Microsoft Windows XP Professional Full Product

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Feature

Reliable

Built on the new Windows engine
Windows XP Professional is built on the proven code base of Windows NT and Windows 2000, which features a 32-bit computing architecture and a fully protected memory model.
Enhanced device driver verifier
Building on the device driver verifier found in Windows 2000, the Windows XP Professional will provide even greater stress tests for device drivers.
Dramatically reduced reboot scenarios
Eliminates most scenarios that force end users to reboot in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95/98/Me. Also, many software installations will not require reboots.
Improved code protection
Critical kernel data structures are read-only, so that drivers and applications cannot corrupt them. All device driver code is read-only and page protected.
Side-by-side DLL support
Provides a mechanism for multiple versions of individual Windows components to be installed and run "side by side."
Windows File Protection
Protects core system files from being overwritten by application installations. If a file is overwritten, Windows File Protection will restore the correct version.
Windows Installer
A system service that helps users install, configure, track, upgrade, and remove software programs correctly.
Enhanced software restriction policies
Provide administrators a policy-driven mechanism to identify software running in their environment and control its ability to execute. This facility can be used in virus and Trojan horse prevention and software lockdown.
Preemptive multitasking architecture
Designed to allow multiple applications to run simultaneously, while ensuring great system response and stability.
Scalable memory and processor support
Supports up to 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM and up to two symmetric multiprocessors.
Encrypting File System (EFS) with multi-user support
Encrypts each file with a randomly generated key. The encryption and decryption processes are transparent to the user. In Windows XP Professional, EFS can provide multiple users access to an encrypted document.
IP Security (IPSec)
Helps protect data transmitted across a network. IPSec is an important part of providing security for virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow organizations to transmit data securely over the Internet.
Kerberos support
Provides industry-standard and high-strength authentication with fast, single logon to Windows 2000—based enterprise resources. Kerberos is an Internet standard, which makes it especially effective for networks that include different operating systems such as UNIX.
Smart card support
Smart card capabilities are integrated into the operating system, including support for smart card logon to terminal server sessions hosted on Windows Server 2003—based (the next-generation server platform) terminal servers.
Internet Explorer Add-on Manager
Easily manage and enforce a list of Internet Explorer add-ons that are either permitted or disabled to enhance security.
Windows Firewall
Turned on by default, the built-in Windows Firewall helps increase computer security from startup to shutdown.
Windows Security Center
Easily manage security resources with this single, unified view of key settings, tools, and access to resources.
Attachment Manager
Isolates potentially unsafe attachments during the opening process.
Data Execution Prevention
Helps prevent certain types of malicious code from attacking and overwhelming a computer’s memory.
Windows Firewall Exception List
Helps administrators better manage applications and static port exceptions by allowing only ports needed by an application to be open.
Windows Firewall Application and Port Restrictions
Easily configure applications and ports to receive network traffic only with a source address from any location, the local subnet only, or from specific IP addresses.

Easy to Use

Fresh visual design
While maintaining the core of Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional has a fresh visual design. Common tasks have been consolidated and simplified, and new visual cues have been added to help users navigate their computers more easily. Administrators or end users can choose this updated user interface or the classic Windows 2000 interface with the click of a button.
Adaptive user environment
Adapts to the way an individual user works. With a redesigned Start menu, the most frequently used applications are shown first. When you open multiple files in the same application, (such as multiple e-mail messages in the Microsoft Outlook messaging and collaboration client) the open windows will be consolidated under a single task bar button. To remove some of the clutter from the notification area, items that are not being used will be hidden. All of these features can be set using Group Policy.
Work with rich media
Windows Media Player for Windows XP is the first player to combine all of your common digital media activities into a single, easy-to-use player. The player makes it easy for you to:
•View rich media information, for example, virtual company meetings or "just-in-time" learning
•Receive the best-possible audio and video quality, because the player adapts to network conditions
•Tune in to nearly 3,000 Internet radio stations
•Create custom CDs up to 700 percent faster than other solutions
•View DVD movies
•Enjoy music, video, and broadband more safely and securely
Context-sensitive task menus
When a file is selected in Windows Explorer, a dynamic menu appears. This menu lists tasks that are appropriate for the type of file selected.
Integrated CD burning
Support for burning CDs on CD-R and CD-RW drives is integrated into Windows Explorer.
Easily publish information to the Web
Files and folders can be easily published to any Web service that uses the WebDAV protocol.
Dualview
A single computer desktop can be displayed on two monitors driven off of a single display adapter. With a laptop computer, a user could run the internal LCD display as well as an external monitor. A variety of high-end display adapters will support this functionality for desktops.
Troubleshooters
Helps users and administrators configure, optimize, and troubleshoot numerous Windows XP Professional functions.

