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New FeaturesNew Features

Ability for two users to be logged on simultaneouslyUser Interface has a different lookMedia Player for Windows XPMessenger for Instant MessagingExpanded HelpAdvanced SecuritySupport for higher performance processorsRemote AccessMultilingual capabilities

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Advantages Advantages

Better integrations of Win 9x & NTGUI enhancementsAdds features, but only a little more memory than Win 2000Advanced file sorting optionsBuilt-in support for compressed filesImproved troubleshooting tools and generally more stable

Requires nearly a GB of hard drive space for the OS and at least a 233 MHz processor w/64 MB of RAMMay require more than minimum system specs for the OSNearly eliminates support for device drivers not supported by MSSecurity concerns with centralized storage of online information

DisadvantageDisadvantagess

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Windows XP Windows XP

ArchitectureArchitecture

Hardware

HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer

Kernel (Ntosknl.exe)Low-level device drivers

Power management

I/O Manager Plug n Play Memory Manager

Object Manager

Other system services

Executive Services

Security Subsystem Win 32 Subsystem Other subsystems

The user and application software

User Mode

Kernel Mode

Product ActivationProduct ActivationThis is a method used by Microsoft to prevent unlicensed use of its software so that you must purchase a Windows XP license for each installation of Windows XP

Will be included with most future Microsoft products.

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Because they play dead at home and get killed on the road!!!.

USMTUSMT

User State Migration Tool

Transfers user files and folders, display properties, taskbar options, and browser and e-mail settings from a Windows 9x or NT/2000/XP computer.

Helps make the transition from one computer to another smoother w/o having to copy files and reconfigure OS settings.

ASRASR

Automated System Recovery

Allows you to restore an entire hard drive volume or logical drive to its state at the time the backup of the volume was made.– Click Start, All Programs, Accessories,

System tools, Backup– Click Advanced Mode, then Automated

System Recovery Wizard

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Remote AssistanceRemote Assistance

User can give a support technician at a remote location full access to the desktop so the technician can use the desktop as if they were sitting in front of the PCGreat for inexperienced users who have trouble following the technicians directions during troubleshooting.– Start, Help and Support, – Ask for Assistance, Invite a friend to connect to your

computer with Remote Assistance,– Invite Someone to Help you

XP Device XP Device ManagerManager

Offers tools to support XP that function nearly the same as Windows 2000

Update Device Driver Wizard

Sigverif.exe scans for drivers that are not digitally assigned

Does not show legacy devices that are PnP by default

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Two. One to eat, and one to watch for cars.

Compatibility ModeCompatibility Mode

• A Utility that provides an application with the environment it expects from the OS it was designed for

• Includes: – Windows 9x– Windows ME– Windows NT– Windows 2000

System RestoreSystem Restore

Utility similar to the ScanReg Tool in earlier versions of Window

Use to restore the system to a restore point

Cannot be executed from a command prompt

Restoration is taken from a snapshot of the system state that was created earlier called a Restore Point

Dr. WatsonDr. Watson

• Like earlier versions of Windows this Utility helps to debug application errors

• Drwatson.log – a file that has information regarding application errors

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A possum and a six-pack!