Windows XP is a line of graphical operating systems made by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home computers and business desktops, laptops, and media center (Media Center). Name of "XP" is short for "Experience". Windows XP is the successor to Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Me, and a version of the Windows operating system's first consumer-oriented built on the kernel and the architecture of Windows NT. The first time Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001, and more than 400 million copies of the installation used in January 2006, according to an analyst IDC estimates. XP Windows is replaced by Windows Vista, which was released to volume license users on November 8, 2006, and around the world for the general public on January 30, 2007. Windows XP is available in various editions.
The most common editions of the Windows XP operating system is Windows XP Home Edition, which is targeted for home users, and Windows XP Professional, which offers additional features such as support for Windows Server domain and two physical processors, and is targeted at power users market , business and corporate clients. Meanwhile, Windows XP Media Center Edition has additional multimedia features that offer the ability to record and watch TV, view DVD movies, and listening to music. Anything else Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is designed specifically for the Tablet PC platform, namely a personal computer using a stylus.
Windows XP eventually released for two additional architectural addition to the Intel i386, which is called by Windows XP 64-bit Edition for processor IA-64 architecture (Itanium) and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition for x86-architecture processors 64. There is also Windows XP Embedded, a version of Windows XP Professional is reduced all the features here and there for specific markets, and Windows XP Starter Edition is sold in several developing countries.
