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Windows XP Professional

Take advantage of these resources, how-to articles, and communities for the IT Professional. You’ll find deployment guidance, networking advice, and troubleshooting information—great information for anyone supporting or deploying Windows XP Professional.

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Tasks

•	Evaluate Determine whether Windows XP Professional is best for your business with these helpful product overviews and feature documents.

•	Plan Plan your installation with these how-to articles and technical white papers.

•	Deploy Deploy Windows XP on your network with the help of the articles and resources listed here.

•	Maintain Operate and manage Windows XP Professional with the help of these how-to articles and technical white papers.

•	Support Get the answers to your questions and locate valuable support resources, including product documentation, technical newsgroups, and error and event messages.

Security Central

•	Security Guidance for Windows XP

•	Security Bulletin Search

•	Security Center

Windows XP Communities

•	Windows XP Professional Community

•	IT Pro Windows XP Newsgroups

•	Technical Chats

•	Windows XP Expert Zone Community

•	Desktop Deployment Webcasts

Answers to Top Customer Questions

•	Where can I find more information about the Extensible Authentication Protocol?

•	How can I make sure my existing applications are compatible with Windows XP SP2?

•	Where can I get more information about TCP/IP and other networking technologies such as IPv6?

•	How does Windows XP work with wireless networks?

•	Where can I find security information for Windows clients?

•	Do I have to re-activate it if I upgrade my hardware?

•	Can I help users remotely without talking to them?

•	Where is the Administration Kit for Internet Explorer 7?

•	How do I migrate user states without losing the current settings?

•	Where can I get help from my peers for free?

•	Where can I find explanations of status messages and error codes?

•	Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Selected chapters from the comprehensive technical resource for installing, configuring, and supporting Windows XP Professional in networks that use Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, and other server systems.

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Windows XP How-to Resources

Examples of what you'll find listed on this page:

•	Activate Windows XP Using an Unattend.txt File
•	Use the Language Bar in Windows XP
•	Check User Profiles on a Windows XP-Based Computer
•	Change File Associations in Windows XP
•	Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
•	Modify Scheduled Tasks in Windows XP

Related Sites

•	How to Buy Windows XP

•	Developer Resources on MSDN

•	Training – Windows XP Learning Center

•	Microsoft Press Books about Windows XP

•	TechNet Webcast Series: Desktop Deployment

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