Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition is the next version of the Windows operating system, which is designed exclusively for home computing. Windows XP Home Edition puts the exciting experiences of the digital age at your fingertips. From digital photos, music, and video to building a home network, Windows XP Home Edition brings you into the digital age with ease. Built on the solid foundation of Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition also sets the new standard in efficient and dependable computing. A new visual design, reliable Windows engine, and new Internet security features combine with capabilities for sharing your computer to give you the most dependable Windows operating system yet.

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides an enhanced security infrastructure that defends against viruses, worms, and hackers, along with increased manageability and control for IT professionals and an improved experience for users.

FEATURES

• Fast-User Switching Allows family or friends sharing a single computer to access their accounts without having to close each other
• Windows Messenger: The easy way to instantly communicate with friends and family, users can see their contacts
• Remote Assistance: Located in the Help and Support Center, Remote Assistance allows users to have a friend or Support Professional who is also running Windows XP remotely control their PC to demonstrate a process or help solve a problem.
• Windows Media Player: Windows XP Brings all the most common digital media activities together in a single, easy-to-use place to play DVDs, organize music, burn CDs, and more.
• Simplified Visual Design: The clean, simple design of Windows XP puts the features you use most often up front and center, so you can get to them quickly.
• Windows Movie Maker: Provides the ability to easily capture, edit, organize, and share home movies by just plugging a digital video camera in to the PC; or with the right hardware, an analog camera.
• My Pictures: Allows users to perform basic management tasks like adding, sorting and deleting picture files and even ordering prints of your pictures via a Web service.
• Internet Explorer 6: Includes new and better features to simplify Web browsing tasks, increase reliability, and help maintain the privacy of personal information on the Web.

Upgrades From
Microsoft Windows 98
Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows Millennium Edition

*Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install. Additional available hard-disk space may be required if you are installing over a network. Fro more infomation, please see www.microsoft.com/windowsxp