Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional Edition is
designated by Microsoft as replacement for the WindowsNT
and Windows 2000 , while the Windows XP Home edition is
supposed to replace the Windows
3.x/9x products (starting with Windows 3.x , then Windows95/98 and Windows
ME ).
- Windows XP Desktop
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in case you have problems and need to recover :
Windows XP Recovery
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Recovery
- first view :
Window Styles, Start-Menu and avoid the Balloon-Tips (updated June 3, 2002)
- Group Policy
Editor to change default systems settings (modified March 2, 2002)
- Windows Messenger (
de-activation ) (created Jan.27, 2002)
- Windows XP
Professional Logon Screen : New XP style or NT4/2000 style Modified Sept. 4, 2003)
- you MUST activate
your license of Windows XP (or it will stop working ) Modified Feb 27, 2003)
- Windows XP First
View Networking : NetBEUI
"unsupported" protocol !
- Windows XP Simple
Sharing, Security and ForceGuest (updated June 3, 2002)
- Windows XP does
not support anymore ISA Non Plug & Play Network Adapters !
- Workaround to
install NE2000 / 3C509 Non Plug&Play ISA Network Adapters (April 23,2002)
- Changes in the
Security/Network-Access default behavior (compared to NT4/2000) (April 21,2002)
- includes a
Firewall for Internet Connections
- Windows XP
Non-Microsoft Firewall ( ZoneAlarm ) (created June 8, 2002)
- Windows XP
"calling home" via Internet
- includes
integrated support for broadband Internet Connections (DSL, ADSL
via PPoE )
- Windows XP Addon
Downloads from Microsoft ( JAVA support, PowerToys/TweakUI)
- Windows XP Service Pack 1 ( added Oct 27,2002)
- Remote Desktop
Access (created
Dec. 18,2001)
- Remote Assistence (created June 2, 2002)
Since Windows XP Professional is designed as the replacement for
Windows NT4 and
Windows2000, it offers full User Management and Security with local
Security Policies
and Local Logon
Scripts .
Be aware: differences
between the XP Home and Professional Edition ! (updated June 3,2002)
If you are not satisfied with the "Help and Support" of
Windows XP, you should consider the
"Windows XP
Professional : Resource Kit Documentation ", either the printed book with the
eBook CD-ROM or the online version on the Microsoft Website .
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Ethernet Local
Area Networking
networking with XP Professional is
similar to LAN for Windows XP
Home Edition ,
however there are some differences due to the different
level of User-Management/Security.
( the Step-by-Step guide covers
network to/from Windows XP )
- installation of old
"Legacy" Non-Plug&Play ISA Network adapters
(created Apr. 23,2002 )
- Network card
Verification (created Oct.
14,2001)
- MS-DOS Network setup /
diagnostic programs (created Dec. 9, 2001)
- Network Verification /
Configuration updated Nov.
3,2001)
- TCP/IP Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) (Updated: Feb.17,2002)
- Windows XP
Use on Multiple Networks: Office and Home (created April 27,2003)
- Windows 2000 / XP
WNTIPCFG download (created Dec. 14,2002)
- Sharing Disks and
Folders (updated Dec. 8,2001)
- Access control via
Security (created
Dec. 9, 2001)
- Passwords
required for Network Access (created April 21, 2002 )
- Network Access : My
Network Places (modified March. 2,2002 )
- Firewall causing Problems on LAN Connection (created Apr. 22,2002
)
- Usage of Shared Resources (created Dec.21, 2001)
( Windows XP Professional is
limited to 10 simultaneous File-Sharing Connections )
- Networking between WindowsXP and Windows95/98/ME (updated March 2,
2002 )
- Windows XP
Professional Joining a Domain (created Dec. 2, 2001)
- Windows XP Professional as TCP/IP Router (created June
18,2002)
- Windows XP Network
Bridge (created
June 19,2002)
- WLAN -
Wireless Networking (created Sept. 6, 2003)