The latest ugly holiday sweater from Microsoft features the Windows XP “Bliss” desktop image. (Microsoft Photo) The hills are alive on this year’s ugly holiday sweater from Microsoft.

Windows XP System Restore Guide. With new programs being installed, viruses infecting, and spyware lurking in your browsers it is not uncommon for your computer to suddenly stop behaving correctly.

This feature, in my opinion, is the only reason why someone should upgrade to Windows XP Professional. If you travel a lot, or need to connect to your computer remotely, Remote Desktop is an ...

Microsoft may tout Windows 7’s growth curve, but the truth is that Windows XP rules the desktop, and will do so for many years. The most recent report shows that Windows XP has more than twice ...

That My Computer folder sitting at the top of your desktop and on your Start menu in Windows XP is a useful, multipurpose tool. The My Computer folder in Windows XP is a gateway to all the data ...

Windows 7 features like ISO image burning, Windows Search, and the great new Windows 7 Calculator are a big part of the new OS. Here's how you can get them--or features just as good--on your ...

Charles O’Rear is the photographer who took Bliss, the image that became the desktop of every single Windows XP computer in the world. Billions saw it and probably think the photo is so perfect ...

From left to right: Yahoo Widgets, Desktop Sidebar, and Google Desktop gadgets. Windows Vista will feature Windows Sidebar. The sidebar is a vertical panel located on one side of the screen and is ...