Microsoft Windows XP - Home Edition

Windows XP is the most commonly used version of Microsofts popular Windows operating system or OS. It is feature packed and has low requirements so it will run on most PCs. The Look Microsoft has really jazzed Windows XP up compared to the previous dull grey looks of Windows 2000. As soon as you boot into the Windows interface you will be greeted with a friendly blue Welcome screen with the colourful new Windows logo. To begin you simply click your username, which will be displayed along with a little picture of your choice, you can pick from a car, frog to a cute dog or add your own picture if you prefer. Once you have entered your password and clicked ...

Windows XP Home first released in 2001 is a big step up from previous versions of Windows, with a much brighter and easier to user interface and more features. XP comes with all the things you'll need to browse the internet, listen to music, watch videos and create basic documents. Internet Explorer is provided for browsing the internet, Wordpad is included allowing you to create basic documents, Windows Media Player is pre installed for listening to music and watching videos. XP Home Edition is the most popular OS so most software is compatible, the desktop looks quite smart but could be more user friendly, XP is a versatile OS but can ...

Windows has never been the most attractive of operating systems but Windows XP is different. Or so Microsoft will tell you. According to them, Windows XP is a MAJOR new upgrade, kind of like Windows 95 was a major upgrade from Windows 3.1. Why is it, then, that only around 15% of Windows users in Japan have upgraded? The figure is slightly higher elsewhere, but is there really any incentive to upgrade at all? After all, Microsoft hailed Windows ME as a major new upgrade to Windows 98 and those who used it found that it was merely Windows 98 all over again with the only improvement being the addition of a rather useless system restore facility! THE INTERFACE ...