Windows XP: Microsoft. (Software).www.microsoft.com, $199 for each computer, $189 for additional licenses Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. represents the convergence of Microsoft's consumer OS line (Windows 95, 98 and Millennium) and its business OS line (Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , 2000) in terms of code stream. Windows' new XP version of the OS is visually bold and dean, and it does many things differently than before. Search-related tasks will get grouped into a Search Companion dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. , for example, and files can be arranged by groups. Older programs will run once users choose the proper "Application Compatibility Mode A feature of a computer or operating system that allows it to run programs written for a different system. Programs often run slower in compatibility mode. ." Office XP features a host of built-in tools. For instance, Send for Review distributes a document to multiple parties, tracks their responses, then collects all edits and comments for compilation with a single click. Refreshable Web Query lets users search out, and then embed into various documents, pieces of data that remain alive and linked to the Web. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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