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'''Microsoft Windows''' is an [[operating system]] produced and maintained by [[Microsoft Corporation]]. It is estimated that as of December 2007 <ref>[http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp OS Statistics]. Refsnes Data. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.</ref> the Microsoft Windows family accounted for roughly 88% of operating system usage, with 73.4% belonging to the [[Windows XP]] family. Windows is used both as a desktop operating system and a [[server]]<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspx Windows Server 2003 R2 Home]. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.</ref> operating system, and is intended for use with the [[Intel]] x86 family of processors. | '''Microsoft Windows''' is an [[operating system]] produced and maintained by [[Microsoft Corporation]]. It is estimated that as of December 2007 <ref>[http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp OS Statistics]. Refsnes Data. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.</ref> the Microsoft Windows family accounted for roughly 88% of operating system usage, with 73.4% belonging to the [[Windows XP]] family. Windows is used both as a desktop operating system and a [[server]]<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspx Windows Server 2003 R2 Home]. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.</ref> operating system, and is intended for use with the [[Intel]] x86 family of processors. | ||
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The following are a list of releases of Microsoft Windows. While initially Windows was merely a graphical user interface extension to [[MS-DOS]] shell<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/WinHistoryProGraphic.mspx Windows History: Windows Desktop Timeline]. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.</ref>, it became a full operating system beginning with the release of Windows NT. | The following are a list of releases of Microsoft Windows. While initially Windows was merely a graphical user interface extension to [[MS-DOS]] shell<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/WinHistoryProGraphic.mspx Windows History: Windows Desktop Timeline]. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.</ref>, it became a full operating system beginning with the release of Windows NT. | ||
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[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx Microsoft Windows Home Page] | [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx Microsoft Windows Home Page] | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, April 26, 2009
Microsoft Windows is an operating system produced and maintained by Microsoft Corporation. It is estimated that as of December 2007 [1] the Microsoft Windows family accounted for roughly 88% of operating system usage, with 73.4% belonging to the Windows XP family. Windows is used both as a desktop operating system and a server[2] operating system, and is intended for use with the Intel x86 family of processors.
Versions
The following are a list of releases of Microsoft Windows. While initially Windows was merely a graphical user interface extension to MS-DOS shell[3], it became a full operating system beginning with the release of Windows NT.
- Windows 1.0, 2.x, and 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, 3.11FWG
- Windows NT
- Windows 95
- Windows 98 and 98SE
- Windows ME
- Windows 2000
- Windows Neptune (unreleased)
- Windows XP Professional, Home, and Media Center editions
- Windows Vista
- Windows Seven
References
- ↑ OS Statistics. Refsnes Data. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.
- ↑ Windows Server 2003 R2 Home. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.
- ↑ Windows History: Windows Desktop Timeline. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January, 2008.