TechSpot

FCKGW: How an internal Microsoft leak fueled Windows XP piracy

In context: Piracy has been a part of Windows history from the very beginning. Microsoft began taking the issue seriously with Windows XP, and Dave Plummer has now revealed that the first unauthorized ...
Windows Central

Millions of Windows XP disks secretly included Microsoft's failed search assistant to keep pirates at bay — "Bob was actually more useful dead than alive"

Developer Raymond Chen says Windows XP shipped with an encrypted version of Microsoft Bob to pad out 30MB of free space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Winston-Salem Journal

Technology - XP-Ready: Most can run in Windows 7

Q: I want to run Windows XP programs on my new PC. Is Windows 7 Professional's XP mode the best way to ensure that? A: It's certainly one of the more expensive ways -- and you might not need it at all ...
Ars Technica

Those Windows XP programs that can't be replaced

Whether due to cost or other reasons, I need to support some programs that can only run on Windows XP. I've worked to get them running on Win7, but my efforts and the comments of many random people on ...