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NEWS ABOUT: Windows XP

Windows XP stories: 11 news summaries
Tech review

 Switchover to 
 Windows 7 a Big Pain 

Move from XP may require external hard drive, patience

Jul 23, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest Windows incarnation beats Vista and XP, but don’t expect a smooth transition: upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is an ordeal, writes Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. “In fact, the process will be so painful that, for many XP users, the easiest solution may... More »

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technology • Microsoft • Walt Mossberg • Microsoft Vista • software • operating system • Windows XP • tech review • Windows 7 • Windows 7 review

PRODUCT REVIEW

 MacBook Doesn't 
 Disappoint: Mossberg 

But $300 price bump may be too much for some

Oct 23, 08 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The redesigned MacBook adds several nice features to an already top-selling laptop line, writes Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. The most striking difference from the old models is the trackpad: rather than tacky plastic, the controller is slick glass like the screen of an iPhone, and users depress... More »

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iPhone • Walt Mossberg • Apple • battery • Windows XP • MacBook

New Firefox's Speed Will Smoke Chrome, Mozilla Says

Chrome 28% slower than Firefox 3.1 on XP

Sep 4, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The next version of Firefox will be faster than Google's Chrome, the fastest browser out there, Mozilla said today, according to TechCrunch. Chrome is 28% slower on XP and 16% slower on Vista than Firefox 3.1, which releases this year, Mozilla claims. By using the new engine TraceMonkey, one... More »

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Google • Windows • Firefox • Mozilla • Windows XP • Google Chrome

OPINION

Microsoft Should Throw a Rock Through Its Windows

Operating system needs a fresh start

Jun 29, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The window on Microsoft’s operating system agility has closed, and to fix it, Randall Stross argues in the New York Times, the tech giant needs to start from scratch. Windows “has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame,” Stross says, and it “seems... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • Microsoft Windows • Microsoft Vista • Linux • Mac OS X • operating system • Windows XP

One Laptop Per Child Embraces Windows XP

Move gives new life
to seemingly immortal operating system

May 17, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Microsoft has signed on to the One Laptop Per Child initiative—aimed at getting low-cost PCs to kids in poor countries—its Windows XP operating system is again getting a new jolt of life, reports InternetNews.com. The project originally used only free, open-source software such as Linux,... More »

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Microsoft • Linux • One Laptop Per Child • Nicholas Negroponte • Windows XP • open source • computer

OPINION

Get Over
XP 'Worship'

Accept Vista or leave Windows altogether
for another OS, columnist writes

May 15, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nostalgia for Windows XP is misplaced, Rob Pegoraro argues in the Washington Post: Vista has its problems, but they’re not solved by XP, which is ill-equipped to face the “busy” and “brutish” modern Internet landscape. “XP is not something that needs to be ‘saved,... More »

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Internet • Microsoft Vista • operating system • Windows XP • computer

Windows XP Will Live On,
But Only in Low-Cost PCs

No luck for frustrated Vista users who prefer the older operating system

Apr 4, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is going to keep Windows XP on the market—but only for a few users and not for the sake of those unsatisfied with its successor, Vista. The company will stick to its June 30 deadline for withdrawing XP from stores but will supply the older operating system for... More »

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Microsoft • Microsoft Windows • Microsoft Vista • operating system • Windows XP • low-cost PCs • unsatisfied customers

Microsoft's Plan to Drop XP in June Draws Fire

Disgruntled users not keen on being forced to Vista

Feb 8, 08 7:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft is facing vocal opposition to its decision to stop selling the Windows XP operating system June 30, 13 months after the launch of Windows Vista, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Vista has sold well, aided by its default inclusion with new PCs, but users have complained of compatibility troubles.... More »

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Microsoft • Microsoft Vista • operating system • Windows XP

Windows XP Update Adds Speed

Testing company says it's 10% faster than SP2

Nov 26, 07 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Windows XP Service Pack 3, due out next year, runs Microsoft Office 10% faster than XP SP2, said a performance testing software developer. "Since SP3 was supposed to be mostly a bug-fix ... the unexpected speed boost comes as a nice bonus," said the company's technology chief, who called... More »

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Microsoft • Microsoft Vista • operating system • Windows XP • Windows XP SP3

Firms Are
Waiting on
Windows Vista

Problems could prompt many to hold out
for big '09 upgrade

Nov 15, 07 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - It has been almost a year since Windows Vista was released to businesses, but a spate of hardware compatibility issues has many still waiting to upgrade until the release of the first service pack, scheduled for early next year. With the next version of Windows due in late 2009, PC ... More »

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Microsoft • Microsoft Vista • operating system • Windows XP • service packs • PC • computer • upgrades

Buying a PC? Read This First

Oct 19, 07 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street Journal tech guru Walter S. Mossberg wants you to think, and think hard, before buying your next PC. Here are some tips from the man himself:
  1. If you're going for Vista over Windows XP, opt for the Home Premium version.
  2. Avoid junk software that slows your
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Dell • Intel • Walt Mossberg • Microsoft Windows • list • Microsoft Vista • buying a PC • Windows XP

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