Windows XP is a system made by Microsoft company to use on personal computers, containing bussiness and home laptops, desktops and another part: media centers. It entered the market in 2001. “eXPerience.”short for “XP”.
Windows XP is the successful production to Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Me.It is the first consumer-oriented system made by Microsoft built on the Windows NT kernel and architecture. Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001, and more than 400 million copies were used in January 2006, based on an estimate in that month by an IDC analyst.[4] It was succeeded by Windows Vista released to volume license customers on November 8, 2006, and to the general public on January 30, 2007 all over the world. Direct OEM and retail sales of Windows XP ceased on June 30, 2008. Microsoft go on to sell XP through their System Builders (smaller OEMs that sell assembled computers) program until January 31, 2009.[5][6] XP may continue to be used as these sources run through their inventory or by purchasing Windows Vista Ultimate or Business and downgrading to Windows XP.[7][8]
The most ordinary edition of the operating system is Windows XP Home Edition targeted at home users, and Windows XP Professional, it provides additional features like support for Windows Server domains and two physical processors, and it is targeted at power customers, merchant and company clients. Windows XP Media Center Edition has additional multimedia features enhancing the ability to watch TV progrems, see DVD films, and listen to the songs. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is made for running stylus applications built by using the Tablet PC platform.