The last report to come out of Microsoft comparing Windows XP's and Windows Vista's security encompassed the first year year after their respective release. The conclusion was that Vista was more ...

Microsoft's party line for the past few months has been that it wasn't going to get Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 out the door until some time in the first half of 2008. But this week, Microsoft ...

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. Aiming to keep its focus on Windows Vista, Microsoft is ...

Bink.nu is reporting that Microsoft has moved its release date of Windows XP Service Pack 3 from the summer of 2006 to the second half of 2007. This news comes hot off of Microsoft’s recent "accident" ...

Despite the fact that customers still want Windows XP, Microsoft has decided that it will not be issued to OEMs by the end of the year. According to a spokesman from Lenovo, Microsoft's contracts are ...

Today marks the last day of official support for XP. So what does that mean for the aged operating system and its many steadfast users? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

Microsoft is extending by five months the deadline to buy Windows XP at retail or with a new PC. The move comes in response to feedback from customers — particularly small businesses — that want more ...

In just one year, on April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates for Windows XP, the second most popular operating system in the world. Microsoft issued several blog posts Monday ...