Editing Windows XP (section)

===Other features===
* Improved [[compatibility layer|application compatibility]] and [[shim (computing)|shims]] compared to Windows 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Proffit |first=Brian |date=September 2, 2002 |title=Old Apps Find A New Home On Windows XP |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wFDKfrkjXLAC&pg=PA76 |magazine=[[PC Magazine]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610022353/https://books.google.com/books?id=wFDKfrkjXLAC&pg=PA76 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[DirectX]] 8.1, upgradeable to DirectX 9.0c.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Karp |first1=David |last2=O'Reilly |first2=Tim |last3=Mott |first3=Troy |title=Windows XP in a Nutshell: [a desktop quick reference] |date=2005 |publisher=O'Reilly |location=Beijing [u.a.] |isbn=978-0-596-00900-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/windowsxpinnutsh00karp/page/141 141] |edition=2nd |url=https://archive.org/details/windowsxpinnutsh00karp|url-access=registration }}</ref>
* A number of new features in [[Windows Explorer]] including task panes, thumbnails, and the option to view photos as a slideshow.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richtmyer |first1=Richard |title=Opening up Windows XP |url=https://money.cnn.com/2001/08/23/technology/windowsxp/index.htm |website=CNN Money |access-date=June 24, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223092719/http://money.cnn.com/2001/08/23/technology/windowsxp/index.htm |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |date=August 23, 2001}}</ref>
* Improved imaging features such as ''Windows Picture and Fax Viewer''.<ref name="WPFW">{{cite web |url = https://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/image_overview.mspx?mfr=true |title = Windows Picture and Fax Viewer overview |work = Windows XP Professional Product Documentation |publisher = Microsoft Corporation |access-date = November 23, 2010 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101202003013/http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/image_overview.mspx?mfr=true |archive-date = December 2, 2010 |df = dmy-all |date = <!--N/A--> |author=<!--N/A-->}}</ref>
* Faster start-up, (because of improved [[Prefetcher|Prefetch]] functions) logon, logoff, [[Hibernate (OS feature)|hibernation]], and application launch sequences.<ref name="ms-WHDC-kernel" />
* Numerous improvements to increase the system reliability such as improved [[System Restore]],<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204174622/http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/windowsxpsystemrestore.asp |archive-date=February 4, 2005|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/windowsxpsystemrestore.asp |title=Microsoft Windows XP System Restore|publisher=Microsoft|last1=Harder|first1=Bobbie|date=April 2001}}</ref> [[Automated System Recovery]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Petri |first1=Daniel |title=What is ASR in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003? |url=https://www.petri.com/whats_asr_in_windows_xp_2003 |website=Petri |publisher=Blue Whale Web Media Group |access-date=June 24, 2018 |date=January 8, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312131838/https://www.petri.com/whats_asr_in_windows_xp_2003 |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}</ref> and driver reliability improvements through Device Driver Rollback.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Columbus |first1=Louis |title=Exploring Windows XP's Device Driver Rollback and System Restore |url=https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=21919 |website=InformIT |publisher=Pearson Education |access-date=June 24, 2018 |date=June 29, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105185554/http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=21919 |archive-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref>
* Hardware support improvements such as [[FireWire]] 800,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Norton |first1=Peter |last2=Mueller |first2=John Paul |title=Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows XP |date=2002 |publisher=Pearson Education |isbn=9780132715386 |page=N/A |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QLtjChi0LkMC&pg=PT339 |access-date=July 10, 2018 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415032546/https://books.google.com/books?id=QLtjChi0LkMC&pg=PT339 |url-status=live }}</ref> and improvements to [[multi-monitor]] support under the name "DualView".<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNamee |first1=Kieran |title=Setting up dual monitors using Windows XP Home |url=https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/70163/setting_up_dual_monitors_using_windows_xp_home/ |website=PC World |access-date=June 24, 2018 |language=en-AU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205070537/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/70163/setting_up_dual_monitors_using_windows_xp_home |archive-date=February 5, 2017 |date=June 27, 2003 }}</ref>
* [[Fast user switching]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Architecture of Fast User Switching |url=https://support.microsoft.com/kb/294737 |website=Microsoft Knowledgebase |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802094623/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294737 |archive-date=August 2, 2009 |date=January 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |author=<!--N/A-->}}</ref>
* The [[ClearType]] font rendering mechanism, which is designed to improve text readability on [[liquid-crystal display]] (LCD) and similar monitors, especially laptops.<ref name="Microsoft Corporation"/>
* [[Side-by-side assembly|Side-by-side assemblies]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Satran |first1=Michael |title=About Side-by-Side Assemblies |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/sbscs/about-side-by-side-assemblies- |website=docs.microsoft.com |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=June 24, 2018 |language=en-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624182601/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/sbscs/about-side-by-side-assemblies- |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |date=May 31, 2018}}</ref> and [[registration-free COM]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wienholt |first1=Nick |title=Simplify Application Deployment with Registration-Free COM - Developer.com |url=https://www.developer.com/net/cplus/article.php/3626016/Simplify-Application-Deployment-with-Registration-Free-COM.htm |website=www.developer.com |publisher=QuinStreet Enterprise |access-date=June 24, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216070912/http://www.developer.com/net/cplus/article.php/3626016/Simplify-Application-Deployment-with-Registration-Free-COM.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2010 |date=August 14, 2006}}</ref>
* General improvements to international support such as more locales, languages and scripts, [[Multilingual User Interface|MUI]] support in Terminal Services, improved [[Input Method Editor]]s, and National Language Support.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Honeycutt |first1=Jerry |title=Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |date=2003 |publisher=Microsoft |location=Redmond, Wash. |isbn=9780735615700 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/introducingmicro00hone/page/293 293–298] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/introducingmicro00hone/page/293 }}</ref>