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 ==== ASCII Star Wars ==== ==== ASCII Star Wars ====
 You can watch Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope, on Windows XP. Open the dialog box (Start - Run - cmd), then type "telnet," "about" and in the triangular brackets (<>) enter the address "towel.blinkenlights.nl" [([[https://www.tweakandtrick.com/2010/06/watch-hidden-star-wars-in-windows-xp.html|Tweak and Trick]])] You can watch Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope, on Windows XP. Open the dialog box (Start - Run - cmd), then type "telnet," "about" and in the triangular brackets (<>) enter the address "towel.blinkenlights.nl" [([[https://www.tweakandtrick.com/2010/06/watch-hidden-star-wars-in-windows-xp.html|Tweak and Trick]])]
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 +==== Recycle bin ====
 +In Windows XP, the recycle bin reserved only 10% of the disc space. It refused to hold more. [([[https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/windows-xp-professional/059600348X/ch04s04.html|O'Reilly]])]
 +
 +==== Operating system in ATMs ====
 +Long after its glory years, Windows XP was still the dominant operating system in ATMs - supporting more than 90 percent of them. [([[https://www.computerworld.com/article/2700811/95-percent-of-atms-run-windows-xp--here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-security-threat.html|Computer World]])]
 +
 +==== Windows 3.1 NT ====
 +In 1993, Microsoft released Windows 3.1 NT, which was based on a completely new kernel. [([[https://microsoft.fandom.com/wiki/Windows_NT_3.1|Microsoft Fandom]])]
 +
 +==== Remote desktop ====
 +Windows XP supported remote desktop. Today, companies support external programs and tools for remote desktop - for example, when we need technical support. In Windows XP, such a feature was pre-installed and could be used after a short configuration. [([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dbi4Csdtyc|You Tube]])]
 +
 +==== Bumpy beginning ====
 +Windows XP was not one of the most secure systems - especially in the beginning. In total, more than 70 security vulnerabilities were discovered in it, patched in subsequent updates. [([[https://www.reuters.com/article/urnidgns852573c400693880002576c70042f0f4-idUS4332602920100211|Reuters]])]
 +
 +==== Ceased to be supported ====
 +Windows XP ceased to be supported in 2014. [([[https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/seriously-its-really-time-to-upgrade-from-windows-xp/232145|Enterpreneur]])]
 +
 +==== Halo 2 on Vista ====
 +Halo 2 was released in 2004 on Xbox, three years before the release of Windows Vista. In 2007 it hit the PC but didn't run on XP - it required DirectX 10, absent for owners of that system. This was a very strange procedure, given that the conversion itself turned out to be quite average. [([[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/halo-2-for-windows-vista-minimum-system-requirements-52950b43-1ef9-a9dc-1b11-3529ac54e682|Support Microsoft]])]
 +
 +==== Mine sweeper ====
 +The classic Minesweeper on Windows is still a big challenge today. You can, however, fool the system. All you have to do is type "xyzzy" and then use the combination of Shift+Enter and Enter. A white pixel will appear, which will glow if you hover your mouse over a hidden mine. [([[https://qr.ae/pvxT15|Quora]])]
 +
 +==== Windows XP, or "Experience" ==== 
 +Gamers are certainly familiar with the abbreviation "XP." In Internet slang, it simply stands for "experience". [([[https://www.cyberdefinitions.com/definitions/XP.html|Cyber Definitions]])]
 +
 +==== No CON folders ====
 +CON was one of the most important system files in Windows XP. In the interest of user security, Microsoft has prevented folders from being named this way. [([[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/why-cant-i-create-a-folder-with-con-name/23c86662-4988-4c7d-9c2d-3e33d4413de3|Microsoft]])]
 +
 +==== Microsoft Codename Whistler ====
 +Before it was released to the wider public, Windows XP was tested in beta. It was called Whistler - after the place in Canada where Microsoft employees used to go skiing. [([[https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-xp/beta-1|WinWorld PC]])]
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