With the cut-off for XP sales fast approaching, what do you do if you're opposed to switching to Vista? Alex explains why you'd be best off with the "downgrade" option., and what it all means.

OEMs continue to offer 'downgrades' to XP.

Microsoft has granted Hewlett Packard yet another extension on its long-in-the-tooth licence to supply new computers with the ability to 'downgrade' to Windows XP Pro, according to an Apple Insider report.

Dell, HP and Lenovo use loophole to allow XP to live on, but only for certain machines. Good news if you're wedded to XP.

Will PC users pay for style, or is the appeal of fashionable computer design purely a Mac-only thing? Dell is hoping the Mac-approach can win over the PC crowd with this stylish mini desktop.

HP’s latest PC blends power, useful business features and a keen eye for detail

Microsoft is planning to further extend the retail life of Windows XP, adding another six months to the time in which vendors can offer the legacy operating system as an option with new computers..

If you're installing Windows XP SP3 on multiple machines, or you still haven't got around to downloading it at all - you'll be pleased to learn Microsoft has released SP3 as an ISO image you can burn to CD, and then install from disc.

Not quite the consumer/business crossover it aims to be, but there’s a lot to like in this clever mix of old-style business laptop and feature-packed modern machine

Care to pimp your car, geek style? Azentek have just released a Vista (shudder) powered in-car PC called the CPC-1200 that they claim will be safe for use while driving.

Steve Ballmer is in no way disappointed with Windows Vista. It is selling “incredibly well”, he told a press conference in Herzeliya, Israel today.

Customers not convinced by Windows Vista.

System builders encouraged to push Office 2007.

HD camcorders enter the mainstream once and for all. With image quality like this, there’s little reason to spend more.

Latest Vista test version unleashed to the public.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Windows XP will pass another milestone on the road to retirement next week when Microsoft withdraws mainstream support for the operating system..

Backroom boffins in the US Army have decided that robots will be better at warfare if they have a built in guilt system.

A powerful and well-equipped touchscreen PC, but is Dell's all-in-one really the future of the home desktop? Read our full review

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.