San Francisco – Microsoft Corp. late this year will release a version of Windows XP dedicated to improving security, said chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates in a keynote address at the ...

Days before it was to end support for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Corp. has decided to extend the life of the products until June 30, 2006. The software vendor also said in a ...

Starting next month, some new PCs could include an unexpected accessory: Windows XP. Microsoft has given PC makers the go-ahead to ship Windows XP as much as one full month before the operating system ...

With a long-awaited security update to Windows XP now complete, Microsoft is preparing a holiday season push for the 3-year-old operating system--and is set to revisit ambitious plans for the next ...

Older programs might not always work with Windows XP. You might have a favorite application that worked great under Windows 95, but the software vendor has since gone ...