Virtual Apps. When all is said and done, the Windows 7 machine's start menu is populated with applications from the XP machine preceded by a "Z^" to indicate they will be running inside a virtual ...

Suppliers of application virtualization technology, such as AppZero, Citrix, Moka5, Spoon, VMware, and even Microsoft, have long been talking about the day that Windows XP would die and suggesting ...

When Microsoft Corp. releases Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP later this year, some software developers may find that their applications no longer work on updated Windows machines. Microsoft ...

If migrating from an XP machine to a new system with Windows 7 already installed, WET (which comes with Win7) can be used to perform a direct file transfer via Ethernet or a LapLink-style cable.

OK, you might not share my passion for the Windows XP taskbar, which is fine (I guess). But maybe you miss the simple grey aesthetic of Windows 2000, or the comforting orb of Vista.

Windows 7's XP Mode will let businesses run legacy apps as through they were on an XP machine -- if you have the right hardware. Preston Gralla installed XP Mode and reports on how it went.

Microsoft will include a feature that lets people run applications in a Windows XP mode on Windows 7 to ensure that applications not designed for the forthcoming OS can run on it, a company ...

To install a Windows application in CrossOver, ... (Your choices are Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.) For most applications, that’s all the configuring you’ll need to do.

RetroBar is a free application that replaces the Windows 11 taskbar with the one from Windows XP, 2000, or Vista. Skip to Main Content View our Bluesky Page (Opens in a new tab) ...