For those of a certain age, Windows XP and the legendary free game "3D Pinball Space Cadet" defined your time on PCs. Now, the pinball classic has been ported to Android devices, and it's totally ...

To use Windows XP via Q4OS/XPQ4, download the ISO file for XPQ4 as FreeXP from the developers. The best way to do this is to use the ‘FreeXP live CD image’ option under ‘Downloads.’ ...

OK, you might not share my passion for the Windows XP taskbar, which is fine (I guess). But maybe you miss the simple grey aesthetic of Windows 2000, or the comforting orb of Vista.

BonziBuddy (or "Bonzi Buddy") was a piece of internet spyware masquerading as a virtual assistant. It was created by Bonzi Software, a company that was once one of the most visited sites on the ...

A Reddit user figured out how to run Windows 11 on a Windows XP computer using a virtual machine. The experiment was conducted on a Windows XP x64 system, utilizing VirtualBox 5.2.44 with ...

While tips for securing such outdated systems are available online, using a fresh XP installation to search for these tips is not advisable. It exposes the system to severe security risks as Microsoft ...

In a nutshell: Legacy operating systems like Windows XP can present a major threat to user safety if connected to the internet without any security software. A YouTube channel demonstrated as much ...

According to StatCounter, as of March 2024, 0.39% of desktops are still running Windows XP. Let’s do a little math. Microsoft claims there are 1.4 billion Windows PCs in the world, so that means ...

After its 2001 release, XP would go on to sell more than 400 million copies. Microsoft tried to end support for the OS several times over the years, but there were too many people still relying on it.

Those rolling green hills of the old Windows XP desktop background could be available once again for those with the hardware and know-how. Image: Gizmodo Imagine it’s 2001.

According to the latest data from StatCounter, Windows XP is installed on just 0.35 percent of PCs worldwide. That's a hardly a blip on the radar, you say, so why is this even relevant?

xp_activate32.exe, a 18,432-byte program (hash listed on tinyapps' blog post), takes the code generated by Windows XP's phone activation option and processes it into a proper activation key ...