FEATURES AND DESIGN

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List, pin, and display

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Updated start
menu, now
featuring two
columns

Task grouping

The notification area also hides "inactive"

icons by default

The taskbar can also be "locked

Common tasks" list

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Windows Explorers sidebar

New task-based design with lists of common actions, the
tasks displayed are contextually relevant to the type of
content in a folder

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BLISS

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Building on the device driver verifier found with
Windows 2000, the Windows XP Professional
version will provide even greater stress tests for
device drivers.

Device drivers that pass these tests will

be the most robust drivers available,
which will ensure maximum system
stability.

Work with Rich Media

Windows Media Player makes it easy for you to:

View rich media information, for example, virtual
company meetings or "just-in-time" learning
Receive the best possible audio and video quality,
because the player adapts to network conditions
Tune in to nearly 3,000 Internet radio stations
Create custom CDs up to 700 percent faster than
other solutions
View DVD movies

Windows Media Player is the first

player to combine all of your common
digital media activities into a single,
easy-to-use place.

Hibernate

After a set period of time, or on demand, Windows

XP Professional will save memory to disk, and shut
the power down. When power is restored, all the
applications are reopened exactly as they were
left.

Users can maximize battery life, and

still be able to quickly resume working
where they left off, reducing downtime.

Windows File Protection

Protects core system files from being overwritten

by application installations. If a file is overwritten,
Windows File Protection will restore the correct
version.

By safeguarding system files, Windows

XP Professional mitigates many of the
most common system failures
encountered in earlier versions of
Windows.

Remote Desktop

Allows users to create a virtual session onto their

desktop computers using Microsoft's Remote
Desktop Protocol (RDP).

Allows users to access all of their data

and applications housed on their
desktop computers from another
computer running Windows 95 or later
that is connected to their machine via a
network.

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Enhanced Device Driver Verifier