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Microsoft Windows XP
from:On October 25, 2001, Microsoft Corporation released its latest update of its Windows operating system. They called it Windows XP as a way to distance themselves from the previous versions of Windows that were named after the years they were released. The letters XP stand for experience and this operating system was designed for both home and business use.
Windows XP is known for its improved stability and efficiency over previous versions of Windows. It presents a significantly redesigned graphical user interface (GUI) and was a change that Microsoft promoted as more user-friendly than previous versions of Windows.
New software management capabilities were introduced to avoid the “DLL Hell” that plagues older consumer versions of Windows. It is also the first version of Windows to use product activation to combat software piracy – a restriction that did not sit well with some users and privacy advocated. Basically, installation of Windows XP required user to input a product key and then activate that product key to insure that the specific version of XP did, indeed, belong to the computer user instead of having it being shared between several computers.
Windows XP was also criticized by some users for security vulnerabilities, tight integrations of applications like Internet Explorer and Media Player as well as for aspects of its user interface. People always say “change is good”, but when Windows XP was released, the change was just a little more than what some people could comfortably handle.
Several new features were introduced to the operating system with Windows XP. These features included:
* Faster start-up and hibernation sequences
* The ability to discard a newer device driver in favor of the previous one should a driver upgrade not produce desirable results
* A new more user-friendly interface including the framework for developing themes for the desktop environment.
* Fast user switching which allows a user to save the current state and open applications of their desktop allowing another user to log on without losing that information
* Support for most DSL modems and wireless network connections as well as networking over Fire Wire
* The Remote Desktop functionality which allows users to connect to a computer running Windows XP from across a network or the Internet and access their applications, files, printers, and devices.
Microsoft Windows XP is one of the most common operating systems found on computers even today. While Microsoft has come out with their newest version of Windows – Windows Vista, hardcore PC users still prefer Windows XP as their operating system
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Microsoft releases Vista SP2 beta - Infoworld
Microsoft released the beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to subscribers of its developer services Tuesday and said it would open the preview to the general public on Thursday. In a pair of postings to company blogs, Microsoft announced the ...
Read more...Microsoft Delivers Service Pack 2 Beta 2 for Vista, Server 2008 - WinInfo
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the availability of the Beta 2 version of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Since both operating systems were developed from the same code base, they have a common servicing structure and ...
Read more...Software Windows Vista, Server 2008 SP2 Beta Released for MSDN ... - DailyTech
With the impending release of Windows 7 next year , Windows Vista SP2 seems set to launch next summer with its developers rushing to incorporate the many fixes and upgrades they had planned in time. The release appears to be moving along on schedule ...
Read more...Second big Vista update due first half 2009 - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs
In October, Microsoft announced its second major set of updates and fixes for Vista, Vista Service Pack 2. On the Windows blog today, Mike Nash, the corporate vice president for Windows Product Management, said the update was on track to be shipped ...
Read more...With Vista SP2, Microsoft is back on track - ZDNet Blogs
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