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Windows XP Professional

Group 2: James Mims Jennifer Saunders Shawn Wright. Windows XP Professional. Windows XP marked the end of the Windows 9x Kernel and was based on the much more stable Windows NT Kernel. Kernels: From 9x to NT. Registry: Size only restricted by disk space

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Windows XP Professional

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  1. Group 2: James Mims Jennifer Saunders Shawn Wright Windows XP Professional

  2. Windows XP marked the end of the Windows 9x Kernel and was based on the much more stable Windows NT Kernel. Kernels: From 9x to NT

  3. Registry: • Size only restricted by disk space • Algorithms improved for faster query time. • Support: • Cross-session debugging • Ability to debug without closing the program Improvements in the NT Kernal

  4. I/O Subsystem: • New input/output interface to improve performance • Improved low-memory performance • Power Management • Support for Processor Performance Control • Hibernate, standby, and resume performance improved.

  5. The change in kernels also meant we would see less of the dreaded BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). Blue Screen of Death

  6. The minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP Professional include: • Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended) • At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended) • At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive • Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device • Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution • Sound card • Speakers or headphones Minimum Requirements

  7. USB 2.0 • IEEE 1394 (Firewire) • Bluetooth • Capable of being run in a dual or triple boot environment • Can be run on an Apple Macintosh as a sub-process • Removed the need for a parallel port for the printer Advancements over previous O/S

  8. Brought NTFS out of the corporate world and offered it to the masses Windows Firewall (introduced with Service Pack 2) Support for SATA hard drives and hard drives larger than 137GB (48-bit LBA support) (SP1) Hibernation (useful for laptops) Remote Desktop Advancements (cont.)

  9. Remote Assistance • Windows Product Activation • Microsoft Management Console (MMC) • Support for CD burning from the Windows Explorer file system (developed by Roxio) • Device Driver Rollback in case new driver has stability issues or isn't functional • Dual Monitor support • IPv6 (Service Pack 2)

  10. Windows XP also featured a new graphical user interface. New Gui

  11. Drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop Task-based "common tasks" in Explorer windows Grouping of taskbar buttons of the windows for one application into one button The ability to lock the task bar Highlighting recently added programs Shadows under menus GUI Features

  12. There were three major updates released for Windows XP. • Service Pack 1, released in September 2002 • Service Pack 2, released in August 2004 • Service Pack 3, released in April 2008 Major Updates

  13. Service pack 1 added support for: • .NET Framework • USB 2.0 • SATA hard drives • hard drive support for drives larger than 137mb • IPv6 support Service Pack 1

  14. Service pack 2 had an emphasis on adding security: • support for wireless WPA encryption • Pop-up ad blocker for Internet Explorer 6 • Windows Firewall (which was enabled by default) • Data Execution Prevention • Overflow buffer attack prevention • Raw socket support • Windows Security Center, which provides a general overview of system security settings. • Bluetooth support. Service Pack 2

  15. Service Pack 3 included 1,174 bug fixes. It also added: • Client support for Network Access Protection (NAP, a feature of Windows Server products) • Microsoft Management Console (MMC), • WPA2 update • Windows Installer. • Instead of requiring an activation key to be entered when installing, XP could now be used for 30 days, after which, the user was prompted for a product key. Service Pack 3

  16. Windows XP was criticized for the ease of attackers gaining access to systems and the lack of pre-emptive action on security holes. This lead to : • “Patch Tuesday”, where cumulative patches are released and pushed to consumers. • Windows Update, which can be set to install security patches automatically and Service Pack 2 enabled Windows Firewall by default. Shortcomings of XP

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