Compaq Computer Corp. will offer free upgrades to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Home Edition operating system for most Presario computers purchased in North America on or after Sept. 1, the company ...

Compaq is rolling out three new PCs, as well as enhancing the existing Presario 5000 with a new processor and the Windows XP operating system, the company said in a statement. The new Presario 700 ...

It also creates strange bedfellows: Apple and Microsoft on one side pitted against USB 2.0's major backers on the other--Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lucent Technologies and others.

PC maker Dell Inc. said on its website Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines.

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.