I tried using Microsoft's Virtual Desktop Manager, a PowerToy for Windows XP that lets you create as many as four separate desktops, but it's as buggy as an anthill, and offers no version for Vista.

If you’ve been using Windows for a long time, you’ve probably been told to periodically reinstall the operating system to ...

Dear Lifehacker, 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' ...

Windows Virtual PC is a downloadable add-on to Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise that allows you to run a Windows XP environments from within Windows 7. Windows XP Mode, which ...

How to go multi-desktop. First, download Sysinternals Desktops v2.0 directly from Microsoft’s TechNet site. This will download a ZIP file to your PC. Open that ZIP folder, extract the EXE file ...

Larry Dignan: There are still many enterprises stuck on Windows XP that have delayed desktop refreshes for a long time, using large numbers of end-of-life systems. In these cases, I think that ...

Windows XP also includes a built-in remote-control feature that allows you to take control of another computer remotely. And yes, there are security measures to ensure that the channel isn't abused.

Copies of Windows 8.1 can easily be found at many retailers, including directly from Microsoft.. Users whose computers cannot upgrade to these newer versions of Windows, or those who simply don ...

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When you look at Net Applications’ desktop operating system numbers for the last month, you can see that there are still more desktops running Windows XP, 27.69%, than there are desktops running ...

Getting from Windows XP to Windows 7 isn't as easy as peasy because Microsoft only built a migration path from Vista to the new operating system. Redmond is pretty much expecting most users to ...

Managing user accounts helps to ensure only authorized parties have access to your company's computers. Windows XP has a dedicated Users panel via which you can delete unnecessary administrator ...