

New features, fixes and improvements arrived on computers in the form of Service Packs and served well to give a “freshness of novelty”.

The excellent connectivity also favored Windows XP as a product, and allowed Microsoft to show the world what it was like to have a constantly evolving system. It was the first time that Microsoft divided the system into professional and home versions (Image: Playback/Microsoft) The ease of installation from CD, already equipped with a number of native tools, was also a point loved by the community. It was in this edition that Microsoft began distributing two versions of the same software, one for the end user and one for corporations (here called “Windows XP Professional”). Microsoft - more stable, modern, and with ample connectivity - and behold, the classic system has arrived to meet this need. XP was the direct successor to the not-so-memorable Windows Millennium (the “Windows ME”), which started Microsoft’s hit-and-miss cycle in the late 2000s. Everyday a summary of the main news from the tech world for you! The desktop with modern Start Menu, colors and rounded corners drew attention in Windows XP (Image: Playback/Microsoft) Want to catch up on the best tech news of the day? Access and subscribe to our new youtube channel, Canaltech News. Colorful and full of rounded corners (before this was fashionable), the system offered several customization options and even paved the way for deep changes by third-party software. The Windows XP interface is unmistakable, and the popularity of the default wallpaper only reinforces that its visual identity was extremely striking. How many people are still using Windows XP.
