windows xp Resources on ZDNet

Show All Related Tags Did you mean Microsoft Windows XP (1,770 results), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (251 results), Microsoft Windows XP Professional (70 results), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack (61 results), Windows XP Embedded (39 results)

Show Fewer Related Tags Did you mean Microsoft Windows XP (1,770 results), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (251 results), Microsoft Windows XP Professional (70 results), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack (61 results), Windows XP Embedded (39 results), Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (29 results), Microsoft Windows XP Media Center (24 results), Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC (7 results), Windows XP Pro (1 results)

ZDNet Dictionary Definition

Windows XP: The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support...; Full Windows XP Definition >>

ZDNet Resources

Image Gallery: Wibrain B1 Ultra Portable PC: The Wibrain B1 is a full function Windows XP computer weighing in at just over 1 pound in a PSP-like widescreen form factor. A split QWERTY keyboard, high resolution display, fast processor, and excellent touch panel make this a compelling choice in mobility. by Matthew Miller; Tags: PC, Wibrain B1, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Productivity, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller, product photos, wibrain, umpc, tablet pc, ultra portable, windows xp; Image galleries 2008-02-06
Drawing more Microsoft roadmaps: Now that Microsoft has provided an official ship target for Windows 7, the next major version of Windows client, it's time for some educated guess work.Windows 7 is the only piece of the Windows client roadmap for which Microsoft is willing to provide a date right now. Here's what I'd...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Windows Midmarket Server, Windows client, Windows 7, SharePoint Server, Office 2007, Office, Fiji, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-07-23
Can Microsoft create a reality-distortion field?: The past couple of weeks of twists and turns along the road to obtaining info about Vista Service Pack 1 has gotten me thinking about RDFs -- reality distortion fields.Given that RDF may be less familiar to Windows users than Apple ones, here's a quick recap: "Reality distortion field RDF...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows client, Windows 7, Linux, Google, Corporate strategy, Code names, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-20
Wanted: New information on XP SP3: If Microsoft officials don't want you to know about Vista Service Pack SP 1, you can be darn well sure they really don't want to talk about Windows XP Service Pack SP 3. But customers definitely want to discuss it.XP users who still aren't crazy about the idea of moving...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows client, Vista, Service Pack, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-07-19
Microsoft's Iain McDonald: It's the end of a (Longhorn) era: Iain McDonald, a guy with the humble title of Director of Project Management for Windows Server, has had a long and deep impact on Microsoft's Windows organization.The 15-year Microsoft veteran has served on a variety of teams, from Product Support Services, to Exchange Server, to Windows Server. He was a...; Tags: Corporate strategy, Vista, Windows client, Windows server, Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn, Windows XP, WinHEC; Blog posts 2007-07-03

