Windows XP users may now download a fourth service pack for the 13-year-old operating system, but it isn’t coming from Microsoft. Instead, this Windows XP “SP4” comes from a single developer, who ...

It’s probably not the biggest security issue that Microsoft is dealing with right now but the software giant probably isn’t happy about it either way: This week, a torrent appeared online that ...

Microsoft is beefing up the peer-to-peer capabilities for its Windows XP operating system. The software giant recently released a development kit for building peer-to-peer applications and an update ...

A Windows developer has successfully compiled both Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 from source code leaked online last week. Last week, a 43GB collection of Microsoft source code was released as a ...

Originally targeted for release in June, and then delayed until this month, the release of Windows XP SP2 has been pushed back once again. Citing "quality concerns," Microsoft has not announced a ...

Online recreation of Windows XP in a browser offers a nostalgic experience, complete with pre-installed games. Project is a faithful remake of Windows XP, including file system, programs, and XP-style ...

Bottom line: It is now possible to activate a new installation of Windows XP, despite the fact that Microsoft no longer operates its online activation servers. Windows XP has long since been left in ...

Editor’s note: This story was reprinted from Computerworld. For more of Computerworld’s coverage of the Mac, visit its Mac Knowledge Center. Longtime Windows development chief James Allchin wrote in a ...

DOS is a command line interface that can be used as a standalone operating system or in conjunction with another operating system. The main function of DOS in modern operating systems is to run batch ...

The company releases a development kit for Windows XP that provides the network "plumbing" for peer-to-peer networks and launches an XP update with support for IPv6. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...