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2. Windows XP Roadmap
Client
Home PCs
Business
PCs
Server
Servers
Embedded
Released 1999
Released 2000
Planned 2001

3. Windows XP Family
Home
Business
Windows XP
Professional
Windows XP
Home Edition
• Easier & more
efficient visual design
• Acquire, organize &
share photos
• Discovery, storage &
playback of music
• Create & share videos
on your PC
Technical
Computing
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Highest reliability
Enhanced security &
privacy
Fast performance
Productivity anytime
& anywhere
Collaborate with
customers & partners
Platform for .NET
Windows XP
64-bit Edition
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Highest levels of
performance &
scalability
Best platform for
advanced digital
content creation
Best platform for
computer aided
mechanical design

4. New Windows Standard
Ease of Use
Reliable
New more
intelligent
user interface
makes it easy
to work with
frequently
used tasks,
documents
and
programs
A reliable
foundation
you can
count on to
keep your PC
up and
running
when you
need it most
Secure
& Private
Performance
Management
/Deployment
Keeps your
data secure
and
maintains
your privacy
Highly
responsive so
you can work
on multiple
tasks at once
without
sacrificing
performance
or reliability
Advanced
management,
deployment,
and support
tools

5. New Windows Experiences
Consumer
All experiences
from Win XP
Home Edition
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Photos
Music
Video
Home
Networking
Communication
Mobility
Productivity
anytime,
anywhere
Ultimate
communication
tool
• Near phoneline quality
voice
• Video anyone
can use
• Application
sharing
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Help & Support
Better, lower-cost
customer
support
Extended
laptop
Remote desktop
Effortless
networking
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Central point
for help
Unified access to
different content
sources
Remote
assistance

6. Enhanced Visual Design
Ease of Use
Smarter Start Menu
 Displays the most frequently used apps
Taskbar Grouping
 Multiple windows from same app. are consolidated into a single
button
Notification Area Cleanup
 Unused notification area icons are hidden away
CD Burning
 Easily burn CD-R and CD-RW from within Explorer
Compressed File Support
 Create and extract compressed file folders (e.g. .zip files)

7. Reliable
PC’s Stay Up And Running
Built on the Windows Engine
Full 32-bit architecture, Protected memory model
Improved Code Protection
Read only data structures for key kernel components
Enhanced Device Driver Verifier
Rigorous testing to ensure highest quality device
drivers
Reduced Reboot Scenarios
Eliminates most scenarios that forced reboot

8. Secure
Standards Based Security
 Kerberos
 Provides standards based security
 IPSec
 Allows secure transmission of data over public and private
networks
Protecting Local Data
 Encrypting File System
 Encrypt data to protect against unauthorized access
Online Security
 Internet Connection Firewall
 Protect Small Business and home networks from network
attacks

9. Highest Performance
Pre-emptive Multi-tasking Architecture
 Allows multiple applications to run simultaneously,
while preserving system responsiveness
Scalable Memory and Processing Support
 Supports up to 2 processors and 4 GB of RAM
Fastest Windows Yet
 Boots faster, runs applications quicker, and resumes from
hibernate/standby more rapidly than previous versions of
Windows

10. Simplified Management and Deployment
Application Compatibility
 Compatibility modes for apps without native support
Device Compatibility
 Increased device coverage from Windows 2000
Remote Assistance
 Ability to securely control another Windows XP machine
remotely
More Group Policy Settings
 Offers hundreds of new group policy settings, and is fully
interoperable with existing Windows 2000 group policy
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