What are the different versions of Windows XP?
Microsoft always introduces many versions of its software. Windows XP offers two major versions, Windows XP Home Edition, designed for home users, and Windows XP Professional, designed for business and power-users. These releases were made obtainable at retail outlets that sell computer software, and were pre-installed on computers sold by major computer manufacturers. As of mid-2008, both versions continue are sold.
In 2002, a third edition, called Windows XP Media Center Edition was introduced and was updated every year until 2006 to incorporate new digital media, broadcast television and Media Center Extender capabilities. Unlike the Home and Professional edition, it was not available for retail purchase, and was typically either sold through OEM channels, or was pre-installed on computers that were typically marketed as "media center PCs".
2 diverse 64-bit versions were available, one designed specifically for Itanium-based workstations, which was introduced in 2001 around the same time as the Home and Professional edition, but was discontinued a few years later when vendors of Itanium hardware stopped selling workstation-class machines due to low sales. The second one called Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, supports the x86-64 extension of the Intel IA-32 architecture. x86-64 is implemented by AMD as "AMD64", found in AMD's Opteron and Athlon 64 chips, and implemented by Intel as "Intel 64", found in Intel's Pentium 4 and later chips.
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition was created for a class of specially-designed notebook/laptop computers called tablet PCs. It is well-suited with a pen-sensitive screen, supporting handwritten notes and portrait-oriented screens.
Windows XP Starter Edition is a lower-cost version of Windows XP. It is available in Thailand, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, India, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is related to Windows XP Home, but is limited to low-end hardware, can only run 3 programs at a time, and has some other features either removed or disabled by default. Each country's edition is also customized for that country, including desktop backgrounds of popular locations, localized help features for those who may not speak English, and other default settings designed for easier use than typical Windows XP installations.
Microsoft released Windows XP Embedded, an edition for specific consumer electronics, set-top boxes, kiosks/ATMs, medical devices, arcade video games, point-of-sale terminals, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) components.
Microsoft released Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs in July 2006, a version of Windows XP Embedded which targets older machines. But it is only available to Software Assurance customers. Windows XP Embedded is intended for corporate customers who would like to upgrade to Windows XP to take advantage of its security and management capabilities, but can't afford to purchase new hardware.
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