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• Article | 3/08/2010 Safely dual-boot Windows 7 and XP

  QUESTION My PC dual-boots Windows XP 32bit and Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. Every time I work in XP I lose all my restore points in Windows 7.
• Article | 18/08/2010 Install Microsoft Fix it Center

  QUESTION: I get an error message when trying to install Microsoft Fix It Center on my Windows XP Service Pack 3 PC. It reads: 'Detail: The remote name...
• Article | 11/06/2010 Protect Windows XP from zero-day flaw in HCP protocol

  Earlier this week was Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for June--a busy Patch Tuesday with ten new security bulletins fixing 34 different vulnerabilities. Ho...
• Article | 18/02/2010 When XP is discontinued

  A reader wants to know if XP will still be safe after Microsoft ends support in 2014
• Article | 19/10/2009 Install Windows 7 on your netbook in under 30 minutes

  While the easiest way to install Windows 7 on a netbook is by booting from an external DVD drive, it’s probably not worth spending $100 on a drive tha...
• Article | 8/07/2009 Speed up your Windows XP netbook

  Most modern desktops and laptops have power to spare, but netbooks are notoriously pokey. Consequently, you should turn off any operating-system featu...
• Article | 23/06/2009 How to get Windows 7 features on a Vista or XP system

  Vista received well-deserved criticism for bringing few noteworthy new features in its train when it arrived to take over from Windows XP. In contrast...
• Article | 23/06/2009 How to get Windows 7's look and feel on a Vista or XP machine

  Much of the excitement about Windows 7 relates to an assortment of user-interface improvements: a little eye candy here, a few window-management tweak...
• Article | 19/05/2009 Create a fast boot option

  TucsonTJ asked the <a href="http://forums.pcworld.com/community/troubleshooting/answerline">Answer Line Forum</a> for a fast, slimmed-down alternative...