History Windows XP

XP or Windows 1.5 build 2600 is a version of the Windowsoperating system launched by Microsoft Corporation on the date ofOctober 25, 2001 in the United States. Previously, Microsoft has released Windows version 5.0, known as Windows 2000, both theserver edition and professional edition (for the office desktop). But in fact the majority of users are using Windows XP Professional. XPown name, according to Microsoft is an abbreviation of the wordExperience, which means that Windows XP brings a new experience in the computing world, or at least that is expected byMicrosoft. Changes in procedures for the use of user interface andis very revolutionary, as it did from DOS to Windows 3.0, and fromWindows 3.1 to Windows 95.

Windows XP itself based on Windows NT and includes the NTfamily. Included in the Windows NT family of Windows 2000 Serverand Server 2003, Windows 2000 & 2003. NT family, especially theserver, has a good ability to become a server.

In mid-2000's, Microsoft, Windows operating system maker, is working on Windows ME (Millennium Edition). However, becauseWindows ME is considered less successfully compete withWindows 98. So, Microsoft decided to 'marry' the two pieces of theWindows operating system (Windows NT-based operating systemand Windows 9x-based operating system) into a product that weknow today with Windows XP. Here are some types of WindowsXP:

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows XP Home Edition is a Windows XP operating system intended for home users. This version is not designed for systems with many users, the network features that are not even very many, among them are not able to join Active Directory domain system, do not have the encrypted file system, can not be a server (although able to create multiple files and folders its management can be used by several users at once), and do not feature Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), and many others.

Windows XP Professional Edition

Windows XP Professional is a Windows XP operating system made specifically for desktop computers that are connected to a network with a domain that is managed by Active Directory of Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003. In addition, this version also features arguably far more complete than the Windows XP Home Edition. He could be a server computer, even if only to accommodate a maximum of ten clients can login simultaneously.

Windows XP Media Center Edition

This version is the version of Windows XP made specifically for such devices Hi-Fi, and PC are placed in the sitting room.Basically, Windows XP Media Center is Windows XP Home Edition which added support for personal video recorder (Personal Video Recorder).

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is a version of Windows XP that is devoted to the ultra-portable PC, which is called by Microsoft with a Tablet PC. The form is minimalist as Personal Digital Assistants (Personal Digital Assistant or PDA), with comparable skills notebook or laptop.

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is a version of Windows XP that is devoted to the processor with the x86-64 architecture.

Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition for Itanium

Differences in features of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is support for the Itanium processor, with all the luggage architecture, such as the EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface), and GPT (GUID Partition Table). Although the Itanium processor is the most efficient performance processor, Itanium can not run programs designed for Windows XP 32-bit versions and Windows XP x64 Edition. When running a program that is not designed for it, its performance is very low.

Windows XP Starter Edition

This version is the version of Windows XP Home Edition which translated into respective local languages ​​using the Language Interface Pack (LIP). The language he uses also varied, ranging from Indonesian, Malay, Thailand, Turkey, Russia, India, Brazil, to the language of Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela).