3. Windows XP SP1, SP2 and SP3
Windows XP (stylized as Windows XP) is a personal
computer operating system that was produced
by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of
operating systems. The operating system was released to
manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and generally
released for retail sale on October 25, 2001.
4. Upon its release Windows XP received generally
positive reviews, a more intuitive user interface,
improved hardware support, and its expanded
multimedia capabilities. Windows XP eventually proved
to be popular and widely used. It is estimated that at
least 400 million copies of Windows XP were sold
globally within its first five years of availability and at
least one billion copies were sold by April 2014.
5. Service Pack 1
(SP1) for Windows XP was released on September 9, 2002. It contained
security patches released since the original release of XP SP1 also added USB
2.0 support, Microsoft Java Virtual Machine, .NET Framework support,
and support for technologies used by the then-upcoming Media
Center and Tablet PC editions of XP. The most significant change on SP1 was
the addition of, a settings page which allows programs to be set for certain
types of activities (such as media players or web browsers) and for access to
bundled, Microsoft programs (such as Internet Explorer or Windows Media
Player) to be disabled.
6. Service Pack 2 (SP2) was released on August 25, 2004, SP2 added new
functionality to Windows XP, such as WPA encryption compatibility and
improved Wi-Fi support, a pop-up ad blocker for Internet Explorer 6, and
partial Bluetooth support.
Service Pack 2 also added new security enhancements which included a major
revision to the included firewall (renamed Windows Firewall, and now enabled
by default).
Service Pack2
7. Service Pack 3
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) was released to manufacturing on April
21, 2008, and to the public via both the Microsoft Download Center
and Windows Update on May 6, 2008.
It began being automatically pushed out to Automatic Updates users on July
10, 2008. A feature set overview which details new features available
separately as stand-alone updates to Windows XP. A total of 1,174 fixes have
been included in SP3. Service Pack 3 can be installed on systems with Internet
Explorer versions 6, 7, or 8. Internet Explorer 7 and 8 are not included as part
of SP3. Service Pack 3 is not available for the 64 bit version of Windows XP,
which is based on Windows Server 2003 kernel.
8. Physical memory (RAM)
Windows XP
Windows Edition Maximum Limits
Starter 512 MB
Home
4 GB
Tablet PC
Professional
Processor limits
Windows XP Professional supports up to two physical processors (CPU
sockets); Windows XP Home Edition is limited to one. Windows XP 32-bit editions
support up to 32 logical processors; 64-bit editions support up to 64 logical
processors.
9. HARDWARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
Home/Professional Edition
CPU Pentium or compatible, 233 MHz
Memory 256 MB
Hard disk drive 1.5 GB
Mater Boot Record used
Media CD ROM or compatible
Display Super VGA (800 x 600)
Input Device(s) Keyboard, mouse
64-bit Edition
CPU Itanium x64 or x86 compatible
Memory 1 GB
Hard disk drive 6 GB
Media CD ROM or compatible
Display Super VGA (800 x 600)
Input Device(s) Keyboard, mouse
System Requirement