Windows 1.0
The first version of Microsoft Windows, called Windows 1.0, released on 20 November 1985. This version has many deficiencies in some of the functionality, so that less popular in the market. At first Windows version 1.0 with this aim, called Interface Manager, but Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft petinggi ensure that the name "Windows" will be "bait" consumers. Windows 1.0 is not a complete operating system, but only extend the capabilities of MS-DOS to a graphical interface. In addition, Windows 1.0 also has problems and weaknesses that are owned by the same MS-DOS.
Furthermore, Microsoft demanded that Apple make Microsoft to limit capabilities. For example, windows in Windows 1.0 can only be displayed on the screen in "tile" only, so the window can not overwrite each other each other. In addition, there is no such place that is used to store files before deletion (Recycle Bin), as the Apple be convinced that they have the rights to these paradigms. Microsoft also then remove the limitation of Windows with the signed license agreement with Apple.
[edit] Windows 2.x
Windows version 2 also appear later on 9 December 1987, and became slightly more popular than the preceding. Most populeritasnya gained proximity with the application because the graphics made Microsoft, Microsoft Excel for Windows and Microsoft Word for Windows. Windows applications can be run from MS-DOS, and then enter Windows to do the operation, and will be out by itself when the application is closed.
Microsoft Windows eventually obtain a significant improvement when Aldus PageMaker version to appear in Windows, which previously could only run on the Macintosh. Some computer experts historians record this as an occurrence of the behavior of the application that made a significant addition to the early success of Microsoft as Microsoft Windows.
Windows version 2.0x using real mode memory model, which is only able to access the memory to 1 megabita only. In such a configuration, Windows can run other applications multitasking, such DESQview, who is running in protected mode offered by Intel 80286.
[edit] Windows 2.1x
Next, two new versions are released, ie, Windows/286 2.1 and Windows/386 2.1. Like previous versions of Windows, Windows/286 use real mode memory model, but is the first version that supports the High Memory Area (HMA). Windows/386 even have a 2.1 kernel running in protected mode with emulasi expanded Memory Specification (EMS) standard Lotus-Intel-Microsoft (LIM), precursor specification Extended Memory Specification (XMS), which was then in the end topology change in the computing IBM PC. All applications based on DOS and Windows at that time was running in real mode, running on the protected mode kernel using Virtual 8086 mode, which is a new feature of the Intel 80386.
Version 2:03 and then get the 3.0 version of Apple's claims because the 2.1 version of this mode has the appearance of Cascade (cumulative), in addition to some of the features of Apple Macintosh operating system is "imitated" by Windows, the main problem is the display / look and feel. Judge William Schwarzer eventually cancel all 189 claims, with the exception of 9 claims submitted by Apple against Microsoft on 5 January 1989.
Success with Windows 3.0
Microsoft Windows eventually achieve success at a very significant step that version 3.0 was released in 1990. In addition to the increased ability of the Windows application, Windows 3.0 is also capable of allowing users to run several MS-DOS applications simultaneously (multitasking), as indeed in this version has been introduced virtual memory. This version also makes the IBM PC and kompatibelnya serious challenger to the Apple Macintosh. This is because of the increased graphics processing performance at that time (with the graphics card Video Graphics Array (VGA)), and also protected mode / 386 Enhanced mode that allows Windows applications to use more memory in a manner that is more easily compared with what offered by MS-DOS.
Windows 3.0 can run in three modes, ie, real mode, the default mode, and 386 Enhanced mode, and is compatible with the processor-Intel processor family from Intel 8086/8088, 80286, to 80386. Windows 3.0 will try to detect which mode to be used, although the user can force that works in Windows only mode using the switch-a switch when running
* Win / r: force Windows to run in real mode
* Win / s: forcing Windows to run in standard mode
* Win / 3: forced to run Windows in 386 Enhanced mode.
Version 3.0 is also the first version of Windows that runs in protected mode, even though the kernel 386 enhanced mode is the enhanced version of the kernel from the kernel in protected mode Windows/386.
Because of the backward compatibility feature, a Windows 3.0 application must be compiled using the 16-bit environment, so it is not using the ability mikroprosesor Intel 80386, notabene is a 32-bit processors.
Windows 3.0 is also present in the version of "multimedia", which is called Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions 1.0, which was released several months later. This version dibundel to the existence of "multimedia upgrade kits," which consists of the CD-ROM drive and a sound card, like Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro. This version is the pioneer of all the multimedia features found in versions of Windows after that, just like Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups, and become part of the Multimedia PC specification Microsoft.
Features mentioned above and support the application software market is growing to make Windows 3.0 is very successful in the market. Recorded, in the two years before dirilisnya version of Windows 3.1, Windows 3.0 sold 10 million copies. Finally, Windows 3.0 was the main source of income to be Microsoft, and Microsoft to make some revisions to the plan originally.
