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  2. List of features removed in Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    The Microsoft Sound, as well as Windows 2000's startup and shutdown sounds under the names Windows Logon Sound and Windows Logoff Sound respectively were removed in favor of the new startup and shutdown sounds introduced with Windows XP. It is no longer possible to save or delete schemes under the Appearance tab of Display Properties.

  3. Shutdown (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Nowadays there are many software utilities which can automate the task of shutting down a Windows computer, enabling automatic computer control. The Windows Shutdown website lists various software utilities to automate the task of shutting down. In Windows, a program can shut down the system by calling the ExitWindowsEx or NtShutdownSystem ...

  4. Windows Support Tools - Wikipedia

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    Windows Installer Zapper (msizap.exe, a command-line tool) and Windows Installer CleanUp Utility (Msicuu.exe, a GUI tool) are tools for cleaning Windows Installer databases in Microsoft Windows. [7] [8] Many of the Windows Resource Kit tools are included as part of the Support Tools.

  5. List of alternative shells for Windows - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of software that provides an alternative graphical user interface for Microsoft Windows operating systems. The technical term for this interface is a shell. Windows' standard user interface is the Windows shell; Windows 3.0 and Windows 3.1x have a different shell, called Program Manager. The programs in this list do not restyle ...

  6. List of features removed in Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    This feature was available from Windows 95 up to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The File Types tab allowed users to change the file associations for various types of files. It allowed configuring which application would open when a user clicked on a certain type of file, or allowed manually defining a new file extension, defining/editing ...

  7. Talk:List of features removed in Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Hi, in Windows 9x/Me there was always the option during Windows Setup to choose Typical, Compact, Portable or Custom installation. In Windows XP it seems that this has been removed. In particular this means you can't select which Windows Components to install during setup, like you could in a "Custom" installation on 9x/Me.

  8. Installation (computer programs) - Wikipedia

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    Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution. Installation refers to the particular configuration of software or hardware with a view to making it usable with the computer. A soft or digital copy of the piece of software (program) is needed to install it.

  9. List of Microsoft Windows versions - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP 64-bit Edition; Itanium: Freestyle: October 29, 2002 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 ...