This state-of-the-art software will keep you connected with friends and family via instant messaging and voice and video conversations. You can download, store and playback high-quality digital music as well as create and enjoy videos on your computer. It also offers a personal entertainment system for cutting-edge gaming and high-quality DVD videos.

Features

• Fast-User Switching allows family or friends sharing a single computer to access their own accounts without having to close each other?s applications or reboot.
• New Simplified Visual Design makes everything easier because of a clean, simple design that exposes the most commonly used features.
• Windows Media Player for Windows XP brings all of the most common digital media activities together in a single, easy-to-use place: play DVDs, organize music, burn CDs and more.
• Windows Messenger the easy way to communicate with anyone in real time, users can choose text, voice, and video with excellent performance.
• Windows Movie Maker provides the ability to easily capture, edit, organize, and share home movies by just plugging a digital camera into the PC; or with the right hardware, an analog camera.
• My Pictures allows users to perform basic management tasks like adding, sorting, and deleting picture files.
• Internet Explorer 6 includes many new and enhanced features that simplify tasks, increase reliability, and help maintain the privacy of personal information on the Web.
• Remote Assistance allows users to have a peer or IT Professional who is also running Windows XP remotely control their PC to demonstrate a process or help solve a problem.
• System Restore actively monitors system file changes, so that in the event of a problem, a user can restore their computer to a previous state without losing personal data files.
• Network Setup Wizard makes it easier than ever to set up your own home network so multiple home PCs can share printers, devices, files, and Internet connections.

Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows® XP Home $105.00

• PC with 300MHz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required;*Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family or compatible processor recommended
• 128 MB of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
• 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space
• Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• Keyboard and Mouse or compatible pointing device
  
  *Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install. Additional available hard-disk space may be required if you are installing over a network. For more infomation, please see www.microsoft.com/windowsxp