The troubled release of Windows Vista served only to boost the popularity of Windows XP and even with Windows 7 slated to come out later this year, many users and IT shops still cling to their old ...

I am having a OS bootstrap problem with the following configuration:<BR><BR>ASUS A7N8X Deluxe<BR>AMD Athlon XP 2100+<BR>WIndows XP Pro<BR>Maxtor 80GB D540X-4K<BR><BR>Last night I just upgraded my old ...

Hi all,<BR>I never really bothered to dual boot windows before, but since I got Win 7 Ultimate from attended the Philly dev conference 3 weeks ago, I figured it was about time to get it up and running ...

Though it’s now over a decade old, Windows XP remains installed on over a quarter of the world’s PCs, which makes it the second most popular operating system (Windows 7 takes the top slot). Despite ...

Using a Windows XP upgrade CD The Boot Camp installation instructions claim that a valid full Windows XP SP2 disc is required and that upgrade discs cannot be used ...

You'll need to use a startup CD to boot up your computer and run diagnostics if you have a problem booting from your installed Windows XP operating system – for ...

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

If you do not use a Windows XP SP2 disc (slipstreamed or regular), you will run into issues after booting into Windows XP, including an inability to install the Apple-provided drivers. MacFixIt reader ...

It’s an absolute nightmare: You’re on your way to a client meeting, only to find out that your PC won’t boot. Windows just died. Maybe the boot loader shows you ...

Here's the problem: A Windows 8 PC must be locked down with the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) set with Microsoft's secure boot on. In turn, that means you won't be able to easily ...

However, things have moved on, and for the first time, Microsoft has begun to sell Windows 10 on pre-configured USB drives. Previous versions of the OS (XP, 7 and 8.1), all require the user to create ...