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Operating system and other pre-installed software
Windows
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XP Home Edition
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft
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Windows
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XP Home Edition is Windows
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exciting new operating system which is built on the
groundbreaking features introduced with Windows
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98 and Windows
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Millennium and on the stability of
Windows
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2000. At the same time, Windows
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XP maintains the best support for older Windows-based
applications and technologies.
Windows
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XP Home Edition integrates new features such as Fast User Switching which allows users to leave
each other’s applications running even as they switch in and out of their accounts and a Simplified Visual
Design which puts the features you use most often up front and center to access them more quickly.
For questions and technical assistance, go online to:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory
Internet Explorer 6.0
Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer is the Microsoft Internet browser allowing you to surf the World Wide Web. The Setup
Wizard configures your computer to connect automatically to your service provider. A full e-mail package
enables you to send and receive mail - including attached files - across the Internet. NetMeeting, Outlook
Express and Microsoft Chat are just some of the components bundled with Internet Explorer 6.0. Internet
Explorer 6.0 also includes 128-bit encryption, the highest possible level of protection for all your Internet
communications, including credit card use and financial transactions. A complete online tutorial helps new
users become comfortable using the Internet.
For questions and technical assistance, go online to:
