GETTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WINDOWS XP

By: Group 4

 HISTORY
- It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and broadly released for retail sale on October 25, 2001.
- Windows XP is a personal computer operating system that was produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of
operating systems.

LET'S DEFINE WHAT IS WINDOWS XP?

Before we proceed, Let's test your schema!

1. What do you think the CODENAME OF WINDOWS XP? = WHISTLER

 Windows XP is a computer operating system and graphical user interface (GUI), which enables you to work with a wide
variety of programs on your computer, often simultaneously.
 The Graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through
graphical icons and visual indicators.
 Windows XP is itself a special computer program that communicates your instructions to the
actual computer hardware,and displays the results.

BEST FEATURES OF WINDOWS XP:

WHAT'S NEW IN WINDOWS XP – BEST FEATURES

- Windows XP Operating system was introduced as an update to Windows 2000. Besides, it replaced Windows 95/98.
- Microsoft unveiled Windows XP with new features and benefits over its precursor. Some of the main features of
Windows XP are listed inside the circle.

REMOTE DESKTOP- Windows XP professional OS enables user to use remote desktop connection feature means they can sit
at a PC and access another PC remotely.

DEVICE DRIVER ROLLBACK- This new Windows XP feature let users uninstall installed device driver. If users install device
driver that causes system instability then they can easily roll back the previous driver.

BUILT-IN CD BURNER- When Windows XP arrived, it came up with its own in-built CD burner feature. Now there is no longer
need to install CD burning software, user can burn files directly via Windows Explorer.

ENCRYPTED FILE SYSTEM SUPPORT MULTI-USER- This feature is for Windows XP Professional, Encrypted file system make it
possible to access encrypted files and folders by multiple users.

DEVICE SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT- Windows XP supports USB 2.0, Intel High Definition Audio based hardware,FireWire, &
Windows Image Acquisition based scanners etc.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ISSUES FACE BY WINDOWS XP?

WINDOWS XP ISSUES

- Despite having a lot of benefits in Windows XP operating system, there are many issues occur such as data loss, data
corruption, OS crashes, BSOD error, virus infection due to support ended for Windows XP by Microsoft.
- In such situation, your system can lose half of its files without letting you know. If you have lost your valuable files and
folders and want to restore them as soon as possible, then by using a software windows data recovery users can easily
recover deleted, corrupted data from Windows in easy & simple steps.
 GETTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WINDOWS XP
By: Group 4
DIFFERENT VERSION OF WINDOWS XP:

Windows XP Starter -lower-cost version of Windows XP. Some special features for certain markets where consumers may
not be computer literate. Only three applications can be run at once on the Starter Edition, and each application may
open a maximum of three windows. The maximum screen resolution is 1024×768, and there is no support for work group
networking or domains.

Windows XP Home- designed for home users. This edition of Windows XP Home is intended for sale with certain "low-
cost" net books and will appear labeled as "Windows XP Home Edition ULCPC" (with "ULCPC" standing for "ultra low cost
personal computer").

Windows XP Professional- designed for business and power users. The ability to become part of a Windows Server
domain, a group of computers that are remotely managed by one or more central servers. Remote Desktop server, which
allows a PC to be operated by another Windows XP user over a local area network or the Internet.

Windows XP Media Center Edition- This edition, which was code-named "Freestyle" during its development. Features
are: screen dancers, auto playlist DJ, and high end visual screen savers.

Windows XP 64-bit Edition- designed to run on Intel Itanium family of microprocessors. It can run 16-bit x86 code via
Windows on Windows, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition can run standard x86 32-bit applications through its WOW64
(Windows-on-Windows 64-bit) emulation layer. A microprocessor is a computer processor which incorporates the
functions of a central processing unit on a single integrated circuit (IC), or at most a few integrated circuits.

ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGES OF WINDOWS XP:

ADVANTAGES:

Windows XP helps in downloads , Before downloading an attachment , you will now be alerted to unsafe attachments
that might contain harmful viruses which is specifically applicable to those using Internet Explorer , Windows messenger
and Outlook Express , Windows Xp has a security system that can be used to protect the specific folders .

Microsoft Windows XP is one of the most widely used operating systems in the world even with the release of Windows
Vista and Windows 7 , There will be no problem or conflict between the software and the hardware , And installing the
software was easy compared to the installation on other operating systems .

Windows XP was developed to improve on the faults and inconsistencies in the ME system but it is essentially a
completely new operating system , Windows XP is a complete re-write and overhaul with a slightly modified interface
compared to Windows 98 and ME , It is based upon the accredited more stable Windows 2000 and the NT platform
designed for the network users .

Windows XP can protect your email address more securely especially through Microsoft Outlook which helps to avoid
the spammers getting your email address , You will now also easily be able to have Internet Explorer add-ons without the
chance of a browser crash , as well as an easier method to pick up wireless Internet signals .

DISADVANTAGES:

Windows XP is a prime target for the malware creators , when you surf the Internet without anti-virus software , It will
be very dangerous because viruses made for Windows XP can collect your personal information or they cause irreparable
damage to the operating system .
Windows XP can not be installed on multiple computers as the product activation is limited to just one computer , If you
want to install Windows XP on another computer , you will have to purchase a new license and a key code which can
prove to be very costly .
The main disadvantage of the operating system is security , Microsoft has discontinued security updates for XP ,
rendering it vulnerable to the new virus and the spyware attacks , So , The operating system is unsafe for the critical
applications such as the online banking .
Windows XP was released with a lot of drivers for hardware components at the time of its release but as of 2010 , most
of those drivers are outdated or the hardware they are made for are no longer in use , If you are running a computer
with newer hardware , you will be forced to search the Internet or elsewhere for those drivers .