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'''Windows XP''' was a release of the [[Microsoft Windows]] operating system, and was made available on October 25, 2001. "XP" stands for ''eXPerience''.

'''Windows XP''' was a release of the [[Microsoft Windows]] [[Operating system]], and was made available on October 25, 2001. "XP" stands for ''eXPerience''.

Windows XP has been both criticized (for poor performance, significant security vulnerabilities, poor [[DOS]] backwards compatibility, and other issues) and praised as one of the best, cleanest operating systems from Microsoft. Interestingly, when [[Windows Vista]] debuted, many organizations chose to retain XP in favor of the newer system. Vista was perceived seen as being of lower quality by many, at least in part because Windows Vista had poor hardware driver support for computer technology at the time of its release and suffered poor memory optimization (which was eventually fixed with the first service pack update). Windows XP was held onto by many individuals, organizations, and government agencies as long as was possible.  However, on April 8, 2014, Microsoft declared the end-of-lie for Windows XP, and stopped public support of the system.  Without security patches, new hardware support, and other maintenance, it was soon abandoned by most.  In the end, Windows XP was burdened by three service packs, and hundreds of other updates and patches.

Windows XP has been both criticized (for poor performance, significant security vulnerabilities, poor [[DOS]] backwards compatibility, and other issues) and praised as one of the best, cleanest operating systems from Microsoft. Interestingly, when [[Windows Vista]] debuted, many organizations chose to retain XP in favor of the newer system. Vista was perceived seen as being of lower quality by many, at least in part because Windows Vista had poor hardware driver support for computer technology at the time of its release and suffered poor memory optimization (which was eventually fixed with the first service pack update). Windows XP was held onto by many individuals, organizations, and government agencies as long as was possible.  However, on April 8, 2014, Microsoft declared the end-of-lie for Windows XP, and stopped public support of the system.  Without security patches, new hardware support, and other maintenance, it was soon abandoned by most.  In the end, Windows XP was burdened by three service packs, and hundreds of other updates and patches.