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Windows XPIn 2001, Microsoft introduced Windows XP (codenamed Whistler). The merging of the Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/Me lines was achieved with Windows XP. Windows XP uses the Windows NT 5.1 kernel, marking the take h grizzly of of the Windows NT core to the consumer market, to replace the aging 16/32-bit branch. Windows XP is the longest version of Windows ever released between upgrades, from 2001 all the way to 2007 when Windows survey was released to consumers. The Windows XP line of operating systems were surpassed by Windows Vista on January 30, 2007.Windows XP is available in a number of versionsWindows XP Home Edition, for home desktops and laptops (notebooks) Windows XP Home Edition N, as above, but without a inadvertence installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by a European Union ruling Windows XP Professional, for business and power users Windows XP Professional N, as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by a E uropean Union ruling Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE), released in November 2002 for desktops and notebooks with an emphasis on home pleasure oWindows XP Media Center Edition 2003 oWindows XP Media Center Edition 2004 oWindows XP Media Center Edition 2005, released on October 12, 2004. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, for tablet PCs (PCs with put forward screens) oWindows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Windows XP Embedded, for embedded systems Windows XP Starter Edition, for new computer users in developing countries Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, released on April 25, 2005 for home and workstation systems utilizing 64-bit processors establish on the x86-64 instruction set (AMD calls this AMD64, Intel calls it Intel 64) Windows XP 64-bit Edition, is a version for Intels Itanium line of processors maintains 32-bit compatibility solely through a software emulator. It is roughly analogous to Windows XP Professional in features. It was give up in September 2005 when the last vendo r of Itanium workstations stopped shipping Itanium systems marketed as Workstations. oWindows XP 64-bit Edition 2003, based on the Windows NT 5.2 codebase.Windows XP has many features not found in previous versions of Windows. Windows XP provides new and/or improved number one woods and user interfaces for devices compared to Windows Me and 98.On old versions of Windows, when users upgrade a device driver, there is a chance the new driver is less efficient or functional than the original. Reinstalling the old driver can be a major hassle and to avoid this quandary, Windows XP keeps a copy of an old driver when a new version is installed.