A kernel rollup hotfix package is available for Windows XP & Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). The kernel rollup hotfix package replaces the hotfixes that are listed in the Hotfix Replacement ...

Windows XP is not a revolutionary product. Rather, it builds on existing code and incorporates many features that have previously been available across different platforms. It also adds some ideas ...

Back in January 2009, I published the first half of my groundbreaking study on multicore support under Microsoft Windows. The article featured an in-depth look at multicore/multiprocessor performance ...

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 ...

Before we get to the roundups for today, I’ve got a reader question to pass along. In October, we had a series of newsletters dealing with problems and solutions for the recently released Windows 2000 ...

The venerable Intel 486 was released in 1989 as the successor to the extremely popular Intel 386. It was the minimum recommended processor for Windows 98. (Surprisingly, the Windows 95 minimum was a ...

Back in January 2009, I published the first half of my groundbreaking study on multicore support under Microsoft Windows. The article featured an in-depth look at multicore/multiprocessor performance ...