Windows XP made a grand entrance into the software market on October 25th with its spectacular launch held in New York City. Software tycoon Bill Gates attended the opening while Sting, the famous rock star, sang in a free concert after the gala launch.
Unfortunately Microsoft had a bad timing in launching the new operating system. After the September 11th attacks, consumers are clutching their wallets and have an attitude of waiting and seeing how things might turn out in the markets. Another issue that adds to the problem was Microsoft's launch of Windows 2000 and ME in the previous year. And by that, consumers and corporate users might think that the shift to Windows XP is nothing but a hassle since they just got through with upgrading to Windows 2000 a year ago. Another discouraging aspect Microsoft came to introduce is the licensing policies that come along with the XP, which includes buying a subscription for every new install on different PC's rather than one registered copy serving the purpose. Microsoft remains confident that XP will win over consumers and businesses with upgraded features, such as better digital photography software, easy-to-set-up video conferencing, and enhanced networking capabilities. Further more the improved stability, and Microsoft thinks it can overcome the current economic climate and register solid sales for the holiday shopping season.
The article that I chose relates to a topic we discussed in one of the lectures. And that's when we talked about Coca Cola's launch of its new tasting soda, and how consumers did not welcome the new soda with open arms because of the sudden change that the consumers were not ready for. .
I selected this article because of products popularity, thanks to the 500 million dollar marketing campaign. Microsoft did a great job in marketing this product, and that's by having its logo all over the net, and having the pop star Madonna singing in their TV commercials is definitely a plus.
The Microsoft's operating system Windows XP is much better then Windows 98. ... Windows XP recognizes three kinds of users. ... XP boots much faster then Windows 98. ... The time that Windows XP needs to boot up is only 34 seconds. ... Compared to Windows XP, Windows 98 needs more time to boot up. ...
SUMMARY The new Windows XP has hitting the media hard since it's release. ... This was boggling because with Windows 98 he was printing at 600-dpi. ... This IS manager also stated that it's the best version of windows yet. ... These reports will help Microsoft track and iron out the Windows XP's bugs. ... Microsoft is working on a Windows XP Service Pack 1, which will cure some of these bugs and glitches. ...
Some great features of Windows XP Some great features that you can do in Windows XP revolve around network connections. ... If no DHCP server can be found Windows XP automatically configures your IP address using "automatic private IP addressing" (APIPA) which gives you an IP address within the 169.254.X.X range. ... Some features which are unique to Windows XP can only be found in "Windows XP Professional". ... Although Windows XP has many faults it also has many very useful networking tools/features/abilities. Some are only available in Windows XP Professional; nonetheless they may s...
Operating System: Compare and Contrast Obtaining Information The team project required members of the team to obtain information on Windows CE, Windows XP and Linux. ... Windows XP Windows XP includes a number of improvements to the base operating system as well as a number of new accessories to enhance the user experience. ... Once the user has an account they can each customize Windows XP to their liking. ... System Performance Microsoft claims that due to the Operating Systems roots that Windows XP is less crash prone. "Windows XP is based on the Windows NT kernel, aimed at ma...
Experience the Best "Office XP --Office XP vs. ... Sparked up Windows XP already made an evolutionary huge impact to the computer users and gave them the best experience ever. However, Office XP seemed came out quietly and inferiorly to the market. ... Word 2000 3.4 Excel 2000 3.7 Access 2000 3.7 PPt 2000 3.5 Outlook 2000 3.3 Word XP 3.1 Excel XP 3.4 Access XP 3.5 PPt XP 3.2 Outlook XP 3.3 Next, according to the examination from American Institutes for Research (AIR), the average task completion times (minutes: seconds) for all participants (n=22)*. ... Watch Window: Allows yo...
According to Water Wheel in 2002 "FAT 16, is most likely on your computer if you use windows 3x, early windows 95." Windows 98 commonly used FAT32 and computers with the OEM version of Windows 98 were shipped with the FAT32 file system. Windows XP has adopted the NTFS file system due to the the increasing size of hard drives and the extra security features it offers. Windows ME and Windows 98 more commonly used the FAT32 file system. ... The file system NTFS, used commonly by Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, is popular today because of the security features it offers and the bette...
More information can be found at http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-13.html Systems Affected Systems running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0 or IIS 5.0 enabled Systems running Microsoft Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server) Systems running beta versions of Microsoft Windows XP There is a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in one of the ISAPI extensions installed with most versions of IIS 4.0 and 5.0 (The specific Internet/Indexing Service Application Programming Interface extension is IDQ.DLL). ...
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition software is included in the package. ... The software incorporates Microsoft Windows XP Professional, a six-month trial of America Online Internet access, and anti-virus software Norton Anti virus for a 90-day introductory offer. ... The 17" Think Vision C170 CRT Monitor and the Microsoft Windows XP home edition software is included with the system purchase. ...
