Windows XP Portable

Windows XP Portable is a mobile version of Windows XP.

History
On 1998 was launched Microsoft Mobile 98 with 16 color screen, QWERTY keyboard and horizontal widescreen. On earlier 1999 the projects Neptune and Oddisey be started. Microsoft also create a mobile version of these two projects. With the idea of ​​revolutionizing the mobile sector. Instead of creating heavy mobiles, little portable and useful for few things; make them little, portable and useful.

The 2 projects be canceled on 2000. In that year Microsoft launch Pocket PC, is similar than Windows XP Portable, but it is only other User interface, touch with a pen and has a lower resolution, it is larger and worse than Windows XP Portable. On January 2000 the project Whistler Mobile is created.

The Beta 1 is published on November 2000. This Beta version have a new User Interface adapted to touch, New programs design, Whistler theme.

The Beta 2 on February 2001, it introduces Blue Luna Theme (Used on the commercial version launched on August), Windows Market (Beta), Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Mobile (Beta), Outlook Express 6 Mobile (Beta), Windows Media Player 8 Mobile (Beta), 2001 Windows Logo.

The Beta 3 on April 2001. The RTM is finishied on August 24th 2001 and presented to the general public on October 25th 2001. The first phone with this operating system is Microsoft Dream (On 2008 copied by htc with htc dream0) The Microsoft Dream and Windows XP Portable was revolutionized the phones. On February 2002 was launched version 1.2, On june 1.5 and Windows XP Portable 1.0 SP1, On october was launched 1.8. On the 2004 was lauched 1.0 SP2, on 2008 was launched 1.0 SP3. on 2010 was lauched the last Service Pack with Internet Explorer 8 Mobile and .NET Framework 4 (These 2 components are optional on upgrade or install).

In 2007 and 2008 due to new phones with better capabilities and more features, most users were stopping using Windows XP Portable. There were 2 attempts to continue to succeed in the mobile sector, the first Windows Vista Mobile and the second attemp is Windows Phone.

Requeriments

 * 64 MB RAM
 * One-core Mobile or computer 32 bit Processor with 128 Mhz (64 bit processor for x64 version)
 * 256 color Capacitive Touch Screen of 278x478 px


 * 500 MB of storage for 32 bit version and 1GB for 64 bit version.
 * 15..9 kbps audio

Microsoft Dream (the first device with WXPPRT) hardware

 * 512 MB RAM
 * Intel Pentium 3 Mobile Processor 128 Mhz (ARM/x86 Architecture)
 * 32 bit Touch Screen of 320x480 px
 * 4GB of storage
 * 45..36 kbps audio
 * Phisical keyboard

Programs

 * Internet Explorer 6 Mobile
 * Windows Market
 * WordPad
 * Windows Movie Maker Mobile
 * Windows Media Player 8 (On SP2 WMP 9, on SP3 WMP 10, and SP4 WMP 11)
 * My pictures
 * My music
 * My documents
 * My videos
 * Windows Explorer
 * Control Panel
 * Microsoft Pocket MSN Messenger Service
 * Windows Market Services (Hidden, because it is necessary for the Windows Market to function properly)
 * System restore
 * And much more...

Buttons

 * Button start: for go to main screen
 * MultiWindows Button: show all open windows for multitasking.
 * PC Button: View all apps or open My Computer.
 * Power button: restart, shutdown, sleep and ON.
 * User button: Lock, log off and change user.
 * Volume buttons: change sound volume, and move for some menus
 * Drop down phisical keyboard: Use keyboard for write and keyboard shortcuts
 * Back button: For go back (Example: From Windows Explorer go to