Now that Microsoft has announced that the Windows Xp is going to stay
for a longer duration, it would not be out of place to discuss some
features of the Windows Xp operating system. This is an overview of
the windows Xp operating system and for more details you can log in
to Microsoft site.
The windows Xp operating system was first launched in the year 2001
and since than it has been performing pretty well. It requires less
resources and can run on less robust computer systems as compared to
other operating systems.
The windows Xp now supports multicore CPUSs and has good support for
various other hardware devices. It can act as a client operating system
along with the windows servers such as the windows 2003 etc.
Windows Xp sports several editions such as the Windows Xp professional
edition, Windows Xp home edition, windows Xp Media Center edition and
the windows Xp tablet edition. Besides, there is also the Windows Xp
x64 edition which is used on the 64 bit Intel Itanium type of microprocessors.
A brief discussion of each of these windows xp editions might be
helpful for those users who wish to stay on the Windows Xp bandwagon
for another couple of years.
1) Windows Xp professional edition -- Used by businesses. This edition
has support for Lan and can act as a client to windows servers. This
edition also has the sophisticated access control features such as
giving rights to users. It supports running on two microprocessors.
2) Windows Xp home edition -- used by home users. This edition is a run down
version of the windows xp professional edition. This is a cheaper version
and can be used at home in stand alone computer systems. It does not have
the support to become part of the windows lan environment. It cannot take
advantage of two processor systems, although, it supports one dual core
microprocessor.
3) Windows Xp media center edition 2005-- used by home and businesses.
This is actually an edition with all the support for multimedia PC. For example,
there is extra support for DVD drives, video capture cards etc. There is also
the improvements made to the windows movie maker. This edition is
nothing but an addon to the professional edition. It has all the features of
the professional edition plus much more.
4) Windows Xp tablet edition -- used by notebook and laptop users. This is
a special edition for the notebook and laptop users. It is actually a professional
edition with the support added for the notebook and laptop PCs.
Besides, a word on windows Xp updates would be in order in this post.
The service packs released by Microsoft for its 32 bit windows Xp
editions are sp1, sp2 and sp3. The service packs can be applied to
the windows editions by downloading these service packs or by the
automatic updates through the Windows Xp automatic update system. The
service packs contains updates and patches and raise the capabilities
such as security, hardware and software support etc. of its editions
to new levels.
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