Windows XP

Windows XP is possibly Microsoft's best version of Windows to date. It has now been replaced by Windows Vista, but it still holding strong with support from computer manufacturers and customers alike, causing Microsoft to keep extending it's life.

What makes Windows XP better than Windows Vista? For me, the answer is simple. Windows XP works, it's proven and stable. It provides all that is needed in an OS, without too much bloat. It can run on lower system specs, but has the ability to run the likes of Aero (as an add on if wanted). It plays games better because the base OS is using less resources.

Regardless of what I think, Windows XP is on it's way out, and Vista in. But talks of Windows 7 have already begun, and the hype should start to grow online with the greatness to replace the flop that is Vista.

Windows XP Articles

• Hide Users From The Welcome Screen
  This tutorial explains how to hide a user account from the Windows Welcome Screen.

• How to Install the Recovery Console
  This super small tutorial explains how to install the Windows Recovery Console from the Windows installation disc.

• How to join Media Center 2005 to a domain
  Explains how to re-enable Media Center 2005's domain features, to allow it to be joined to a domain.

• Loading DOS prompt during setup
  Run DOS prompt during Windows setup, play Solitaire.

• Setup Firefox/Thunderbird to share the same profile across Linux and Windows
  Explains how to get Firefox and/or Thunderbird to share a profile across operating systems.

• Software RAID/Extend two or more hard disks
  Explains how to merge two disks together in a striped array to combine their sizes, or setup a mirrored array for redundancy.

• Using Dual Monitor Wallpapers
  Dual monitors have been around for a long time, yet still Microsoft hasn't included support for a single wallpaper to span all monitors. You can however use dual-monitor wallpapers in Windows with a little bit of fiddling.