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'''Windows XP''' (codenamed ''Whistler'') is an operating system developed by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. It was released to manufacturing on 24 August 2001 and later made generally available on 25 October 2001.<ref>Microsoft. [https:// | '''Windows XP''' (codenamed ''Whistler'') is an operating system developed by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. It was released to manufacturing on 24 August 2001 and later made generally available on 25 October 2001.<ref>Microsoft. [https://news.microsoft.com/2001/10/25/windows-xp-is-here Windows XP Is Here!], "Microsoft PressPass". 25 October 2001. </ref> It is the first consumer version based on the [[Windows NT]] codebase, succeeding both the NT-based [[Windows 2000|Windows 2000 Professional]] and the [[Windows 9x|9x-based]] [[Windows Me]]. It was ultimately succeeded by [[Windows Vista]] in 2006 after several delays in its development although some users opted to stay with Windows XP due to Vista’s higher system requirements and initial instability. | ||
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