[edit] Switch to the OS / 2
During the mid to late 1980s, Microsoft and IBM work together in developing an operating system of DOS, which is referred to as the IBM OS / 2. OS / 2 can use all the capabilities offered by Intel mikroprosesor and 80,286 able to access up to 16 Megabytes memory. OS / 2 1.0 was released in 1987, which features the swapping and multitasking, in addition of course to allow MS-DOS applications to run on it.
OS / 2 version 1.0 is just an operating system-based text mode / command line only. OS / 2 version 1.1 which was released in 1988 offers a graphical interface, called the Presentation Manager (PM). Presentation Manager uses the same coordinate system with coordinates Cartesius, different from the Windows operating system and some other GUI systems. Use of the system of coordinates is the point x, y 0.0 on OS / 2 placed on the bottom left corner of the screen, while in Windows, during the left top corner. OS / 2 version 1.2, which was released in 1989, introduced a new file system, called the High Performance File System (HPFS), which is intended to replace the file system File Allocation Table (FAT).
At the beginning of the early-1990s, the relationship between Microsoft and IBM also intensify due to the emergence of a conflict. This is because they work together in developing a computer operating system each time (with the IBM OS / 2 and Microsoft with its Windows), both have access to the code of each operating system. Microsoft seeks further development of the Windows operating system buatannya, while IBM has a desire that all future work should be made based on the operating system OS / 2. In an attempt to end this conflict, IBM and Microsoft finally agreed that IBM will develop the IBM OS / 2 version 2.0, to replace the OS / 2 version 1.3 and Windows 3.0, while Microsoft have developed a new operating system, OS / 2 version 3.0, akan then replaces the OS / 2 version 2.0.
This agreement also does not take long, so that IBM and Microsoft relationship is terminated. Continue the development of the IBM OS / 2, while Microsoft change the name of the operating system OS / 2 version 3.0 (which is not yet released) to Windows NT. Both still have the right to use the technology, OS / 2 and Windows that have been formed until the termination of the agreement, but, Windows NT actually written as a new operating system and most of the code from the code freely IBM OS / 2.
After version 1.3 was released to justify to some problems in the OS / 2 version 1.x, IBM finally releases OS / 2 version 2.0 in 1992. Version 2.0 offers a significant improvement, ie, an object-oriented GUI, called the Workplace Shell (WPS), which includes in it a desktop and is considered by many people is the best feature in the OS / 2. Microsoft is finally "cheat" some elements of the Workplace Shell on Windows 95 operating system that was released three years later. Version 2.0 also offers a full API that supports the instruction 32-bit Intel 80386 property, so it offers great features multitasking and able to address up to 4 gigabytes of memory. However, many things in the internal system still uses 16-bit code, which requires that the device driver must also be written using 16-bit code as well, besides of course some of the other internal. This is one reason why OS / 2 lack of hardware drivers. Version 2.0 is also able to run DOS applications and Windows 3.0, because IBM is also still have the right to use the DOS and Windows code after the "divorce" the relationship between them.
At that time, it is not clear who the winner in the race to be called a "Desktop Wars," but in the end the OS / 2 is not able to get enough market share that even though IBM finally released on some versions of OS / 2 that much more intense after This version 2.0.
[edit] The emergence of dualism: Windows 3.1 came to market the home and down to the Windows NT corporate market
Logo used by the Microsoft Windows from 1992 to 2000
[edit] Windows 3.1
Display room of Windows 3.x
As a response from dirilisnya IBM OS / 2 version 2.0 to market, develop a Microsoft Windows 3.1, which offers some minor improvement to the Windows 3.0 (as well as the ability to display the Fonts TrueType font, which was developed together with Apple), and also found in the improvement in many of the bugs and support for multimedia. Version 3.1 also removes support for real mode, so it only runs on the protected mode that is only owned by mikroprosesor Intel 80286 or higher again. Microsoft also released the final 3:11 of Windows, which is a version of Windows 3.1 that includes all the improvements and patch released after Windows 3.1 was launched in 1992.
[edit] Windows for Workgroups
Approximately at the same time, Microsoft released Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, which is available either as an additional 3.1 for Windows and a version that is covered in basic Windows environment and the additional network capabilities in a package. Windows for Workgroups includes drivers and computer network protocol stack is better, and also supports a network of peer-to-peer. One optional download for Windows for Workgroups protocol stack is TCP / IP with the code name "Wolverine", which allows access to the Internet through corporate networks. Windows for Workgroups was released in two versions, Windows for Workgroups 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Unlike the versions of Windows before Windows for Workgroups running in just 3:11 in 386 Enhanced mode, and requires at least machines with Intel 80386SX processor.
