Windows XP Operating System

[Guest]

Just a quick simple one

What windows Xp system is the latest out.. I am looking to buy, but want to
get the very latest and best.
Thanks

 

[PA Bear]

WinXP SP2.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

What windows Xp system is the latest out.. I am looking to buy, but
want to get the very latest and best.

Assuming that you don't mean differences like Home vs. Professional, Media
Center, or Tablet Edition, there has only been one version.

There have been two Service Packs released, but SP2 has been out long enough
that almost certainly any copy you buy will come with SP2. Worst case, if
you bought a copy without SP2, you can download SP2 for free from Microsoft
or ask Microsoft to mail you a free SP2 CD.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Just a quick simple one

What windows Xp system is the latest out.. I am looking to buy, but
want to get the very latest and best.

Choose your flavor..
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/compare.mspx

Know that Vista may be out later this year and buy your hardware accordingly
(beefy and with a great warranty.)

 

[Guest]

Thankyou for the response.. another query, what is the 64 bit edition of xp I
keep reading about, is this an earlier version or a version due to be
released??

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thankyou for the response.. another query, what is the 64 bit edition
of xp I keep reading about, is this an earlier version or a version
due to be released??

It's a current version-- the version that supports 64-bit processors. You
can't use it if you don't have a 64-bit processor, and since you don't know
about it, it's highly likely that yours is a 32-bit processor, not a 64-bit
one.

 

[Stan Brown]

Sun, 5 Feb 2006 15:25:27 -0800 from Gazzag

Just a quick simple one

What windows Xp system is the latest out.. I am looking to buy, but want to
get the very latest and best.

You're assuming that those two are the same. I question that
assumption. However...

As for latest, Windows XP home or pro) with SP2 is the latest.

Whichever version of XP you buy, there will already have been updates
since the disc was pressed. Windows will automatically inform you of
these and manage their downloading and installation.