Although Microsoft Corp. will not officially release its Windows XP operating system until Oct. 25, it has allowed PC makers to begin shipping machines loaded with the new OS as of Monday, which ...

While consumers will have to wait another month to upgrade their PCs to Microsoft’s Windows XP, those buying new PCs can get their hands on the new operating systems now. Hewlett-Packard and Compaq ...

NEW YORK - Computer makers are being drawn into the battle raging between rivals Microsoft Corp. and AOL Time Warner as both companies pitch deals to PC makers to gain prominent placement of their ...

Sheathed in a hypnotic, swirled-gray front casing, the Compaq Presario 5000 looks flashier than it is. In reality, it's a fairly pedestrian computer with few interesting extras. Compaq bills it as an ...

The HP Compaq TC1100 is only 10 years old, but in mobile computing years, it’s laughably archaic. Running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, this device practically dared its owners to enter text without ...

I have a Compaq V2405CA (V2000 series) laptop here that I want to prep to give to a local charity. I can't put any more money into it, so I'm trying to find a cheap way to get a Windows CD for it. It ...

The world's second-largest personal computer maker said yesterday it will ship machines with Microsoft's Windows XP operating system up to a month before the software's official release date of Oct.

Compaq? That name rings a bell... 18.02.99: There is no commercially viable alternative to installing Windows on consumer PCs, a Compaq executive told the Microsoft antitrust trial yesterday. Defence ...

The consumer PC leader takes a major, new step in its effort to make Intel-based servers bigger and better, signing a deal with Stratus Technologies. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Microsoft is aiming to get the final version of Windows XP out in the summer, but if it misses its target, the sofware company may delay the operating system's launch until next year, several PC ...