At A Glance
Publisher
Microsoft
Web
www.microsoft.com
Status
Unavailable, unsupported
Introduced
Sep-2002
Latest
SP3
Design
GUI, Multi-threaded
Type
Workstation
Details
Summary
Windows XP Media Center is an expanded version of XP Professional to include many multimedia services such as TV viewer, PVR, digital music, DVD viewer, and remote control.
News
8-Apr-2014 XP SP3 Extended support ends
25-Feb-2010 XP SP2 Support ends July, 13, 2010
29-Apr-2008 XP SP3 released
9-Aug-2004 Windows XP SP2 Released
New in SP2 includes improved TV picture quality, enhanced music library and better photo handling.
30-Sep-2003 Release of Media Center 2004
3-Sep-2002 Released to Production
Requirements
Product
Windows XP
Processor
Pentium 4 or better
RAM
64 MB, 128 MB Recommended
Drive space
1.5 GB available hard disk space
Drives
Runs from hard disk, and requires CD or DVD drive
Video
SVGA or better recommended
File systems
FAT, FAT32, NTFS
Compatibility
Windows 16-bit programs (Windows 3.x type programs)
Windows 32-bit programs
Windows 32-bit programs
Interface
Uses a GUI interface
Installation
Can be installed in its own primary partition on the first drive. When installing to any other partition (logical or primary) on any drive, a small portion must be installed in a bootable FAT or FAT32 primary partition on the first drive [Assumed if operates like Windows 2000]
Variants
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Tablet Edition
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Tablet Edition
Versions
Windows release timeline
Oct-2002 – 2002 Edition
Sep-2003 – 2004 Edition
Aug-2004 – SP2
2005 – 2005 Edition
Apr-2008 – SP3
Oct-2002 – 2002 Edition
Sep-2003 – 2004 Edition
Aug-2004 – SP2
2005 – 2005 Edition
Apr-2008 – SP3
Downloads
SP3 Home and Download page
Links
Microsoft
Windows Media Center Support
Press and Corporate Information
Developers
Sysinternals Advanced System Utilities
Microsoft Technet resources for IT
Windows Life Cycle Facts
Windows Media Center Support
Press and Corporate Information
Developers
Sysinternals Advanced System Utilities
Microsoft Technet resources for IT
Windows Life Cycle Facts
Books
XP Categories: All – Using – Solutions – Fixing – Development – MCSE
Publisher
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 USA
Phone 1-206-635-7000 (support)
Web: www.microsoft.com
Support
Yes
Alternatives
Linux
Secrets
Setup Switches
Pricing
This is only available as an OEM version, typically bundled with hardware.
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