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Windows XP: Presented By: Abegail Guray and Michael Gagtan

Windows XP is a personal computer operating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family. It was released in 2001 for mainstream consumer use, built on the Windows NT kernel. Development began in the late 1990s under the codenames "Neptune" and "Odyssey". Microsoft spent $1 billion marketing Windows XP, emphasizing its overall capabilities. New features included an overhauled Start menu, task grouping in the taskbar, networking improvements, and enhanced security and reliability. The document then outlines the 14 step process for installing Windows XP on a computer.

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Windows XP: Presented By: Abegail Guray and Michael Gagtan

Windows XP is a personal computer operating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family. It was released in 2001 for mainstream consumer use, built on the Windows NT kernel. Development began in the late 1990s under the codenames "Neptune" and "Odyssey". Microsoft spent $1 billion marketing Windows XP, emphasizing its overall capabilities. New features included an overhauled Start menu, task grouping in the taskbar, networking improvements, and enhanced security and reliability. The document then outlines the 14 step process for installing Windows XP on a computer.

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WINDOWS XP

Presented by:
Abegail Guray and
Michael Gagtan
 Windows XP is a personal computer 
operating system produced by 
Microsoft as part of the Windows NT
 family of operating systems. It was
released to manufacturing on August
24, 2001, and broadly released for
retail sale on October 25, 2001.
Development of Windows XP began
in the late 1990s as "Neptune", an
operating system built on the 
Windows NT kernel which was
intended specifically for mainstream
consumer use. An updated version
of Windows 2000 was also originally
planned for the business market;
 Development
In the late 1990s, initial development of
what would become Windows XP was
focused on two individual products; "
Odyssey", which was reportedly intended to
succeed the future Windows 2000, and "
Neptune", which was reportedly a
consumer-oriented operating system using
the Windows NT architecture, succeeding
the MS-DOS-based Windows 98.
 Release
In June 2001, Microsoft indicated that it was
planning to, in conjunction with Intel and other
PC makers, spend at least 1 billion US dollars on
marketing and promoting Windows XP.
The theme of the campaign, "Yes You Can", was
designed to emphasize the platform's overall
capabilities. Microsoft had originally planned to
use the slogan "Prepare to Fly", but it was
replaced due to sensitivity issues in the wake of
the September 11 attacks.
 The Start menu received its first major overhaul in XP, switching to
a two-column layout with the ability to list, pin, and display
frequently used applications, recently opened documents, and the
traditional cascading "All Programs" menu.
 The taskbar can now group windows opened by a single application
into one taskbar button, with a popup menu listing the individual
windows. The notification area also hides "inactive" icons by default.
A "common tasks" list was added, and Windows Explorer's sidebar
was updated to use a new task-based design with lists of common
actions; the tasks displayed are contextually relevant to the type of
content in a folder (e.g. a folder with music displays offers to play
all the files in the folder, or burn them to a CD.

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The "task grouping" feature introduced in Windows XP showing both grouped and individual items
 Networking and internet functionality
 Windows XP was originally bundled with Internet Explorer 6, 
Outlook Express 6, Windows Messenger, and MSN Explorer.
 New networking features were also added, including Internet
Connection Firewall, Internet Connection Sharing integration
with UPnP, NAT traversal APIs, Quality of Service features,
IPv6 and Teredo tunneling, 
Background Intelligent Transfer Service, extended fax
features, network bridging, peer to peer networking, support
for most DSL modems, IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) connections with 
auto configuration and roaming, TAPI 3.1, and networking
over FireWire.
 Other features
 Improved application compatibility and shims
 compared to Windows 2000.
 DirectX 8.1 upgradeable to DirectX 9.0c.
 A number of new features in Windows Explorer
 including task panes, thumbnails and the option to
view photos as a slideshow.
 Improved imaging features such as Windows Picture and
Fax Viewer.
 Faster start-up, (due to improved Prefetch functions)
logon, logoff, hibernation and application launch
sequences.
 Numerous improvements to increase the system reliability
such as improved System Restore,[34] 
Automated System Recovery,[35] and driver reliability
improvements through Device Driver Rollback.[36]
 Hardware support improvements such as FireWire 800,[37]
 and improvements to multi-monitor support under the
name "DualView".[38]
 Fast user switching.[39]
 The ClearType font rendering mechanism, which is
designed to improve text readability on 
liquid-crystal display (LCD) and similar monitors,
especially laptops.[19]
 Side-by-side assemblies[40] and registration-free COM.[41]
 General improvements to international support such as
more locales, languages and scripts, MUI support in
Terminal Services, improved Input Method Editors and
 Steps in installing Windows XP

Step 1: Insert Your Windows XP Bootable Disk


Step 2: How to Boot From a CD
Step 3: Beginning the Process
Step 4: Licensing Agreement and Begin Setup
Step 5: Deleting the Current Partition
Step 6: Beginning the Install
Step 7: Choosing the Type of Installation
Step 8: Allowing Windows XP to Install
Step 9: Choosing Your Keyboard Layout, Organization, and Computer Name
Step 10: Choosing Your Time Zone
Step 11: Waiting for Installation to Continue
Step 12: Display Settings
Step 13: Protecting Your Computer and Giving It a
User
Step 14: Finishing the Installation

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