All versions are continuously improving sales pace Windows version 3.x. Although Windows 3.1x still have a lot of shortages, which had been corrected by OS / 2, such as filename length (exceeding 11 characters, in the 8.3 format), desktop, or the protection system against the behavior of unwanted applications, Microsoft quickly took over GUI market in market share to IBM's desktop PC and kompatibelnya. Windows API is a de-facto standard for software consumers.
[edit] Windows NT
During that time, Microsoft continues to continue the development of a new operating system, called Windows NT. Main architects of Windows NT is Dave Cutler, who was one of the leading architects in the VMS operating system company Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), which was then bought by Compaq which is now part of Hewlett-Packard. Microsoft recruiting Cutler in 1988 to create a version of OS / 2 which is portable, but eventually even Cutler create a new operating system.
Before moving to Microsoft, Cutler are actually making a VMS operating system of the DEC, which is called with the mica. And at DEC petinggi thwart the project, he was out of the DEC, and many workers bring with him to Microsoft experts. DEC have confidence that Cutler mica to bring the code used by Microsoft and claimed. Finally, Microsoft is less and eventually ordered to pay 150 million U.S. dollars and have agreed to support the new CPU chip buaan DEC, DEC Alpha, the anchor is recorded as a fastest chip, in order to run in Windows NT.
Windows NT 3.1 (Microsoft marketing field want Windows NT to look as a continuation of Windows 3.1) finally appear first in the form of a Beta for software developers in July 1992 in a in the Professional Developers Conference (PDC), which held in San Francisco, California , United States. Microsoft also announced desires to develop an operating system successor to Windows NT as well as of Windows 3.1 in the conference (which is given the code name Chicago), who will then collate them into a solid operating system. Operating system is given the name of Cairo.
Cairo is a fact, a more complex project than what was anticipated by Microsoft, and the results and NT Chicago is not "united" to Windows XP was launched. In addition, parts of the Cairo not appear in the Microsoft Windows operating system until now. Example is WinFS subsystem, which is the implementation of the Object File System in Cairo, that was done by Microsoft in some time, but ultimately, Microsoft announced that they stop the development of WinFS and will combine technologies developed for WinFS in the Microsoft products and technologies that other, is especially Microsoft SQL Server.
Device driver support for Windows NT is also less because so many are developing a driver for Windows NT is considered complex by some developers, in addition of course Windows NT also has superiority in the device model abstraksi severity. This problem has been haunt all versions of Windows NT to Windows NT 5.0 (Windows 2000) to exit the market. The programmer also complained that the device driver for Windows NT is a complex matter, and hardware developers also did not want to take the risk to develop the device driver for an operating system that has a limited market. In addition, although Windows NT offers good performance and can mengekspolitasi system resources more efficiently, in some systems with limited hardware, the Windows NT system that is seen as wasteful of resources. This resulted in the emergence of public opinion that Windows NT is only suitable for machines that are also large and far more expensive (such as DEC Alpha workstation with Intel Pentium or the anchor that is still new). Windows NT can not work for users because the needs of private resources is high. In addition, the use of a GUI is just a copy of Windows 3.1 GUI, which is still far less compared to the Workplace Shell owned the OS / 2, so that Windows NT is the reason a replacement for Windows 3.1 is not reasonable.
However, have features that make Windows NT the perfect choice for the market share of the server local network (LAN), which in 1993 are a massive boom, along with commodity network in the office has increased dramatically. Features in the Windows NT network offers several connectivity options and a broad network of course also the NTFS file system efficient. 3:51 Windows NT Microsoft is excellent at this market to plunge, which took over most of the market share previously held by Novell Netware few years.
One of the biggest improvement is from the Windows NT Application Programming Interface (API) 32-bit is new, created to replace the Windows API 16-bit long. API 32-bit is called the Win32 API, and from there take the API Microsoft 16-bit as the old Win16. Win32 API implementation has three main areas: one for Windows NT (which is the Win32 API with the support it ANSI or Unicode), one for Win32s (that is part of Win32 that can be used on the Windows 3.1 system), and also one for the Chicago (which only supports ANSI). This causes a high compatibility between Windows NT and Chicago, even though both are basically the system is very different if viewed from the architecture principle.
Windows NT is the first Windows operating system that is made using a hybrid kernel, after the previous versions only the monolithic kernel only.
[edit] Windows 95
Display Microsoft Windows 95.
