Windows 11 still can't live without these XP-era tools.

A couple of weeks ago, I did a piece on why people are still using Windows XP. It turned out the primary reason was support for certain legacy programs that don't work on modern versions of the OS, ...

Windows XP had a hidden compatibility database that spotted broken apps, and used shims like VersionLie and EmulateHeap to ...

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- It was a cross between an elaborate theme party and a military exercise. Guests who came to the kickoff event for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP software here were treated to shrimp ...

Swap out the (bad) Windows 11 taskbar for one with the usability and aesthetics you once took for granted. If you ask me, graphic design peaked in 2001 with Windows XP's bright blue taskbar and green ...

WASHINGTON -- Microsoft Corp. withdrew a security improvement for its flagship Windows XP software after it crippled Internet connections for some of the 600,000 users who installed it. Microsoft ...

I know how to get old games to WORK in XP.....But tonight my girlfriend was cleaning out an old chest that we had packed when we moved into our new home, and she discovered a copy of Commanche 3, ...

Hundreds of millions of people are still using Windows XP, even though Microsoft will stop supporting the 12-year-old OS in less than a month. Most experts doubt that unpatched XP systems will wreak ...

Apple Computer Inc. today unveiled software that will allow new Macintosh computers to run Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP software natively (see story). But not all Macs will be able to use the software ...