally arrived? http://www.itworld.com/windows/81951/was-windows-7-worth-saving-xp#comments Operating systems Software Windows Feature Windows 7 Windows XP Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:37:32 -0400 ITworld staff 81951 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/81815/hot-rod-netbook-sports-dual-cpus Leave it to that computer innovation center Columbia (the country, not the university) to come up with a way to turbo charge the lowly netbook into near-laptop performance. Haleron in Columbia spent six months engineering a netbook with two Intel Atom processors to rev up the performance. The lower netbook pricing enables income-limited South Americans to use a netbook in place of a more expensive laptop for general computer needs. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/81815/hot-rod-netbook-sports-dual-cpus#comments Hardware Personal tech Small business Opinion Haleron intel atom SSD Swordfish N120 Windows XP Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:04:11 -0400 James Gaskin 81815 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/81552/five-reasons-windows-xp-has-about-year-live Windows XP, still strong after eight years, may die sooner than you think in the enterprise, Forrester says. From support concerns to deployment flexibility, here are some factors speeding XP's demise. http://www.itworld.com/windows/81552/five-reasons-windows-xp-has-about-year-live#comments Operating systems Security Software Windows News Windows 7 Windows XP Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:42:12 -0400 ITworld staff 81552 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/81494/back-and-restore-across-windows-versions Alvin Hurd asked if he can restore a Vista backup in XP. I answer both his question and the reverse one: Can one restore an XP backup in Vista? http://www.itworld.com/windows/81494/back-and-restore-across-windows-versions#comments Operating systems Software Windows How-to backup Windows Vista Windows XP Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:33:31 -0400 ITworld staff 81494 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/79706/microsoft-battles-class-action-over-wga-antipiracy-technology Microsoft is slamming a lawsuit that claims it misled millions of Windows XP users about that company's anti-piracy software, calling the lawsuit "fictional," "demonstrably false" and from an "alternate universe." http://www.itworld.com/windows/79706/microsoft-battles-class-action-over-wga-antipiracy-technology#comments Legal Windows News antipiracy Windows XP Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:45:55 -0400 ITworld staff 79706 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/79230/should-you-give-up-xp-windows-7 The vast majority of PC users still haven't adopted Vista. Eight years after its release--and months after Microsoft officially discontinued it--Windows XP is more beloved than ever. So will Windows 7 convince XP loyalists to switch? http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/79230/should-you-give-up-xp-windows-7#comments Operating systems Windows Opinion Windows 7 Windows XP Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:01:47 -0400 ITworld staff 79230 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/endpoint-security/77276/microsoft-abandoning-xp-security-updates Microsoft really, really wants people to buy Windows 7, so it has long tried to retire XP. Now it appears Microsoft will no longer be releasing some security patches for XP. Coincidence? http://www.itworld.com/endpoint-security/77276/microsoft-abandoning-xp-security-updates#comments Endpoint security Networking Security Windows Opinion patch security Windows XP Winodws 7 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:42 -0400 sjvn 77276 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/77043/truth-about-windows-users As it turns out, two years after Vista's release not even 30 percent of PCs actually run it. And those that do are almost exclusively the Home Premium version, meaning that Vista is employed mainly by home users who likely got Vista preinstalled on a new PC. http://www.itworld.com/windows/77043/truth-about-windows-users#comments Operating systems Windows Feature Windows Vista Windows XP Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:41:35 -0400 ITworld staff 77043 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/73491/upgrading-windows-7-four-cheers-four-jeers On one hand, it's far too early to worry about how much Windows 7 you should add into your small business. On the other hand, ComputerWorld's Windows 7: Four Reasons to Upgrade, Four Reasons to Stay Away article does a better job than most in laying out your probable pain points in an upgrade. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/73491/upgrading-windows-7-four-cheers-four-jeers#comments Operating systems Small business Windows Opinion coin flip upgrade Windows Vista Windows XP Wndows 7 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:50:47 -0400 James Gaskin 73491 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/70048/year-after-windows-xps-death-users-keep-it-alive Despite Microsoft's insinuations, numbers show that Vista's adoption has been poor. Is it time to look forward to Windows 7? http://www.itworld.com/windows/70048/year-after-windows-xps-death-users-keep-it-alive#comments Operating systems Windows Feature Windows XP Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:54:58 -0400 ITworld staff 70048 at http://www.itworld.com