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  2. Bliss (photograph) - Wikipedia

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    Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. It is a photograph of a green rolling hills and daytime sky with cirrus clouds . Charles O'Rear , a former National Geographic photographer, took the photo in January 1998 near the Napa – Sonoma county line, California, after a ...

  3. Windows XP visual styles - Wikipedia

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    Compared to Desktop Themes in Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me, the new visual styles of Windows XP have a greater emphasis on the graphical appeal of the operating system, using saturated colors [2] and bitmaps [3] throughout the interface, with rounded corners for windows.

  4. Category:Screenshots of Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Screenshots of Windows XP" ... File:Windows XP Media Center desktop.png; File:Windows XP Olive Green.png; File:Windows XP on-screen keyboard.png;

  5. Wallpaper (computing) - Wikipedia

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    A computer screen showing a background wallpaper photo of the Palace of Versailles A wallpaper from fractal. A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device.

  6. MSSTYLES - Wikipedia

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    MSSTYLES is a Microsoft file format, that contains the bitmaps and metadata for the Windows XP skinning engine, first introduced in Windows Whistler Build 2250. [2] The engine, in its unmodified state, only fully applies .msstyles files that have been digitally signed by Microsoft, such as Luna or the Zune theme. The default Windows XP style is ...

  7. List of Microsoft Windows versions - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP Media Center Edition; IA-32: Harmony: September 30, 2003 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004; Symphony: October 12, 2004 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005; 2700 Emerald: October 14, 2005 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2; 2710 Anvil: April 25, 2005 NT 5.2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; 3790 x86-64 ...

  8. Ultra-low-cost personal computer - Wikipedia

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    An ultra-low-cost personal computer (ULCPC) is an inexpensive personal computer such as a netbook or a nettop. It is most often used by Microsoft to define a class of computers that are eligible for special licensing and discounts. For example, the availability of Windows XP has been extended [1] [2] and discounts are offered [3] for ULCPCs ...

  9. Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    On August 24, 2001, Windows XP build 2600 was released to manufacturing (RTM). During a ceremonial media event at Microsoft Redmond Campus, copies of the RTM build were given to representatives of several major PC manufacturers in briefcases, who then flew off on decorated helicopters. While PC manufacturers would be able to release devices ...