Windows XP Top Ten Attractions Courtesy of Microsoft.com

Simple and Easy to Use 1. The clean, simple design of Windows XP puts the features you use most often at your fingertips, helping you find them quickly. 2. It’s now easier to communicate by text, voice, or video using Windows Messenger. It’s easy to organize, edit, and share pictures and home movies using My Pictures and Windows Movie Maker. 3. Windows Media Player for Windows XP gives you an easy-to-use place to play your DVDs, organize music, burn CDs, sync with a wide range of media players, and much more.

Quicker Than Ever 4. Quickly set up and connect all the computers, devices, and an Internet connection in your home with the all new Network Setup Wizard; quickly access your files and accounts without having to close applications or restart the computer. 5. Windows XP provides rich, wireless network support, helping you simply and easily connect to wireless networks whether in your home, office, or out on the road.

State of the Art Protection 6. Automatically keep your PC up-to-date with the latest security enhancements including the Windows Security Center, Windows Firewall, and more to help protect it from viruses and worms. 7. I.E. 6 simplifies Web browsing tasks, helps keep personal information private, blocks most pop-ups, provides warnings regarding security issues, and helps stop downloads that could harm your PC. 8. If something goes wrong, you can easily remove and roll back any system or application changes without losing files and other valuable information.

Other Tools 9. Choose from the widest range of software, hardware, and services designed to work together seamlessly including support for many older applications designed for earlier versions of Windows. 10. Remote Assistance lets you allow someone else running Windows XP to remotely access and control your computer to demonstrate a process or help solve a problem.