3:11 After Windows, Microsoft began to start developing a version of Windows oriented to users who are given the code name Chicago. Chicago mmeiliki designed to be support for multitasking in the pre-emptive 32-bit as well as listed in the OS / 2 and Windows NT, even 16-bit kernel is still there in it for compatibility reasons to back. Win32 API that was first introduced in Windows NT is adopted as a standard interface-based programming is a new 32-bit, compatibility with Win16 also maintained by using a technique called "thunking". The new GUI is also owned by the operating system, although Microsoft did not initially merencanakannya as part of the operating system when released. Indeed, some user interface elements of the Cairo borrowed and added to the operating system tersbut as other aspects of the versions (especially the feature Plug and Play).
Microsoft does not replace all the Windows code to 32-bit, many parts are still in the form of 16-bit (although it does not use real mode direct), for backward compatibility reasons, performance, and development time. This and the fact that many weaknesses in the design of the versions of Windows before, create a new operating system is subject to the efficiency and stabilitasnya.
Finally, the marketing name Microsoft uses Windows 95 as the product name for Chicago, when released on 24 August 1995. Microsoft has two advantages from the launch of this: 1) it is impossible for consumers to run Windows 95 on the DOS operating system that Microsoft is not made much cheaper; 2) even trace trace-DOS not been revoked from the operating system, and even drive in this version a version of DOS to load as part of the booting process, Windows 95 is running by itself in 386 Enhanced mode, using virtual memory and memory model pengalamatan flat 32-bit. Features that make applications for the Win32 virtual RAM address of the maximum 2 gigabytes (with 2 gigabytes of the rest is reserved for the operating system), and in theory prevent the application to the memory space that is owned by other Win32 applications without the approval of the operating system. In this case, the functionality of Windows 95 approaching that which is owned by Windows NT, although it does not support Windows 95/98/ME exceed 512 megabytes of memory to edit without making the system configuration.
Behind the success of Microsoft, IBM continue to market OS / 2, produced with the OS / 2 version 3.0 and OS / 2 Warp (version 4.0). IBM responded to complaints submitted by consumers about the need for computer hardware that is required by the high OS / 2 version 2.0, OS / 2 version 3.0 was made far more to do with the trim on the optimum size and speed. Released before Windows 95, OS / 2 Warp 3.0 has even dibundel in several major hardware provider in Germany. However, with dirilisnya Windows 95, OS / 2 again lost the market again, taken over by Windows 95.
May not be possible to find out what the reason why OS / 2 failed in getting a large market share. Although OS / 2 can continue to run Windows 3.1 applications, in fact there is no lack of that again, except on a small portion of the Windows API called Win32s. Unlike Windows 3.1, IBM does not have access to the source code of Windows 95 and does not want to use time and resources that have to do emulasi of Win32 API. IBM also introduced the OS / 2 in the case of Microsoft versus the United States, with the blame on the marketing tactics of Microsoft, but many people may agree that the problem in the IBM marketing and support is the lack of software developers who meyebabkan failure-the failure of the OS / 2.
Before replace it with a new version of Windows, Microsoft released Windows 95 in five different versions, namely as follows:
* Windows 95 - the actual release of Windows 95
* A Windows 95 - including updates to Windows 95 Original Service Release 1 (OSR1) are entered directly to the installation.
* Windows 95 B - includes several other major updates, as well as the FAT32 file system, and Internet Explorer 3.0. This version is also known as the Windows 95 OSR2, or many people in Indonesia call for Windows 97.
* Windows 95 B USB - Windows 95 or OSR2.1 is a Windows 95 version that offers support for hardware-based bus Universal Serial Bus / USB.
C * Windows 95 - Windows 95 or OSR2.5 includes all the features above, plus Internet Explorer 4.0. This version is the version that most of the last series released Windows 95.
Windows 95 OSR2, OSR2.1 and OSR2.5 not released to the public, but only to the OEM only want to use the operating system to the computer buatannya. Some companies even sell the OEM hard disk with the new operating system Windows 95 OSR2 on it.
In addition to the features in Windows 95, Microsoft also introduced Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 that includes several additional features that are not owned by Windows 95.
[edit] Windows NT 4.0
The screen of Windows NT 4.0 Server.
Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0, as the successor of Windows NT 3.x threaten the dominance of successful Novell Netware and UNIX in the corporate market. Windows NT 4.0 this was originally developed as part of an effort to introduce to the Windows NT workstation market. NT 4.0 has the same interface with Windows 95, but use the same kernel with Windows NT, so it is more stable. Indeed, there is an additional patch available for Windows NT 3:51 NT is capable of 3:51 in order to create a similar such as NT 4.0, but not very stable and has many bugs. The user interface was originally developed at the top of the Windows NT, Windows 95, but released because prior to NT 4.0, then people tend to think "Windows NT 4.0 is a copy of Windows 95."
Windows NT 4.0 comes in four versions:
* Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
* Windows NT 4.0 Server
* Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition (which includes support for clustering and SMP to 8-way)
* Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server
[edit] Windows 98
The screen of Windows 98.
On 25 June 1998, