Dell Inc. yesterday bowed to pressure from customers and dumped its Vista-only policy for consumer PCs by adding Windows XP as an operating option on half a dozen machines. Dell now offers Windows XP ...

Rumors of Windows XP's demise have been greatly exaggerated. I wrote about Dell's downgrade program in a post earlier this week (Windows Vista just can't catch a break). It looks like Dell may have ...

After adding it back as an option for small businesses, direct seller offers older OS on consumer machines in response to demand. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, ...

Have a Dimension 3100 I'm working on to give to someone in need. I'd really like to use the original product key to install Windows XP Home. The original owner, (of course), did not have the Windows ...

Slightly odd request, but I lost the cd that came with my laptop and was hoping someone had one they could copy for me (The sticker on the bottom is windows xp pro, so I have a licence for ...

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With Windows 7, doing well on the market we all knew that the day was coming when XP would be killed off permanently by major OEMS and Microsoft. That day is coming very soon and Dell is talking about ...

Remember when buying a new PC with Windows Vista became more or less impossible just a few months after Windows 7 launched? That apparently won't be the case with the transition between Windows 7 and ...