Windows XP Pro takes an end-to-end approach to how people transfer videos and pictures onto their computer, how they use them on their PC and other devices, and how they share them, whether in person or through e-mail, over the Web, or through removable media like DVDs and CDs (burner required). It extends this experience through applications that help users buy music and videos, mobile devices, services for saving your music on the Internet, and more. Windows XP Professional will make it easier for households to share a single PC and share pictures, music, files, printers, and other resources.

Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional $165.00

Features:

• Network Support and Compatibility
  Windows XP Pro offers Integration with Windows servers and management solutions.
   
• Business-Level Reliability
  Windows XP Pro delivers a new level of stability, so you can focus on your work. For example, in most cases, if one program crashes, your computer will keep running.
   
• Advanced Performance
  Windows XP Pro manages system resources efficiently to keep your system running as fast as possible even when you're working with multiple programs at the same time. This feature is further enhanced with Intel's HT technology.
   
• Remote Desktop
  Remote Desktop allows you to create a virtual session and use your desktop computer from another computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Home, giving you access to all of your data and applications even when you're not in your office.
   
• New Task-based Visual Design
  Get to your most commonly used tasks quickly, thanks to a cleaner design and new visual cues.
   
• Wireless 802.1x Networking Support
  Wireless 802.1x Networking Support provides support for secured access, as well as performance improvements for wireless networks.
   
• Windows Messenger
  Windows Messenger is the easy way to communicate and collaborate in real time on your computer. You can see the online status of your contacts and choose to communicate with them through text, voice, or video with better performance and higher quality.
   
• Encrypting File System
  Encrypting File System provides a high level of protection from hackers and data theft by transparently encrypting files with a randomly generated key.
   
• Fast Resume from Hibernation or Standby
  Save battery power when you're working on the road. With Windows XP Pro & Windows XP Home, your laptop can enter Standby or Hibernate faster, and it can start working again faster after resuming from Standby or Hibernation.
   
• Help and Support Center with Remote Assistance
  In addition to a comprehensive set of documentation, Help and Support Center in Windows Pro XP includes Remote Assistance, which allows you to have a friend or IT professional who is also running Windows XP Pro or Windows XP Home remotely control your computer to demonstrate a process or help solve a problem.
   
• System Restore
  If something goes wrong with your computer, you can revert the system back to a previous state.
   
• Supports hyper-threading:
  A PC based on the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology (Hyper-Threading) improves processor performance and responsiveness, giving you the power to do more tasks on your PC at once such as playing a game while encoding digital music or editing digital video. This groundbreaking technology from Intel enables the processor to execute two threads (a part of a program) in parallel, so your software can run more efficiently and you can multitask more effectively than ever before.

Requirements

• Min Hard Drive Space: 1.5 GB
• Min Processor Type: Intel Pentium/Celeron or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron
• Min Processor Speed: 233 MHz (300 MHz recommended)
• Min RAM Size: 64 MB (128 MB required for certain features)
• Other Requirements: CD-ROM drive, 800x600 screen resolution with SVGA color, keyboard and mouse
• Advanced Feature Requirements: DVD Drive and Decoder, 8 MB of VRAM, video capture device and 400 MHz processor, Internet connection, speakers/microphone, network connection
  
  
  *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