Windows XP Professional - Plan

SP2 provides an enhanced security infrastructure that defends against viruses, worms, and hackers, along with increased manageability and control for IT professionals and an improved experience for users. Get the resources you need to be prepared for deploying this service pack.

This guide can help you assess your current services infrastructure and make some important decisions when you plan for future service deployments.

The main goal of this guide is to provide prescriptive guidance in terms of the steps you can take to secure your local and domain-based administrator-level accounts and groups.

Learn about Binary Delta Compression (BDC), a Microsoft technology for use in software update deployment that reduces the download size of software update packages.

This document describes the enhancements to and new features of the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system that prevent problems from occurring on users’ systems. It also discusses improvements that enable quick recovery from problems and optimize user productivity.

This paper describes in detail the application compatibility technologies of the Microsoft Windows XP operating system and outlines how to use extend them to treat a wide range of related problems.

This article describes the features and functionality of Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), highlights the API set, and answers common questions.

This white paper introduces Windows XP Professional certificate services and describes enhancements to existing Windows 2000 PKI features.

This paper is written for IT professionals and developers interested in understanding the concepts, protocols, and technologies of real-time communications. It describes protocols such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), SIP Instant Messaging and Presence Language Extensions (SIMPLE), and Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP).

This paper describes some of the ways to connect the computers of the home or small office network together to form an internal network. It also details how to connect the internal network to the Internet.

Windows XP supports a wide variety of networking technologies to connect computers in a home network. This paper discusses a multiple network segment solution, a single network segment solution, and a Windows XP network bridge.

This article contains frequently asked questions and answers about the Microsoft IPv6 Protocol for Windows XP.

This article contains frequently asked questions about the System Restore feature of Microsoft Windows XP, which enables administrators to restore their computers to a previous state without losing personal data files.

This resource kit documentation is a comprehensive technical resource for installing, configuring, and supporting Windows XP Professional and Microsoft® Windows® XP 64-Bit Edition in networks that use Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows NT® Server 4.0, and other server systems.

This contains the official online product documentation for the Windows® XP Professional operating system.

Get the basic concepts and principles of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Includes an integrated discussion of both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

This article defines features and benefits of the Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system to illustrate why it is the best choice for businesses of all sizes.

In this overview, you'll learn how XP sets a new standard for efficient and dependable computing, puts advanced productivity tools at your fingertips, provides advanced management, deployment, and support tools to make your job easier, and more.

This paper provides a technical overview of what's new in the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system.

This paper provides planning guidance for deploying the Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system in a corporate environment.

Build a mobility solution with Windows XP Professional and Office XP.

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