Puts the Advanced Productivity Tools of the Digital Age at Your Fingertips

Revolutionizes the Way Remote Users Work

Remote Desktop
Allows users to create a virtual session onto their desktop computers using the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
Credential Manager
A secured store for password information. It allows users to input user names and passwords once, and then have the system automatically supply that information for subsequent visits.
Offline Files and Folders
A user can specify which network-based files and folders she needs when she disconnects from the network. Offline folders can now be encrypted to provide the highest level of security.
ClearType
A new text display technology that triples the horizontal resolution available for rendering text through software.
Offline viewing
Makes entire Web pages with graphics available for viewing offline.
Synchronization Manager
Lets users compare and update their offline files and folders with those on the network.
Improved power management
By intelligently monitoring CPU state, Windows XP Professional can reduce the amount of power it is using. The operating system will provide more accurate data on the amount of power left; this will prevent the system from shutting down prematurely. Also, by allowing for the system to wake up as the battery nears a drained state, the computer can be put into hibernation, and save work in progress. Power management can now be set for each computer, or each user on a computer.
Hibernate
After a set period of time, or on demand, Windows XP Professional will save memory to disk, and shut the power down. When power is restored, all the applications are reopened exactly as they were left.
Hot docking
Lets you dock or undock your notebook computer without changing hardware configuration or rebooting.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
Provides the latest in power management and Plug and Play support.
Wireless networking support
Provides secured access, as well as performance improvements, for wireless networks.
Network Location Awareness
Provides an underlying service that allows the operating system and applications to determine when a machine has changed network locations.
Easier remote access configuration wizards
Guide users through the steps for setting up remote access to a network or virtual private network (VPN).
Improved Help and Support Services
The Help and Support Center combines features users are familiar with from previous versions of Windows (such as Search, Index, and Favorites) with content from the World Wide Web to give users more chances to get the help they need when they need it. If the content in the Help and Support Center doesn't answer their question, it can be used to contact a friend, a support community, or a professional to get assistance. Tools such as My Computer Information and System Restore are also available to diagnose and fix common problems.
Remote Assistance
Remote Assistance enables a user to share control of his or her computer with someone on a network or the Internet. An administrator or friend can view the user's screen, and control the pointer and keyboard to help solve a technical problem. IT departments can build custom solutions, on top of published APIs using HTML, to tailor Remote Assistance to their needs, and the feature can be centrally enabled or disabled.
System Restore
The System Restore feature enables users and administrators to restore a computer to a previous state without losing data. System Restore automatically creates easily identifiable restore points, which allow you to restore the system to a previous time.
Recovery Console
Provides a command-line console for administrators to start and stop services, format drives, read and write data on a local drive, and perform many other administrative tasks.
Device Driver Rollback
When certain classes of new device drivers are installed, Windows XP Professional will maintain a copy of the previously installed driver, which can be reinstalled if problems occur.
Windows Messenger
The easy way to communicate with your customers, partners, friends, and family in real time. Will keep you updated with your contacts' online status. Choose text, voice, or video and experience the best online voice and video quality. Collaborate with contacts, transfer files, and share applications and whiteboard drawings. Additional features help protect users' privacy online.
Internet Connection Firewall
A firewall client that can protect small businesses from common Internet attacks.
Network Setup Wizard
Makes it easy for a small business owner to set up and manage a network. The wizard walks through key steps, such as sharing files and printers, sharing the Internet connection, and configuring the Internet Connection Firewall.
Network Bridge
Simplifies the setup and configuration of small networks that use mixed network connections (such as Cat-5 Ethernet and wireless) by linking the different types of networks together.
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Connects a small office network to the Internet, using a dial-up or broadband connection. Windows XP Professional can provide network address translation, addressing, and name resolution services for all computers on a small business network to share a single connection.
Peer-to-peer networking support
Enables Windows XP Professional to interoperate with earlier versions of Windows on a peer-to-peer level, allowing the sharing of all resources, such as folders, printers, and peripherals.
Unified Wireless LAN Client
Wireless LAN client works with a broad range of wireless hotspots.
Bluetooth 2.0 Update
Connect more easily with Bluetooth enabled devices.

