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 ...

Dell is bringing XP back. Amid significant customer demand, the computer maker said on Thursday that it has returned to offering the older Windows version as an option on some of its consumer PCs. "We ...

Dell said on Tuesday that it plans later this month to stop selling PCs downgraded to Windows XP, ahead of next month's deadline to stop nearly all shipments of PCs running the older operating system.

Back by popular demand: Windows XP. PC maker Dell Inc. said on its website Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s older operating system and Windows Vista when ...

Microsoft starts to push Windows 7. Before the month ends, not a single new computer from Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) will be sold with Windows XP preinstalled, marking the beginning of the end of the ...

Dell has decided to bring back Windows XP as an option for home users. In a brief announcement, the company said that it is once again selling consumer desktops and laptops with Microsoft's ...

Dell claims that Microsoft has placed a restriction on Windows XP downgrades, allowing them only on PCs intended for gaming Microsoft has put limits on the types of PCs that can be downgraded to ...

With Windows 7, doing well on the market we all knew that the day was coming when XP would be killed off permanently by major OEMS and Microsoft. That day is coming very soon and Dell is talking about ...

When Laptop Magazine reviewed the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 a few weeks ago, the magazine concluded that the hardware was decent, but that the system performance was substandard thanks in large part to ...

We all knew that this day would come - and some hoped that it would come sooner, rather than later - but in approximately six weeks, OEMs will no longer be able to ship computers preinstalled with ...

Customers looking to purchase an older model Windows XP PC today from Dell will have to pay slightly more than they did yesterday, as the online retailer has officially hiked the price by $150. The ...

After adding it back as an option for small businesses, direct seller offers older OS on consumer machines in response to demand. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, ...