Yes and no... Windows XP came out with more then one version. The XP versions are Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home 64bit Windows XP Profe…ssional 64 bit, Windows XP Media Center. When they say SP1 that just mean that it has the Service Pack 1 updates installed.
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Windows 7 to launch October 22. Microsoft confirms the launch date of its newest version of Windows, saying it will have the code finalized by the middle or end of next month. Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it is planning for Windows 7 to hit retail shelves and start showing up on new PCs on October 22. To reach that milestone, Microsoft plans to wrap up development of the operating system by the middle or end of next month, Senior Vice President Bill Veghte said in an interview.
https://www.cnet.com/news/windows-7-to-launch-october-22/
In 1993, Microsoft released Windows NT 3.1, the first version of the newly developed Windows NT operating system. It was not based on DOS and, as a result, was a fully 32-bit operating system, unlike the hybrid 16-bit kernel, 32-bit applications model used in Windows 95, 98 and Me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Windows
Windows XP was released in August 2001 whist Windows 7 was released to manufacturer in July 2009 with retail release being October 2009. So Windows XP is around 8 years older …than Windows 7.
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The history of Microsoft Office began with the first Windows version of Office, 3.0, packaged in both Windows 3.11 and a Macintosh OS version, released in 1992. It was one of the first Microsoft products to come out on both CD-ROM and on floppy disk, adding to the convenience of the package. This helped to differentiate it from its primary competitors of the time. It included Word 2.0, Excel 4.0 Powerpoint 3.0 and Microsoft Mail, the early version of Outlook.
http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/13193.aspx
On November 10, 1983, Microsoft announced Windows, a graphical user interface (GUI) for MS-DOS and a competitor to the Macintosh operating system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Windows
Microsoft provided support for Windows XP for the past 12 years. But the time came for us, along with our hardware and software partners, to invest our resources toward supporting more recent technologies so that we can continue to deliver great new experiences.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14223/windows-xp-end-of-support
6:00PM BST 29 Jul 2015. Microsoft began rolling out Windows 10 to customers on 29 July 2015. Here we round up all the news, reactions, and updates from the day. Windows 10 launch: Microsoft releases new operating system. Windows 10 review: a fresh Start.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/windows/11769761/Windows-10-launch-live.html
The first versions of Windows (1.0 through to 3.11) were actually just programs run from MS-DOS which then took over the screen and launched an application called Program Manager; later on, Windows 95, though still being based on MS-DOS, was its own operating system, using a 16-bit DOS-based kernel and a 32-bit user space.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Windows
Very few older computers are able to run Windows 10, which is the latest version of Windows. We recommend that you check out the Windows 10 specifications page to find out if your PC meets the system requirements for Windows 10. For more detailed information, read the FAQ. Get a new PC.
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when did windows xp come out.
Windows XP came out in August 2001.