Chapter 5. Using Windows XP on Older Computers
IN THIS CHAPTER
If you just purchased a new PC, your operating system is probably Windows Vista, as we discussed in Chapter 4, “Getting to Know Windows Vista.” But if you have an older PC, you’re probably running an older version of Windows—most likely, Windows XP. How does Windows XP differ from Windows Vista? And how does it work? This chapter answers those questions.
Before Vista: Previous Versions of Windows
Windows Vista isn’t the first version of Windows. In fact, Windows has been around ...
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