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Version of Microsoft Windows | |
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OS family | Windows NT |
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Version | 5.1 |
Codename | Freestyle (original release) Harmony (2004) Symphony (2005) Emerald (2005 Update Rollup 2) |
Architecture | x86 |
Release date | 2002-10-29 |
Support end | 2014-04-08 |
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Windows XP Professional | |
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Windows Vista | |
Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) is a multimedia-oriented release of Windows XP, which was originally released on 29 October 2002. A spin-off of the Professional edition, it is the first release of Windows to include Windows Media Center, a digital video recorder and media player application.
With the release of Windows Vista, Windows Media Center became a built-in application in the Home Premium and Ultimate editions, eliminating the need for a separate edition; the practice persisted through Windows 7. Media Center was subsequently deprecated in Windows 8, and was made an optional, paid addition via the Pro Pack,[1] before being removed entirely during the Windows 10 development cycle.
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