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Millions of Windows XP disks secretly included Microsoft's failed search assistant to keep pirates at bay — "Bob was actually more useful dead than alive"
Bob resurfaced from Microsoft's Graveyard to pad out the 30MB of free space in Windows XP, keeping pirates at bay.
This Free App Brings Back the Windows 2000, XP, or Vista Taskbars
RetroBar is a free application that replaces the Windows 11 taskbar with the one from Windows XP, 2000, or Vista.
From pixels to pinot: The Windows XP 'Bliss' wallpaper hill was real and this is what it looks like now
The original photo was taken with what's described as a "medium-format" camera. It's an analogue photo originally, captured on film. A full-resolution version of Bliss can be seen here, clocking in at ...
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Windows XP (2001) - MS Version 5.1 A client version ... It was also the first time the computer booted directly into Windows, rather than being loaded after booting up in DOS.
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Windows XP and Windows 11 File Explorer icons are pretty much the same
It might be obvious to some users, but Windows XP and Windows 11 are not that different. In fact, the folder icons in File ...
Microsoft to embed Messenger in Windows XP
Scheduled for release as part of Windows XP on October 25., Windows Messenger will for the first time allow users of the Microsoft IM tool to send audio and video files from computer to computer. Now, ...