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Module 1 Additional Slides Introducing Windows XP Professional

Module 1 Additional Slides Introducing Windows XP Professional Overview What is Windows XP? Home Edition versus Professional New Windows XP Features What is Windows XP? Built on the foundation of Windows 2000 Merger of Consumer and Business Operating Systems Two Versions

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Module 1 Additional Slides Introducing Windows XP Professional

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  1. Module 1 Additional SlidesIntroducing Windows XP Professional

  2. Overview • What is Windows XP? • Home Edition versus Professional • New Windows XP Features

  3. What is Windows XP? • Built on the foundation of Windows 2000 • Merger of Consumer and Business Operating Systems • Two Versions • Windows XP Home Edition • Windows XP Professional • Single Code Base • Two Platforms • IA32 • IA64 – Pro only

  4. Home Edition versus Professional • Same core operating system • Windows XP Home Edition • Consumer platform • Simplified interface • Windows XP Professional • Business platform • Different characteristics when joined versus disjoined to a domain

  5. Home Edition • Built for ease of use • Simplified interface by default • Easy user account management • Security • No domain membership • No administrator logon except in Safe Mode • No administrative shares created • All inbound connections authenticated as Guest

  6. Professional • Designed for business or advanced home users • All the features of Home Edition • Behaves like Home Edition when disjoined • Logon and security behavior is the same as Windows 2000 Professional when joined

  7. Windows XP 64-bit • Designed for specialized technical workstation users • Windows XP supported on Itanium Systems • XP 64 bit Pro only (no home edition) • Look and feel identical to 32-bit version • Most Windows-compatible 32-bit applications will run “as is” in a subsystem of Windows XP 64-Bit Edition • Win16 and DOS apps will not run • Some IA32 functions not supported (eg CD ROM burning)

  8. System Requirements

  9. Windows XP Features Troubleshooting Enhanced Supportability System Maintenance & Recovery Networking User Experience Multimedia

  10. Enhanced Supportability • Driver Blocking • Driver Rollback • Side-by-Side Components • Device and application compatibility • Automated System Recovery (ASR)

  11. User Experience Welcome screen • Welcome Screen • Fast User Switching • Simplified Desktop • Taskbar “Notification Area” and Start menu • Web Publishing and Sharing • Remote Desktop • Internet Time Synchronization Start menu

  12. Multimedia • Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) • DirectX 8.1 • Windows Media Player for Windows XP • Windows Movie Maker 1.1

  13. System Maintenance & Recovery • System File Protection (SFP) • System Restore • Help and Support • Unified Help interface • Remote Assistance

  14. Networking • PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE) • Network Bridging • Internet Connection Firewall • IP over 1394 • Universal Plug and Play

  15. Troubleshooting • System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG) • Network diagnostics • My Computer information in Help and Support • Debugging enhancements

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