Description

The Windows XP Tablet PC version was released publicly on November 2002, it was based on Windows XP Professional, and specifically designed for tablet computers. So what's different in tablet specific operating systems? A tablet is a small computer with a touch enabled screen to allow for attracting / writing things on the screen with touch-resistant pen, the operating system needs functionality to handle such a task, this is the reason that Windows XP tablet version is slightly different.

Microsoft has added more software in tablet versions that are useful for tablet devices, such as Tablet PC Input Panel, Windows Journal, Sticky Notes, etc.

General information from Windows XP

Windows XP has a lot of updates in the user interface (compared to Windows ME and 2000), making it easier to use and navigate through files and programs. The appearance of windows shell elements such as desktops, taskbar, start menu, get a better design with transparent icons and shadow drops. The Start menu gets two columns, and now it is completely customizable by the user. Windows Explorer also gets new features and changes, like task pane (useful file actions shown in the left hand sidebar), file thumbnails, sorting, grouping etc.

Windows XP includes performance improvements such as fast boot / logon / logoff, fast application launch, CPU simultaneous multithreading, new NTFS version NTFS v3.1 and so on.

Microsoft's developed multimedia applications have been updated and added more to the operating system, such as a new version of Windows Media Player, Windows Photo Viewer, and Movie Maker.

Three service packs have been issued for Windows XP, the first Service Pack 1 (SP1) was released in 2002, Service Pack 2 (SP2) was released on 2004, and Service Pack 3 (SP3) was released on 2008.

Specification

System requirements

Similar to Windows XP Home and Pro.