The migration tool supports migration from Windows XP to Windows Vista and Windows Vista to Windows XP-based computers.
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According to the the document, titled "The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.1, " Vista machines purchased from participating vendors after July 1st will be eligible for an upgrade to the new OS, whenever it comes out -- in a similar manner to the XP - Vista switchover.
The OQO Model 02 crams a scaled-down keyboard and Windows XP into a one-pound gadget you can carry in your pocket.
"I'm a Mac user, but on my Mac I have multiple instances of Windows--XP, Vista, very old Windows stuff and the very latest stuff, like Windows Server 2008, " he says.
Analysts expect market-share gains in ATVs and motorcycles to continue as production of new products like the Ranger XP 900 and RZR all-terrain vehicles ramps up.
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The device will run for about three hours in XP mode and 8-12 hours as a smartphone, and is targeted at execs and salespeople who want to travel light.
Last year, Microsoft was forced to release a bowdlerized version of its Windows XP software, later named Windows XP Home Edition N--the 'N' in the new name standing for "not with media player".
It runs on Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) Windows XP and requires a PC with an Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) Pentium 4 running at 1.3 gigahertz or higher, though a chip running at 2 Ghz or higher is recommended.
With its Windows operating system platform, the company succeeded Windows 98 and Windows 2000 with Windows XP and then the oft-criticized Windows Vista.
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Equally important are the engineering practices of Extreme Programming (XP), particularly test-driven development, simplicity of design, pair programming and re-factoring (upgrading and simplifying) software code.
From there, you can install virtual versions of almost any other operating system--be it an old copy of Window's XP or a fresh copy of the latest Linux-based Ubuntu release.
He just spent the past six years building a replica of the Cyan game's signature, Age-traveling link books that includes a full Windows XP PC with a 1.6GHz Atom, a 2-hour battery, a 5-inch touchscreen and every playable game from the Myst series stored on a CF card.
Can you merge a fully loaded Windows XP PC with a Windows Mobile-powered smartphone without coming up with something so bulky, cumbersome and power-hungry that it doesn't work well as either?
Think of how many corporate workers are still on a 10-year-old OS like Windows XP (raises hand).
It also has some quirks when playing the new media, as it has to launch a separate application outside of XP Media Center to play the Blu-ray discs.
The Eee PC 900, introduced this month, comes with Windows XP and a larger, 8.9-inch display.
From what we can tell, it's basically a PC-based DVR (running on XP Home, rather than Media Center) that ships with a base unit and two remote boxes that can be connected via Ethernet.
Finding every little hidden secret and bit of XP scattered throughout the world made for a well-deserved break from all the chaos.
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Day-to-day, I find my old Windows XP machines, running equally old Microsoft and other applications, do everything I need done.
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Many small businesses are that way, while some larger ones are still loading newly-purchased PC hardware with a standardized Windows XP install.
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For instance, for all of 2010 and part of 2011, I was forced to use a 4-year-old Dell Latitude D630 laptop running Windows XP Pro for work.
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Much advice on offer online suggests souping up the specification of a netbook so it can run Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, rather than the free, open-source Linux system that is offered as standard on many netbooks.
The news comes as the cut-off date for free mainstream support for Windows XP ends.
The PC side will run XP Tablet Edition, on a 1.5GHz Via C7-M processor, while the smartphone will run Windows Mobile 5.0.
But what makes it more compelling is that XP has recently partnered with American Youth Football, the fifteen-year old non-profit organization that has become the largest youth football program in the United States.
Just like Windows XP, Lindows initially sets the screen to a flickery, eye-busting 60Hz refresh rate.
However, because of the difficulties with the migration process, end-users often resist upgrades and remain loyal to Windows XP, forcing IT departments to defend the move to Windows 7.
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He stressed it was crucial that XP users, business and individual home users, switched on their auto-updated so that machines could download SP2.
The precious little 4.3-inch Windows CE 5.0 (the photo shows XP but whatever) clamshell's got a 533MHz Samsung 2442A CPU, 128MB of SDRAM, between 1GB and 4GB of flash memory, and a USB 2.0 port on top of a host of optional features (GPS, DVB-T digital TV, WiFi, the ability to tell you the future).
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