Windows XP Media Center Edition (or XPMCEfor short) is a special version of MS Windows XP designed for use on a monitor or television screen and with features targeted at home entertainment such as storing pictures, music and video. It can be controlled with a remote control instead of a mouse.

Windows XP Professional will be available in 24 official localized versions in addition to English. In any version of Windows XP Professional, you can display, input, edit, and print documents in hundreds of languages. Users or administrators can set regional preferences, fonts, keyboard layouts, sorting orders, date formats, and so on.

Windows XP is available in: German, Japanese, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Hong Kong, Chinese Simplified, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Brazilian, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Turkish, and Greek.

Windows XP comes in Professional and Home versions. Servers will also come out, but they are still in beta testing.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) brings users the latest security updates and innovations from Microsoft. It establishes stronger security settings that help defend against viruses, hackers, and worms and will provide unique new security features designed to make it easier for you to protect your tablet PC. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 is the new Microsoft operating system for tablet PCs. It combines new features for the tablet, such as the new TIP tool. Service Pack 2 is a free upgrade.

Unfortunately, video recorded in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, which is an MPEG-2 file that has a .dvr-ms file name extension, cannot be imported into Movie Maker.

For Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 only (for Itanium-based systems), fixed disks are partitioned using GPT partitioning. GPT disks can be converted to MBR disks only if all existing partitioning is first deleted, with associated loss of data.

Windows XP Home is designed as an upgrade for Windows 9x/Me and therefore ships with the same type of consumer features found in Windows Me. The biggest difference is processor support: Windows XP Home will support only one processor, while Professional supports two. I have a full and detailed list available regarding the differences between the two editions available, however: Use this showcase to determine which version is for you.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 includes many security updates. Installing SP2 helps protect your computer from malware, such as viruses, trojans and spyware. This is a Service Pack every computer running XP should have installed. Tablet PC Edition 2005, a part of SP2 for Tablet PCs, includes a huge improvement in handwriting recognition. It also has a much-improved Tablet Input Panel. This can be undocked so that the TIP is always close to your pen if input is available.

No, however you can upgrade from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP Professional to get Remote Desktop. You can use Windows XP Home Edition as the client for accessing your Windows XP Professional computer running Remote Desktop.

No - But a Service Pack 1 release for Windows 98 will be available for download in the very near future and will include most of the bug fixes that were included in the Windows 98 Second Edition Release. Currently we have no clue as to what is causing this as it isn't happening for everyone. We are working hard to find out what is causing it. Update: On bootup the TSRQuery is taking far too long to load up for some people.

Microsoft recommends Windows XP Professional for the education environment. Windows XP Home Edition is a limited subset of Windows XP Professional and does not take advantage of the extended capabilities around desktop management, mobility and multi-processor support. Windows XP Professional includes ALL of the benefits of Home Edition plus: Greater security, including the ability to encrypt your files and folders, to protect your sensitive data.

Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition were introduced with the release of Windows Server 2003 SP1, all sharing a common codebase. It is this common codebase that allows SP2 to provide updates to all versions of Windows Server 2003 and the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. In August 2004, Windows XP Service Pack 2 was released for the x86 editions of Windows XP.

It has the same basic features as before, but it sports a redesigned menu system, mainly so you can control it from an Xbox 360 over your home network.

Ordinarily that answer is Yes, because Media Center is based on XP Pro. However, I have found some disk partition management and backup programs that did not work. In addition, there are apparently many audio and music programs that may not work - there's a detailed list here.

Visit www.centrerecettes.com for the French version and www.rezeptzentrum.com for the German Version. Yes, definitely. You can upgrade your previous version of RecipeCenter Software with a new installation of Recipe Center 5.2. Please take note however that Recipe Center 5.2 does not have exactly the same features as it's previous versions. If you intend to use your old database in this new version, you need to convert it first by following the steps indicated in this manual.

Windows SteadyState is available in eight languages: English, Dutch, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese Brazilian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish. You can download all languages from the download center.

Yes, AutoCAD has received “Designed for Windows XP—Optimized for Enterprise” logo certification. This is the highest level of logo certification that Microsoft offers. The logo certification program ensures that software runs smoothly and reliably in the Windows operating system environment. Several fundamental changes have been made to AutoCAD to ensure its robust performance when running on the latest version of the Windows operating system.