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Windows® XP Unleashed
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For many years Microsoft has maintained two sets of operating systems that both used the Windows name. From Windows 95 and 98 to Windows Me, an inexpensive operating system that could be used for both home and business applications was produced. For the server and workstation market, Microsoft produced Windows NT and Windows 2000. But maintaining two different operating system kernels for these two markets caused problems for users, due to the fact that some applications worked under one oper- ating system, but not the other since the Windows 95/98/ME line of operating systems used a different kernel than the Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems. The kernel is the heart of the operating system and is the most important component.
Windows XP is the result of a merging of the features that you enjoyed with the Windows 9.x operating system and with the Windows NT/2000 kernel. In addition, Windows XP has many more features that you’ll learn about in this book that make it the most logical choice for anyone who buys a computer today. With the stability of the Windows NT/2000 kernel,you’ll find that your system is less likely to crash and that many applications will run much faster. Since developers will now only have to write applications to run under a single operating system, you can expect to have a larger num- ber of applications to choose from. Because Windows XP contains a lot of new features, especially in the multimedia area, you should find a lot of fun applications come out that exploit these capabilities.
Terry William Ogletree - Personal Name
0-672-32280-3
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Information Technology
English
2001
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