Although Microsoft Corp. will not officially release its Windows XP operating system until Oct. 25, it has allowed PC makers to begin shipping machines loaded with the new OS as of Monday, which ...

I want to install Win2K on my Presario 1688. I am currently running Win98 and it sucks - blue screens, lock ups, etc. I run Win2K on my home/office boxes and it's awesome.<P>Compaq's official position ...

While consumers will have to wait another month to upgrade their PCs to Microsoft’s Windows XP, those buying new PCs can get their hands on the new operating systems now. Hewlett-Packard and Compaq ...

Sheathed in a hypnotic, swirled-gray front casing, the Compaq Presario 5000 looks flashier than it is. In reality, it's a fairly pedestrian computer with few interesting extras. Compaq bills it as an ...

PC shoppers are often advised, “Buy one step down from the top” — hitting the price/performance sweet spot with Intel or AMD’s second fastest CPU, or the second biggest hard disk available. But even ...

The Compaq Presario 2800T is one of the few desktop replacements we would even consider taking on a trip, thanks to its thin-and-light design (1.5 inches thick, 6.6 pounds). We applaud Compaq's ...

In what comes as a surprising move given its heritage, HP is beginning to make plays towards the fashion notebook market with the release of two products -- the Pavilion dv2000 and the Compaq Presario ...

The year was 1982 and computers had finally made the jump from machines that took up a full room to something that could fit on a desk. But they were still far from portable, so three entrepreneurs ...