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I have two Dell computers here—one running Windows 2000 and one running Windows XP. The XP machine is old and broken down, so I'm going to gut it for parts. I have the Dell-branded Windows XP ...

Microsoft may have decided to give XP Home (only for ultra-low-cost PC use) to OEMs at least through June 2010, but OEMs and customers have been warily eying Window XP's June 30, 2008, expiration date ...

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 ...

The tech industry will soon find out whether Windows XP will encourage wary consumers to spend their money on new systems for home and office. On Monday, PC makers including Compaq Computer, Dell ...

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 ...

Dell has decided to bring back Windows XP as an option for home users. In a brief announcement, the company said that it is once again selling consumer desktops and laptops with Microsoft's ...

Dell claims that Microsoft has placed a restriction on Windows XP downgrades, allowing them only on PCs intended for gaming Microsoft has put limits on the types of PCs that can be downgraded to ...

We all knew that this day would come - and some hoped that it would come sooner, rather than later - but in approximately six weeks, OEMs will no longer be able to ship computers preinstalled with ...

Microsoft has put limits on the types of PCs that can be downgraded to Windows XP after June 30, Dell said yesterday, a restriction that means it will offer home users the option only on machines ...