VMware says that, like its rival Parallels, it has virtualization software that can help ease the transition from Windows XP to Windows 7. While its approach is less comprehensive than Parallels $50 ...

VMware, whose software lets computers run numerous operating systems simultaneously, expects a boost from Windows XP with its coming version 3.0. VMware Workstation 3.0, going on sale Monday, is ...

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

Just in time for the imminent release of the Windows XP SP3 update, VMware has released an update to its Mac-based Fusion virtulization application, with full support for SP3 Boot Camp partitions. The ...

When you upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 or Windows 10, Windows XP Mode is installed on your machine, however, Windows Virtual PC is not present anymore. This issue occurs because Windows Virtual ...

An October surprise — that’s how many are interpreting Microsoft’s 11th-hour revelation that it will be providing a virtualized copy of Windows XP as a free compatibility add-on to Windows 7 ...

Well, it finally happened. After years of patching and tweaking the Windows runtime to preserve backward compatibility (and placate its perpetually cranky customer base), Microsoft has finally said ...

I recently bought my wife a new MBP from the last ones that just came out (Santa Rosa chipset). I need to put Windows on there as she vastly prefers Outlook to Entourage. All of her current contacts ...

Apple and VMware yesterday updated software designed to let Mac owners run Microsoft’s Windows, amending it to accommodate the newest version of Windows XP. Apple released Boot Camp 2.1.1, the program ...

For those who were out enjoying the sunshine over the weekend and not glued to a web browser, you missed at least one interesting Windows 7 development. Friday, Microsoft announced that it plans to ...