Known for its reliable and powerful operating systems, Microsoft adds another one to its long list. From the Windows® 2000 operating system, the Windows® XP Professional was born. The Windows® XP Professional has everything you can ask for in an operating system. Its up-to-date features showcase a durable and reliable system software that can help you with your daily demanding computing dilemmas. Whether it involves business agendas or academic work, the Windows® XP Professional will help you accomplish it.
Benefits
If you are looking for a system software that displays a great amount of reliability, security, privacy, high performance, comfort and ease, look no further because the new Windows® XP operating system has it all. Enjoy fully loaded benefits and indulge yourself in an excellent product that will provide you with top of the line solutions to your daily rigorous computing-related dilemmas. Plus, enjoy maximum flexibility and convenience as the Windows® XP operating system is very easy to operate. You will love using it in no time.
Challenge your creativity and explore the many things that you can do with your Microsoft Windows XP Pro OEM. Thanks to the Windows XP Pro enhancements in real-time voice, video, and data communications, your PC can do a whole lot more aside from email and instant messaging. It can be the center of your creativity and communication agendas. Plus, Windows XP provides temporary and secure control of their PC over the Internet to assure absolute protection from hackers, viruses or other potential danger.
Windows® XP provides a wide array of options on how users can transfer their videos and photos from one device to another. Now, the possibilities are endless when it comes to sharing important files with your family and friends. Share it in person, over the Web, or even through removable media like like DVDs and CDs. However you want to do it, the Windows® XP is always ready to help you. This OS also provides users assistance in purchasing music and videos, connecting to mobile devices, using Internet applications and much more.
Note: Please be reminded that this version of Microsoft Windows XP cannot be upgraded from earlier versions of Windows. Instead, if your operating system is Windows 2000/ME/98, you must readily backup your data before installation. This OEM version will only allow a clean Install, and your existing data will soon be deleted.
Software Terms of Use
Use of this OEM System Builder Channel software is subject to the terms of the Microsoft OEM System Builder License. This software requires the builder to provide end user support for the Windows software.
Once this software is installed and activated it cannot be transferred to another computer.
Detailed Features
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
Top 10 Reasons for Moving to Windows® XP Professional with SP3
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.
A
PC based on the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology (Hyper-Threading)
improves processor performance and responsiveness, giving you the power to do
more tasks on your PC at once such as playing a game while encoding digital
music or editing digital video while encoding digital music. This groundbreaking
technology from Intel enables the processor to execute two threads (a part of
a program) in parallel. So your software can run more efficiently and you can
multitask more effectively than ever before.
Minimum System Requirements: Pentium 233 Mhz. 64 MB RAM. 1.5 GB free
hard disk space. Super VGA (800x600). CD-ROM or DVD drive. Keyboard and Microsoft®
Mouse or compatible pointing device.
Software Terms of Use
Use of this OEM System Builder Channel software is subject to the terms of the Microsoft OEM System Builder License. This software requires the builder to provide end user support for the Windows software.
Once this software is installed and activated it cannot be transferred to another computer.
Specifications
Software Type:
Operating Systems
Packaging:
OEM
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.4
Customer Reviews: 39
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Features
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Quality
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Performance
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Way better than Vista
Reviewer:
bangitsmom on
Nov 22, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
4.0
I have to laugh at the newbs talking about how Vista is better than XP. I have NEVER had a problem with XP and have installed it on many people's systems without fail. My network is primarily XP with a dual boot machine with XP and Vista. Always have driver problems when Vista is booted up. Have never had any crashing problems with XP. Bought a personal laptop with Vista on it to play around on and ended up putting XP on it because it was rotten.
XP Best Until 7
Reviewer:
Tonto on
Oct 29, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.5
Value
5.0
Features
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
5.0
Windows 2000, XP basically same OS is the best operating system put out until now. 7 ultimate now has that claim to fame. It is a combination of the best of both XP and Vista, however more enhanced than either. Unlike Vista, it doesn't hog your resources. unlike XP and vista, it installs on your computer in 25 minutes or less depending on your haerdware, and it loads up in 5 minutes or less. Until now I would have never considered giving up my XP pro SP 3 OS, because it is more reliable than Vista, however Wiondows both.
XP Pro is better
Reviewer:
AZ ron on
Oct 12, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
4.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I have both OS systems,Vista Pro and XP Pro. XP Pro is far better to work with. I found that I dislike Vista; I've had to re-install it twice because of system crashes.
:)
Reviewer:
Irixion on
Oct 03, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Far better than Vista, (Learning curve? Seriously? Vista is the worst OS known to mankind. Sluggish, big, and has the worst compatibility with hardware that I've ever seen.)
If you're sick of Vista then get this. :)
Thank you
Reviewer:
lettuceman on
Sep 28, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I am glad I can still buy XP Pro. Having a business with a lot a equipment that is not compatible with Vista, it helps being able to purchase XP Pro for any new computer. Microsoft blow it and tried to bully everyone into Vista and it backfired. I will buy Vista When all the kinks are sorted out, until then I am using XP Pro
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