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However, in January 2000, both projects were scrapped in favor of a single OS codenamed 'Whistler', which would serve as a single platform for both consumer and business markets. An updated version of Windows 2000 was also initially planned for the business market. It is a direct upgrade to its predecessors, Windows 2000 for high-end and business users and Windows Me for home users, and is available for any devices running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me that meet the new Windows XP system requirements.ĭevelopment of Windows XP began in the late 1990s under the codename ' Neptune', built on the Windows NT kernel and explicitly intended for mainstream consumer use. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. I am currently scanning my working laptop for further virus/malware etc since using this.ġ00% REAL review, don't waste any effort like I did.Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. I have since put the installation on hiatus until I can verify the security of this piece of software. Luckily for me, I own a disc that allowed me to bypass this issue and continue to the installation. Without one of these discs, you cannot install! The installation will not proceed unless you already possess a genuine Windows XP CD to verify that you are 'eligible for this upgrade'. Most importantly though, when the USB was ready to use and an attempt was made to install this onto another laptop, it came up with a Microsoft 'verification' check during Windows Setup. (Laptop used has a 7th gen intel Core i3 with 4 GB of RAM, so more than capable for such task)ĭuring the creation of the USB, 1 Trojan virus was detected by Panda security and was eliminated immediately and moved to quarantine, so not sure if it made the transfer to the USB or not. I used Rufus to create the USB and it took nearly 6 HOURS from start to finish.

Ignore the review posted by 'Ethan Queen', I am actually someone who went through the whole process of trying this and can confirm the following findings

Windows xp service pack 2 drivers free download