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**'''[[Windows XP 64-Bit Edition|64-Bit Edition]]''': This was a special edition for Itanium-based computers. There were two releases, the first of which was released in 2001 and was based on Windows XP; the second of which was released in 2003 and was based on [[Windows Server 2003]]. Support for these versions was dropped in 2005. | **'''[[Windows XP 64-Bit Edition|64-Bit Edition]]''': This was a special edition for Itanium-based computers. There were two releases, the first of which was released in 2001 and was based on Windows XP; the second of which was released in 2003 and was based on [[Windows Server 2003]]. Support for these versions was dropped in 2005. | ||
**'''[[Windows XP Professional x64 Edition|Professional x64 Edition]]''': This was the version for x86-64 processors based on [[Windows Server 2003]]. It was released in 2005. | **'''[[Windows XP Professional x64 Edition|Professional x64 Edition]]''': This was the version for x86-64 processors based on [[Windows Server 2003]]. It was released in 2005. | ||
*'''[[Windows XP Media Center Edition|Media Center Edition]]''': This version | *'''[[Windows XP Media Center Edition|Media Center Edition]]''': This version acts as a software-based solution for [[w:multimedia|multimedia]] devices such as [[w:DVD player|DVD player]]s, [[w:digital television|digital television]] and [[w:digital video recorder|digital video recorder]]s; it was not normally sold to consumers and could only be obtained by purchasing specific entertainment hardware. System requirements are significantly higher than in other Windows editions due to its strong focus on multimedia. | ||
*'''[[Windows XP Embedded|Embedded]]''': Intended for the embedded hardware sector. Enterprises can create a customizable Windows XP Professional image through the use of an image builder utility, allowing them to add and remove features or drivers as needed and then later deployed to hardware built for specific solutions | *'''[[Windows XP Embedded|Embedded]]''': Intended for the embedded hardware sector. Enterprises can create a customizable Windows XP Professional image through the use of an image builder utility, allowing them to add and remove features or drivers as needed and then later deployed to hardware built for specific solutions such as medical equipment, car manufacturing, point-of-sale terminals and automated teller machines. | ||
*'''[[Windows XP Tablet PC Edition|Tablet PC Edition]]''': This version was included in tablet computers from 2002 to 2007. It is the tablet-optimized version of Windows XP. | *'''[[Windows XP Tablet PC Edition|Tablet PC Edition]]''': This version was included in tablet computers from 2002 to 2007. It is the tablet-optimized version of Windows XP. | ||
*'''N, K and KN editions''': The N version was made for the European markets and did not include Windows Media Player;{{efn|The N edition was originally known as the ''Reduced Media Edition'', a name which was rejected by the [[w:European Commission|European Commission]] as it was deemed not appealing to consumers.<ref name="NRME1">Evers, Jovers. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122046/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2556384/windows-xp-without-media-player-gets-an--n-.html Windows XP without Media Player gets an 'N'], ''Computerworld''. 28 March 2005. Archived from [https://www.computerworld.com/article/2556384/windows-xp-without-media-player-gets-an--n-.html the original] on 7 December 2021.</ref><ref name="NRME2">Bekker, Scott. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050407081820/http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=6625 European Windows Called 'Windows XP Home Edition N'], ''Redmond''. 28 March 2005.</ref>}} the K version was made for the South Korean markets and included two shortcuts to Korean websites offering media player and messenger software by default, after a South Korean Fair Trade Commission ruling. The KN edition is the Korean counterpart to the N edition. (Although these editions are designed to comply with Korean business competition law, these editions are potentially still in violation of another Korean law, that being of game rating requirement law, as built-in Windows games were not rated by the [[wikipedia:Game Rating and Administration Committee|Korean game rating board]] until [[Windows 7]].) | *'''N, K and KN editions''': The N version was made for the European markets and did not include Windows Media Player;{{efn|The N edition was originally known as the ''Reduced Media Edition'', a name which was rejected by the [[w:European Commission|European Commission]] as it was deemed not appealing to consumers.<ref name="NRME1">Evers, Jovers. [https://web.archive.org/web/20211207122046/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2556384/windows-xp-without-media-player-gets-an--n-.html Windows XP without Media Player gets an 'N'], ''Computerworld''. 28 March 2005. Archived from [https://www.computerworld.com/article/2556384/windows-xp-without-media-player-gets-an--n-.html the original] on 7 December 2021.</ref><ref name="NRME2">Bekker, Scott. [https://web.archive.org/web/20050407081820/http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=6625 European Windows Called 'Windows XP Home Edition N'], ''Redmond''. 28 March 2005.</ref>}} the K version was made for the South Korean markets and included two shortcuts to Korean websites offering media player and messenger software by default, after a South Korean Fair Trade Commission ruling. The KN edition is the Korean counterpart to the N edition. (Although these editions are designed to comply with Korean business competition law, these editions are potentially still in violation of another Korean law, that being of game rating requirement law, as built-in Windows games were not rated by the [[wikipedia:Game Rating and Administration Committee|Korean game rating board]] until [[Windows 7]].) | ||