Benefits

Designed for reliability, security and privacy, high performance, and ease of use, the Windows® XP operating system provides a host of benefits for business and home users. A clean and simple desktop, rock-solid reliability, and easy-to-use features that take advantage of the digital age all contribute to the value of Windows® XP.

Enhancements in real-time voice, video, and data communications will allow the PC to become a center of communications and creativity beyond just e-mail and instant messaging. Windows® XP will also allow the user to connect back to the desktop from any location, and support for new wireless networks will be built in. Windows® XP will unify the user's support experience by enabling the user to provide temporary and secure control of their PC over the Internet to whomever can best help them.

Windows® XP takes an end-to-end approach to how people transfer videos and pictures onto their computer, how they use them on their PC and other devices, and how they share them, whether in person or through e-mail, over the Web, or through removable media like DVDs and CDs. It extends this experience through applications that help users buy music and videos, mobile devices, services for saving your music on the Internet, and more. Windows® XP will make it easier for households to share a single PC and share pictures, music, files, printers, and other resources.

Product Features:

• Designed for businesses of all sizes
• Manage digital pictures, music, video, DVDs, and more
• More security with the ability to encrypt files and folders
• Built-in voice, video, and instant messaging support
• Integration with Windows® servers and management solutions
• Business-Level Reliability
  Windows® XP delivers a new level of stability, so you can focus on your work. For example, in most cases, if one program crashes, your computer will keep running.
• Advanced Performance
  Windows® XP manages system resources efficiently, to keep your system running as fast as possible even when you're working with multiple programs at the same time.
• Remote Desktop
  Remote Desktop allows you to create a virtual session and use your desktop computer from another computer running Windows® 95 or later, giving you access to all of your data and applications even when you're not in your office.
• New Task-based Visual Design
  Get to your most commonly used tasks quickly, thanks to a cleaner design and new visual cues.
• Wireless 802.1x Networking Support
  Wireless 802.1x Networking Support provides support for secured access, as well as performance improvements for wireless networks.
• Windows® Messenger
  Windows® Messenger is the easy way to communicate and collaborate in real time on your computer. You can see the online status of your contacts and choose to communicate with them through text, voice, or video with better performance and higher quality.
• Encrypting File System
  Encrypting File System provides a high level of protection from hackers and data theft by transparently encrypting files with a randomly generated key.
• Fast Resume from Hibernation or Standby
  Save battery power when you're working on the road. With Windows® XP your laptop can enter Standby or Hibernate faster, and it can start working again faster after resuming from Standby or Hibernation.
• Help and Support Center with Remote Assistance
  In addition to a comprehensive set of documentation, Help and Support Center in Windows® XP includes Remote Assistance, which allows you to have a friend or IT professional who is also running Windows® XP remotely control your computer to demonstrate a process or help solve a problem.
• System Restore
  If something goes wrong with your computer, you can revert the system back to a previous state.

• PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended
• 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space
• 800x600 or higher monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended)
• CD-ROM drive
• Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device