Note! This product must be purchased in conjunction with a hardware item.

The Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system is the best choice for businesses of all sizes. Windows XP Professional integrates the strengths of Windows 2000 Professional¹standards-based security, manageability, and reliability¹with the best business features of Windows 98 and Windows Me¹Plug and Play, simplified user interface, and innovative support services¹to create the best desktop operating system for business. Whether your business deploys Windows XP Professional on a single computer or throughout a worldwide network, this new operating system increases your computing power while lowering the total cost of ownership for desktop computers.

*Please note!
1) The full version of Windows XP is designed to be installed on a clean hard drive, completely free of data.
2) After receiving your copy of Windows XP be careful not to throw away the "product key," which is printed on a sticker affixed to the outside of the software's cellophane wrapper. You will need the product key in order to activate the software.

• Full Version
• OEM
  Differences between the OEM and retail version of Windows XP are the following:
  • Retail version comes in a fancy box. OEM does not.
  • Retail version contains a printed manual. OEM comes with an instruction booklet.
  • Customers who purchase the retail version are eligible for tech support from Microsoft.
  • Retail version offers the option to do a "Quick Install" or a "Clean Install." OEM version offers the "Clean Install" option only. However, performing a "Clean Install" is HIGHLY recommended.
  • The OEM version costs approximately $100-$150 less than the retail version.

• Increase Productivity at Work
  From its fresh, new look to its more intuitive, task-based design, Windows® XP Professional will make your computing experience easier than itœs ever been. Now youœll be able to get more done in less time, find items in a snap, and arrange files and folders in a way that makes sense to you. Simply put, Windows XP Professional helps you work smarter.

• Stay Connected¹Anytime, Anyplace
  With tools to keep you connected to the Internet, and to your co-workers, customers, files, and applications, Windows® XP Professional keeps you in touch¹even when you're away from work. Windows XP Professional is the most advanced operating system ever created for laptops, which means you can get as much work done on the road as you can in your office. New, real-time communication capabilities in Windows XP Professional take you way beyond e-mail, giving you even more options for working remotely.

• Rock-Solid Foundation
  Starting with the proven Windows® 2000 code base, Windows XP Professional delivers new enhancements to help keep your data secure and maintain your privacy. Itœs compatible with much of todayœs popular hardware and software and ready to take advantage of the newest innovations. With its rock-solid foundation and ground breaking new features, Windows XP Professional wonœt quit working, even when your workday is done.

• Windows XP Service Pack 2
  Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes a collection of software updates that improve on the Windows XP operating system since its general availability in October 2001. Service Pack 2 brings Windows XP users advanced security technologies and innovations that establish stronger security settings to help defend against viruses, hackers and worms, along with tools that enable better manageability and control over security settings.