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"Read First" Release Notes
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Windows XP
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CONTENTS
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1.0 Read Me First
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2.0 System Requirements for Installation
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3.0 Preinstallation Notes
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3.1 Windows Product Activation (WPA)
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3.2 Using Passwords
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3.3 Software Compatibility Issues
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4.0 Copyright
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1.0 Read Me First
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Before you install Windows XP, print and read this document for
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critical preinstallation information concerning this release. For the
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most up-to-date list of supported hardware, see the Hardware
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Compatibility List at the Microsoft Web site
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(http://www.microsoft.com/). In addition, print and read the
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following files located in the \docs folder on your Windows XP
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compact disc (CD):
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* Setup instructions
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* Release notes (relnotes.htm), important compatibility and
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postinstallation information.
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New features are described in detail in Windows XP Help and Support
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Services. To open Help and Support Services, after completing Setup,
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click Start, and then click Help and Support.
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2.0 System Requirements for Installation
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For the full list of system requirements, see the Setup instructions
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for your operating system referenced in the readme.htm file on your
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Windows XP CD.
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3.0 Preinstallation Notes
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Before you install Windows XP on your computer, be sure to read this
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section. This section contains information about issues that affect
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the installation process. By using this information to perform your
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installation, you can ensure that the installation process proceeds
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smoothly and that Windows XP functions correctly.
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3.1 Windows Product Activation (WPA)
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Products: Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional only
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If you are prompted to activate your installation of Windows XP, defer
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activation until you have completed planned upgrades or changes to
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your computer's FIXED hardware and their device drivers. Otherwise,
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you may need to reactivate after making such changes. FIXED
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hardware/drivers include the first instance of devices such as
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video, network (excluding modems), SCSI, hard drives, CD-ROM/DVD, and
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system memory. USB or other removable devices (such as cameras and
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printers) do not affect activation.
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3.2 Using Passwords
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3.2.1 Password Backup Disk
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Products: Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional only
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If you created a password backup disk for a previous version of
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Windows, this process has changed. Re-create your password backup disk
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for Windows XP.
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3.2.2 Restrictions on the Use of Blank Passwords
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Windows XP has a new default security feature that helps protect users
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with blank passwords from network-based attacks. Users who do not
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password-protect their accounts can only log on at their physical
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computer console: the monitor, keyboard, and mouse that is physically
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connected to their computer. This restriction only applies to local
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user accounts, not to domain user accounts.
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Caution: If your computer is not in a physically secured location, you
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should assign strong passwords to all local user accounts. Failure to
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do so allows anyone with physical access to the computer to log on
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using a user account that does not have a password. This is especially
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important for portable computers, which should always have strong
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passwords on all local user accounts.
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3.3 Software Compatibility Issues
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3.3.1 Message Queuing
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Products: Windows XP Home Edition only
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Message Queuing is not supported on Windows XP Home Edition. If you
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are upgrading from Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium
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Edition computers running MSMQ version 1.0, consider upgrading your
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computer to Windows XP Professional.
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4.0 Copyright
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This document provides late-breaking or other information that
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supplements the Windows XP documentation.
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Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web
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site references, is subject to change without notice and is provided
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for informational purposes only. The entire risk of the use or results
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of the use of this document remains with the user, and Microsoft
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Corporation makes no warranties, either express or implied. Unless
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otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products,
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people and events depicted herein are fictitious and no association
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with any real company, organization, product, person or event is
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intended or should be inferred. Complying with all applicable
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copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the
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rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced,
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stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
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form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,
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or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written
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permission of Microsoft Corporation.
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Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks,
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copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject
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matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written
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license agreement from Microsoft, the furnishing of this document does
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not give you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or
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other intellectual property.
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(c) 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered
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trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
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and/or other countries.
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The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
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trademarks of their respective owners.
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