Warning for 64-bit Windows users: No iPhone support for you: As Engadget reported over the weekend, the iPhone is incompatible with the 64-bit flavors of Windows XP and Windows Vista.Apple's iPhone specs page doesn't mention the incompatibility; it says that the iPhone will work with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition; or Windows XP Home or Professional...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows client, Vista, Telecommunications, Apple, App Compatibility; Blog posts 2007-07-02
Microsoft to simplify downgrades from Vista to XP: Microsoft is simplifying the processes via which its PC-maker partners will be able to provide "downgrade" rights from Windows Vista to Windows XP for their customers.Microsoft will implement the first of the policy changes for its Gold Certified (top-tier) OEM partners within the next couple of weeks. The company will...; Tags: Channel, Corporate strategy, OEMs, Resellers, System builders, Vista, Windows client, Windows XP; Blog posts 2007-06-28
Even Softies get the Vista installation blues: This is one for all of you readers who've had trouble installing Windows Vista. Don't feel bad. Even some Microsoft developers -- who have the Vista team on premise -- can't manage to upgrade to Vista.Microsoft developer Andy Pennell wanted to install Vista at home. (Pennell is a developer on...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows client, Windows 7, Vista; Blog posts 2007-06-22
Windows Longhorn won't be reloaded, after all: One month after a team of Windows enthusiasts hit Milestone 1 of "Longhorn Reloaded," Microsoft has put the kibosh on the project.Longhorn Reloaded -- an initiative of a handful of members of the Joejoe.org site to take up where Microsoft left off with its Longhorn client development in 2004 --...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows client, Vista, Legal; Blog posts 2007-06-21
From the 'I'm glad I'm not a Vista salesperson' files: All the recent career advice I've received from Mac zealots has really got me thinking about my future. (The "go back to baking muffins and taking care of the kids" e-mail from one reader definitely gave me food for thought.)If I ever decide to hang up my blogging hat, there's...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows client, Vista, System builders, OEMs, Legal, Google, Corporate strategy, Channel, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-21
July 1: No more Office 2003 for OEMs: It's only been six months since Microsoft launched Office 2007 at retail. But as of July 1, 2007, Microsoft won't be making the OEM version of Office 2003 to its PC partners, a k a "OEMs."Eric Ligman, Senior Manager of Small Business Community Engagement with Microsoft, reminded OEMs and customers...; Tags: Channel, Corporate strategy, OEMs, Office, Office 2007, Resellers, System builders, Vista, Windows client, Windows XP; Blog posts 2007-06-18
Safari for Windows: Mozilla was right: Back in January, the Mozilla folks hinted that they expected Apple to deliver a version of its Safari Web browser for Windows.They were dead-on.At the opening keynote at Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 10, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that Apple is porting Safari to Windows...; Tags: Windows XP, Vista, Internet Explorer, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-11
Microsoft's licensing mess: If you've been selling a product for more than 10 years and you've shipped hundreds of millions of units, you'd think your customers would know what they're buying. For Microsoft, that's not the case.The culprit is the hopelessly confusing, practically Byzantine Windows licensing structure, which consists of a maze of...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft, Licensing; Blog posts 2007-06-07
Vista-Windows Mobile 6.0 file-sync fix due in mid-June: Even though Windows Vista has been out since January (or November, if you're a business customer), there are still products and applications -- including some from Microsoft itself -- that don't work with Vista.The latest case in point: Windows Mobile 6.0. Users running Windows Vista PCs and WIindows Mobile 6.0...; Tags: Vista, Windows CE, Windows client, Windows Mobile, Windows XP; Blog posts 2007-05-29
There's more than one way to reload Longhorn: The folks over at Joejoe.org aren't the only ones with "Longhorn" nostalgia.Enthusiasts over at the AeroXperience.org site also are looking to bring back Longhorn, a k a, the precursor to the Windows Vista release that Microsoft launched in January 2007.The Joejoe.org Longhorn Reloaded team is looking to ressurect and retrofit...; Tags: Development tools, Vista, Windows client, Windows XP; Blog posts 2007-05-29
Microsoft says false alarm: No XP SP3 this year: Sorry, Windows XP fans. It looks like the "end of 2007" date for XP Service Pack SP 3 that was in a Microsoft press release issued this week was mistake.At the end of the east coast day on May 23, a Microsoft spokeswoman provided the following update:"I just received additional...; Tags: Corporate strategy, Windows client, Windows XP; Blog posts 2007-05-23
Might XP SP3 ship in 2007, after all?: 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 hinted that XP SP3 might actually ship this year.It could be a simple...; Tags: Corporate strategy, Vista, Windows client, Windows XP; Blog posts 2007-05-23
Microsoft offers guidelines for next-gen UMPCs: Microsoft still thinks there's a bright future for Windows-based ultra-mobile PCs UMPCs, the small-form factor PCs that haven't exactly taken the world by storm.At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference WinHEC in Los Angeles this week, Microsoft officials outlined some of the "possibilities" the company sees for next-generation UMPCs that will...; Tags: Vista, Windows client, Windows Mobile, Windows XP, WinHEC; Blog posts 2007-05-17
Microsoft's state of Vista: The first 100 days: Microsoft is making a concerted effort to counter the perception by many in the industry that Windows Vista is floundering, 100 days after launch. On May 8, company officials shared via a phone call new data on the Vista "ecosystem" to prove the companys contention that...; Tags: Windows XP, Windows client, Vista, Corporate strategy, App Compatibility; Blog posts 2007-05-08
June 1 is D-Day for those still running Vista betas: On April 24, Microsoft sent out a reminder to testers still running pre-release versions of Windows Vista that they need to update to final versions of the product or regress to a legal copy of XP or run afoul of Microsofts licensing restrictions. A note sent to press by...; Tags: Windows client, Vista, Windows XP, Legal, Activation; Blog posts 2007-04-24