Figure – 10 MS Windows 98 desktop with open windows
Windows 2000 and Windows Me (Millennium)
- New possibilities appeared like device manager to simplify the operation of adding cards and new equipments to the computer.
- Computer management program that provides an unit which controls all the features of system setup.
- New programs for LAN network management.
- My documents folder appeared in desktop, it contains pictures folder.
- Internet explorer 5.5, media player 7 to display videos and audios files, etc.
Figure – 11 MS Windows 2000 desktop
It is the most important of windows publications since windows 95, it introduced many improvements, developments, and new adding.
- Start menu with new form, which consists of two columns, one for abbreviation of important applications and folders such as my computer, my documents, control panel, etc.
- Improving the folder and files searching, help system, and introducing media player 8.0 , internet explorer 6, and others.
- Internet connection firewall to protect the computer during connection to the network.
Figure – 11 MS Windows XP desktop with open windows
It introduced after windows vista, it is more easily and safety than vista, it is Microsoft's most recent iteration of the Windows operating systems.
- Modifying the connection method to the wireless network.
- Using internet explorer 8, improving search system and cryptography system.
- It features full 64-bit support, touch screen functionality
Figure – 12 MS Windows 7 start menu
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