Made by- Soumya Roy

WINDOW XP:- “XPERIENCE”

WINDOWS XP
 Windows XP- Window Xperience
 Produced by Microsoft for the use on personal
computer, including home and business desktops
and Media center
 Released on August 2001
 XP is the successor to both Microsoft 2000 and
window ME
FEATURE OF WINDOW XP
 Faster start-up and Hibernation sequences
 The ability to discard a newer device driver in favor of the
previous one (known as driver rollback), should a driver
upgrade not produce desirable results
 A new, arguably 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 and allow
another user to log on without losing that information
FEATURES (CONTD.)

 The Clear Type font rendering mechanism, which is

designed to improve text readability on liquid crystal display
(LCD) and similar monitors
 Remote Desktop functionality, which allows users to connect
to a computer running Windows XP Pro from across a
network or the Internet and access their applications, files,
printers, and devices
 Support for most DSL modems and IEEE 802.11
connections, as well as networking over FireWire, and
Bluetooth.
 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

System requirements for Windows XP Home and Professional editions as

follows
Minimum Recommended
 Processor 233 MHz 300 MHz or higher

 Memory 64 MB RAM 128 MB RAM or higher

 Video adapter and monitor Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution

 Hard drive disk free space 1.5 GB or higher

(additional 1.8 GB in Service Pack 2[35] and additional 900 MB in Service
Pack 3[36])
 Drives CD-ROM drive or DVD drive

 Input devices Keyboard. Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

 Sound Sound card. Speakers or headphones
WINDOW XP- SERVICE PACK1
 Service Pack1- September 2002
 Post securities fixes and compatibility Updates
 New feature- U.S.B.-2.0 included
 Support SATA Hard disk or hard disk larger than
137 GB
 Window messenger 4.0 included in pack
WINDOW XP- SERVICE PACK 2
 SP2-August 2004
 Compatibility or improved of Wi-Fi support
 Pop-Up blocker Facilities are there for IE6
 Bluetooth facilities
 new security enhancements-Window Firewall
 The Windows Security Center, which provides a general
overview of security on the system, including the state of
antivirus software, Windows Update, and the new Windows
Firewall. Third-party anti-virus and firewall applications can
interface with the new Security Center
WINDOW XP-SERVICE PACK2B &2C
 SP-(2b&2c)-2006 and 2007
 Some minor updates
 Same as SP2
WINDOW XP-SERVICE PACK3
 SP3-April 2008
 Windows Imaging Component
 IPSec Simple Policy Update for simplified creation and maintenance of IPSec filters
 Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.5
 MSXML 6.0 SP2 and XMLLite
 Microsoft Management Console 3.0
 Credential Roaming service (Digital Identity Management Service) update
 Remote Desktop Protocol 6.1
 Peer Name Resolution Protocol 2.1
 Network Diagnostics update
 WPA2 Update (KB893357)
 Windows Script 5.7
 Windows Installer 3.1 v2
ADVANTAGES OF WINDOW XP
 It supports most of the hardware without need of external driver
 It offers good GUI as compared to older versions
 It supports wireless networking
 Many applications are developed for windows only and on other
OS they do not work
 Windows XP offers universal plug and play features
 The availability of this is very high.
 It offers universal solution to OS needs and there are no
compatibility issues in this case.
 Windows XP is user friendly as compared to other OS in market.
DISADVANTAGES OF WINDOW XP
 Security loopholes exist in it hence it is easily affected by virus and
spyware.
 It is expensive to purchase.
 Prone to crashes and hence unstable.
 Many flaws and bugs are present in it.
 It is very heavy system and old hardware can’t run it.
 Older DOS programs may not run on this version.
 Parallel port not recognized
 No file encryption facility in XP home edition.
 Comes with single user license so it cant be loaded on multiple PCs.
 It has no inbuilt chipset drivers making the install time consuming.
WINDOWS XP VARIANTS
 Windows XP Home
 Windows XP Professional
 Windows XP Media Center Edition
 Windows XP Tablet PC Edition