Windows XP

Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base. The name "XP" is short for "eXPerience" highlighting the enhanced user experience.

designed for home users,

designed for business and power users.

Windows XP's Start menu was expanded to encompass various My Documents folders (including My Music and My Pictures), and transplanted other items like My Computer and My Network Places from the Windows desktop.

users have a choice to show all their notifications or get a small pop-up window, showing the user notifications without expanding.

User interfaceWindows XP featured a new task-based GUI (Graphical user interface). The Start menu and taskbar were updated and many visual effects were added, including: • A translucent blue selection rectangle in Windows Explorer• Drop Shadows for icon labels on the desktop

• Task-based sidebars in explorer windows (“common tasks”)• The ability to group the taskbar buttons of the windows of one application into one button, with a popup menu listing the window titles• The ability to lock the taskbar to prevent accidental changes• The highlighting of recently added programs on the start menu

A system service that helps users install, configure, track, upgrade, and remove software programs correctly.

Windows Media™ Player makes it easy for you to:

- View rich media information, for example, virtual company meetings or "just-in-time" learning- Receive the best possible audio and video quality, because the player adapts to network conditions

- Tune in to nearly 3,000 Internet radio stations

- Create custom CDs up to 700 percent faster than other solutions

- View DVD movies

Windows Media™ Player is the first player to combine all of your common digital media activities into a single, easy-to-use place.

Support for burning CDs on CD-R and CD-RW drives is integrated into Windows Explorer.

Archiving data onto CD is now as easy as saving to a floppy disk,

and does not require an expensive third-party solution.

Provides users with great platform for online conferencing and collaboration.

A firewall client that can protect small businesses from common Internet

attacks.

Small business owners will be able to securely

connect their Windows XP Professional computers to

the Internet.

The System Restore feature enables users and administrators to restore a computer to a previous state without losing data. System Restore automatically creates easily identifiable restore points, which allow you to restore the system to a previous time.

Physical memory limits in each Windows XP edition 

VersionMaximum RAM

supported

Windows XP Professional

4 GB

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows XP Media Center Edition

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Windows XP Starter Edition 512 MB

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

128 GB