Windows XP

Editions↓

Windows XP Home Edition is an edition that was made for home users.

Windows XP Professional was made for business users, as well as power users. It had advanced management features[which?].

Windows XP Media Center Edition was for people who liked to use their computer as a television box.

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition was for users with pen-based laptops and early tablet PCs.

Windows XP 64-bit Edition was for computers that ran on Intel's 64-bit Itanium platform. This should not be confused with Windows XP x64 Edition, as x64 and Itanium are completely different architectures. Unlike Windows XP x64 Edition, 64-bit Edition has fewer features than Windows XP Professional. Some of these features included NTVDM and Windows on Windows, which means that 16-bit MS-DOS applications will not be able to run. It also was missing Windows Media Player features, but Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003, released on March 2003, added back these media features.

Windows XP x64 Edition is for users with 64-bit x86-based computers. It has the same features as Windows XP Professional except for NTVDM, and introduced Windows on Windows 64, which lets 32-bit applications run on a 64-bit operating system and processor.

Windows XP Starter Edition was sold mostly in developing countries. The price was low because Microsoft wanted to fight the high software piracy rate in those countries. It could only be bought with a new computer.