Advanced Management, Deployment, and Support Tools to Make Your Job Easier

Application compatibility
We've provided fixes to hundreds of applications that didn't run on Windows 2000 Professional to run on Windows XP Professional. As new application fixes are published, we will make them available via the Windows Update service.
In addition to the application fixes, Windows XP Professional has a mechanism that allows the user or IT administrator to specify if an application needs to run in either Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95/98 or Windows Me compatibility mode. In this mode, Windows XP Professional system DLLs provide appropriate responses to the running application, allowing it to execute appropriately without a noticeable loss of performance.
User State Migration Tool
Helps administrators to migrate a user's data and application/operating system settings from an old computer to a new Windows XP Professional desktop computer.
Automatic Updates
Turned on by default, Windows XP Professional automatically downloads critical and security updates as they become available when the user is connected to the Internet. Done in the background, if the computer disconnects before the download completes, the update automatically resumes upon reconnection. Once the update completes downloading, it installs automatically.
Windows Update improvements
As application compatibility updates, new device drivers, and other updates are released for Windows XP Professional, they become available on the Windows Update Web site. (Users can also find critical and security updates here, if they choose not to use automatic updating.) Administrators can disable user access to Windows Update. The Windows Update Catalog is provided for administrators to download updates and deploy them as appropriate in their organizations.
Support for latest hardware standards
Windows XP Professional supports the latest hardware standards. It supports UDF 2.01, the latest standard for reading DVD discs. It also supports the formatting of DVD-RAM drives with the FAT32 file system. Microsoft DirectX 9.0b API support will be included, and Windows XP Professional fully supports standards for Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Universal Serial Bus (USB), and the high-speed bus known as IEEE 1394.
Setup with Dynamic Update
The Setup routine ensures that the operating system files are up to date. Before any files are installed, Windows XP Professional checks the Web for critical system updates and downloads them for installation.
Unattended installation
Provides the ability to specify a greater number of options than previous versions of Windows, and allows for a greater degree of security by encrypting passwords in the answer files.
Internet Explorer 6 Administration Kit
Internet Explorer 6 is more customizable using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK 6), so it's easier to deploy and maintain the browser. Version 6 of the IEAK adds control over new features such as the Media bar, Auto Image Resize, and the Personal bar.
System Preparation tool (SysPrep)
SysPrep helps administrators clone computer configurations, systems, and applications. A single image, which includes the operating system and business applications, can be restored to multiple different machine configurations.
Setup Manager
A graphical wizard that guides administrators in designing installation scripts.
Remote OS Installation
Windows XP Professional can be installed across the network (including SysPrep images).
Note: This feature requires the Active Directory service.
Multilingual support
Allows users to easily create, read, and edit documents in many languages with the English version of Windows XP Professional. The Multilingual User Interface Pack, an add-on pack to the English version of Windows XP Professional, lets you change the user interface language for each user.
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Provides a standard infrastructure for monitoring and managing system resources.
Safe Mode startup options
Allows Windows XP Professional to boot the system at the most basic level, using default settings and minimum device drivers.
Group Policy
Group Policy settings simplify the administration of users and objects by letting administrators organize them into logical units, such as departments or locations and then assign the same settings, including security, appearance, and management options, to all employees in that group. There are hundreds of new policies available for Windows XP Professional, in addition to those provided for Windows 2000 Professional.
Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)
Allows administrators to see the effect of Group Policy on a targeted user or computer. With RSoP, administrators have a powerful and flexible base-level tool to plan, monitor, and troubleshoot Group Policy.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Provides a centralized and consistent environment for management tools.
Windows Firewall Multiple Profile Support
Enables users and administrators of domain-joined PCs to configure Windows Firewall policies for two different networks.
Windows Firewall Group Policy Support
Enables IT administrators to configure all Windows Firewall settings from a central location.
Windows Firewall Global Configuration
Ensures that whenever a Windows Firewall configuration change occurs, it applies to all network connections.