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Windows XP: If it ain't broke...

May 3, 2013 5:25am PDT

Although XP has less than one year of official support remaining from Microsoft, many organizations have no plans to replace it. What's going on?

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Latest poll results: What percentage of your enterprise is running Windows XP?

April 24, 2013 12:54pm PDT

Microsoft Windows XP is still prominent, but the tide has definitely turned toward Windows 7. Windows 8, however, is out of the picture.

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OK, so stick with Windows XP: But how big a risk do you run?

April 10, 2013 6:00am PDT

Some organisations intend to keep using Windows XP even in the post-apocalyptic world after Microsoft ends support in 12 months. It's a calculated risk and one they should weigh up carefully.

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Microsoft simplifies IE testing with modern.ie

April 2, 2013 7:41pm PDT

That bane of web developers, testing in IE, has had a little of the pain removed.

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New Poll: What percentage of your enterprise is running Windows XP?

March 22, 2013 12:02pm PDT

We ask this poll question about twice a year to see how much, if any, Windows XP migration has taken place.

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Will end of XP support spark rash SaaS and Office 365 decisions?

February 26, 2013 4:13am PST

When some firms realise how little time remains until Microsoft pulls the plug on XP support next year, they could cut corners with software as a service and end up making some unwise decisions.

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End of XP support: Why so many CIOs are still not ready

February 8, 2013 8:58am PST

With Microsoft's cut-off date for support for XP just over a year away, a worryingly large number of IT leaders seem to be unprepared.

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What does the enterprise expect from Windows 8?

October 29, 2012 11:26am PDT

An interview with Kevin Gemmel, whose job it is to move people from Windows 7 to Windows 8. He talks about platform integration, the closing windows for XP support, and the hurdles those migrating...

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Don't panic, we've been though Windows interface changes before

October 22, 2012 8:39pm PDT

In terms of changing the entire look and feel of Windows, do you remember when Windows 3 arrived?

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Results revisited: What percentage of your enterprise is running Windows XP?

October 19, 2012 12:08pm PDT

Our poll results show that there is an accelerating trend away from Microsoft Windows XP as the primary business operating system.

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Poll revisited: What percentage of your enterprise is running Windows XP?

October 12, 2012 8:33am PDT

We ask this poll question about once a year to see how much if any Windows XP migration has taken place.

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Install Windows XP in Windows 8 Client Hyper-V

October 11, 2012 11:39am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to install Windows XP in Windows 8 Client Hyper-V virtual machine.

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: July 2012

July 11, 2012 6:59am PDT

Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's July 2012 patches in your organization.

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: June 2012

June 12, 2012 5:06pm PDT

Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's June 2012 patches in your organization.

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BYOD: Four reasons why your staff will take the plunge - with or without you

June 12, 2012 7:54am PDT

Trying to ban BYOD will just drive it underground, so IT departments need to address four reasons why staff are frustrated by their existing hardware.

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How to run legacy help files in Windows 7

May 23, 2012 11:52am PDT

Add legacy support for the older Windows Help format to Microsoft Windows 7.

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Migrate 3D Pinball for Windows Space Cadet from XP to Windows 7

May 17, 2012 7:58am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to migrate 3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet from Windows XP to Windows 7.

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Using the D-Link DWA-131 to connect to 802.11d wireless networks

April 3, 2012 5:35am PDT

Daryl Lucas spent hours trying to get connected to a wireless network in Scotland until he discovered the problem. He shares what he discovered in case you need to know it someday.