Dell Inc. yesterday bowed to pressure from customers and dumped its Vista-only policy for consumer PCs by adding Windows XP as an operating option on half a dozen machines. Dell now offers Windows XP ...

After pulling XP from its desktop and laptop lines, Dell changed its mind and announced that it would offer it on new Inspiron 1405, 1705, 1505 and 1501 notebooks, and Dimension E520 and E521 desktops ...

Here’s the deal. Dell agreed to Microsoft’s plan of allowing Windows XP sales after June 30, but at a surcharge over installing Vista. How much of one? $20 to $50. ComputerWorld says that customers ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Customer demand has caused Dell to push back its self-imposed deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP installed Dell on Friday extended sales of PCs equipped with Windows XP by a week, citing ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

I have some systems that need to run XP -- and no, while most systems I administer are happily on Win7, that's not an option here. Anyway, Dell has officially pulled support for Pre-Win7 OSes from ...

Dell's Windows Migration Fast Forward Service supports the migration of up to 5,000 PCs and offers "modules" for image engineering, inventory, application compatibility testing, application packaging, ...

Dell Inc. on Friday extended sales of PCs equipped with Windows XP by a week, citing customer demand. The computer maker will sell three XP-powered configurations of the Inspiron 530 desktop and one ...