Windows XP Tour

Windows XP Tour is an application which takes users on a guided tour of Windows XP, showcasing its new features and capabilities, along with the basics of using Windows.


 * 1) Best for Business (Professional version only) (with Robust, Reliable, Compatible, On the Road and Around the World, and More Secure, Easier to Manage)
 * 2) Safe and Easy Personal Computing (with Faster, Smarter, Safer, Easier to Learn and Use, and Better Help for Every Task)
 * 3) Unlock the World of Digital Media (with Built-in Photo Sharing and Organization, Playing Music, Video, and CDs, and Optimized for Games and DVDs/Optimized for Games)
 * 4) The Connected Home and Office (with Multiple Users - A Cinch to Switch, Networks: Powerful and Practical, Let the Wizard do the Work, and Data Protection, Inside and Out)
 * 5) Windows XP Basics (also known as Start Here) (with The Windows Desktop, Icons, Taskbar, Start Menu, Files and Folders, Windows, Control Panel, and Ending Your Session)

Overview
There are two variants of the tour, which goes through the same basic information: The tour is split up into four or five sections, depending on the edition of Windows:
 * The multimedia tour created on Adobe Flash, featuring narration, animation, and background music composed by Bill Brown, who also composed the default startup and shutdown sounds for Windows XP.
 * A basic HTML tour intended for slower computers.
 * Best for Business (Professional only) - Goes through the business-focused features of Windows XP Professional, including Remote Desktop, network bridging, and the Encrypted File System.
 * Safe and Easy Personal Computing - Goes through the end-user features, such as the new visual style, the Help and Support center, and the performance and security benefits over Windows 9x.
 * Unlock the World of Digital Media - Goes through the multimedia features, such as Windows Media Player 8, enhanced digital camera support, DirectX, and DVD playback.
 * The Connected Home and Office - Goes through the enhanced networking and user features, such as user switching, printer and internet connection sharing, Windows Firewall, and the wizards.
 * Windows XP Basics or Start Here - Goes through the basics of using Windows XP, such as using the desktop, the taskbar, and the start menu.

Adobe Flash-based tour
The first available build to contain a prototype for a Adobe Flash-based demo is build 2419, where it includes looping images of flowers and astronauts set to Bathers At Asnierès. The proper tour would be introduced with build 2465, although in an incomplete state with placeholder images and lower quality narration and music. The completed tour would be introduced with build 2481.

HTML-based tour
Windows XP build 2474 is the first known build to include the HTML-based tour.