Windows XP Professional Last update on this page: Jan. 13, 2002

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 does NOT support anymore a color resolution of 256 colors, you have to use 16-bit or higher color resolutions. Screen-dumps with the sliding colors in the windows title look nice, but cause large graphic-files and therefore long download times.
	I have therefore configure my Windows XP-system to use a reduced color system, looking very much the same as the 256-color resolution of Windows9x or Windows NT4. Screendumps of such windows are much smaller and therefore download/display much quicker.

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in case you have to do one yourself : Windows XP Installation
- first view : Window Styles, Start-Menu
- Windows XP Professional Logon Screen : New XP style or NT4/2000 style
- you MUST activate your license of Windows XP (or it will stop working )
- Windows XP First View Networking : NetBEUI "unsupported" protocol !
- Windows XP does not support anymore ISA Non Plug & Play Network Adapters !
- includes a Firewall for Internet Connections
- includes integrated support for broadband Internet Connections (DSL, ADSL via PPoE )
- Windows XP Addon Downloads from Microsoft ( JAVA support, PowerToys/TweakUI )
- Remote Desktop Access (created Dec. 18,2001)

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.

Be aware of the differences between the XP Home and Professional Edition ! (updated Dec. 9,2001)

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.

Modem Networking

See the section Modem-networking for Windows XP Home Edition for information on VPN : www.vpnlabs.org

Broadband Internet Connections : ADSL

See the section Broadband Internet Connections for Windows XP Home Edition

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. - 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: Jan.13,2002) - Sharing Disks and Folders (updated Dec. 8,2001) - Access control via Security (created Dec. 9, 2001) - Network Access : My Network Places (created Oct. 14,2001) - 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 (created Nov. 4,2001) - Windows XP Professional Joining a Domain (created Dec. 2, 2001)