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Windows XP Starter is a low-cost version of Windows XP for developing countries, with limited features and hardware compatibility. It is similar to Windows XP Home, but has some special settings and help options for first-time desktop PC users.
Windows XP has been criticized for its vulnerabilities due to buffer overflows and its susceptibility to malware such as viruses, trojan horses, and worms.Nicholas Petreley for The Register notes that "Windows XP was the first version of Windows to reflect a serious effort to isolate users from the system, so that users each have their own private files and limited system privileges."
FDCC stands for Federal Desktop Core Configuration, a list of security settings recommended by NIST for Windows XP and Vista computers connected to US government networks. FDCC aims to reduce vulnerabilities and improve reliability by disabling or changing system functions, applications, services, and permissions.
With Windows XP, the Start button has been updated to support Fitts's law.To help the user access a wider range of common destinations more easily from a single location, the Start menu was expanded to two columns; the left column focuses on the user's installed applications, while the right column provides access to the user's documents, and system links which were previously located on the ...
Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released in 2001 and succeeded by Windows Vista in 2007. It received critical acclaim for its performance, stability, user interface, and multimedia features, but also faced criticism for its security issues and support lifecycle.
Microsoft Access is a relational database program from Microsoft that combines a graphical user interface and software-development tools. It can store data in its own format or import or link to other databases, and supports Visual Basic for Applications programming language.
Security Account Manager (SAM) is a database file in Windows that stores users' passwords and authenticates local and remote users. Learn about its features, cryptanalysis, attacks and vulnerabilities.
Bliss is a landscape photograph by Charles O'Rear that was used as the default wallpaper of Windows XP. Learn how he took the photo, how Microsoft bought the rights, and why it is one of the most viewed images in history.