Microsoft’s Windows XP is part of the many Windows Editions like Windows 98, 2000, the Windows Me, etc. Windows XP is widely used on ordinary computer systems, i.e., business as well as home editions, laptops, media centres, etc. The word “XP” is an acronym for the word “eXPerience” that was coined by Microsoft. Windows XP was immediately launched to succeed both, the Windows Me as well as Windows 2000. Windows Vista is the successor of the Windows XP version. As you already might know that, the Windows XP version comes in many editions, the popular ones being the Windows XP Home Edition and the Windows XP Professional Edition.

As the name suggests, the Home Edition mostly targets at the home users. But don’t be fooled by its name, because the Home Edition works just fine even for small businesses. The only vice that you will find in this edition is that you are able to install it only on one machine. In addition, this version is not suitable for heavy corporate requirements, which is exactly where the Microsoft Windows Professional Edition comes into picture. The Professional version is probably the best for satisfying any corporate requirements providing administration tools that were not seen in any of the earlier editions.

Windows XP also has the Media Centre Edition that is perfectly designed for a complete digital entertainment. Then of course there is the Tablet PC Edition and the Professional x64 edition. Windows XP is quite popular for the simple reason of providing better efficiency and stability compared to the previous versions that Microsoft had to offer. In order to counter the aspect of piracy of softwares, the Windows XP also came up with a unique product activation key. This Edition was also the first of its kind to combat the serious issue of piracy of softwares.