Windows XP users have the convenience of choosing preferred programs and applications for the computer's startup process. Many native Windows components automatically start up. Additionally, you can ...

Microsoft Excel is a versatile spreadsheet application that is part of the Microsoft Office suite of programs. If you regularly use Microsoft Excel on a Windows XP computer, you may wish to set up the ...

Microsoft has agreed to reposition a program in the Windows XP start menu, allowing users to more easily set non-Microsoft software as their default choices, as part of the company’s antitrust ...

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Say good-bye to Windows XP -- and hello to the 'cloud-first' Microsoft, which shows new signs of responsiveness to users and developers After tomorrow, April 8, Microsoft will no longer provide ...

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PC makers that choose to ship Windows XP with icons on the desktop will have to include at least three Microsoft-mandated icons, the company said. News of the requirement that PC makers include an MSN ...