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  Microsoft Windows XP Home OEM SP3Not a upgrade
Fast-User Switching
Allows family or friends sharing a single computer to access their accounts without having to close each other's applications or reboot.
Windows Messenger
The easy way to instantly communicate with friends and family, users can see their contacts' online status and choose to communicate with them through text, voice, and video with better quality than ever before.
Remote Assistance
Located in the Help and Support Center, Remote Assistance allows users to have a friend or Support Professional who is also running Windows XP remotely control their PC to demonstrate a process or help solve a problem.
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Windows Media Player for Windows XP
Brings all the most common digital media activities together in a single, easy-to-use place to play DVDs, organize music, burn CDs, and more.
Simplified Visual Design
The clean, simple design of Windows XP puts the features you use most often up front and center, so you can get to them quickly.
Improved Features
Windows Movie Maker
Provides the ability to easily capture, edit, organize, and share home movies by just plugging a digital video camera in to 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 and even ordering prints of your pictures via a Web service.
Internet Explorer 6
Includes new and better features to simplify Web browsing tasks, increase reliability, and help maintain the privacy of personal information on the Web.
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.
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.
System Requirements
To use Microsoft® Windows XP you need:
Computer/Processor
PC with 300 MHz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required; Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
Memory
128 MB of RAM or higher recommended (64MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
Hard Disk
Minimum: 1.5 GB of available hard disk space
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 information, please see www.microsoft.com/windowsxp.
Drive
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Display
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
For DVD video playback: DVD drive and DVD decoder card or DVD decoder software & 8 MB of video RAM
For Windows Movie Maker: Video capture feature requires appropriate digital or analog video capture device & 400 MHz or higher processor for digital video camera capture
Peripherals
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
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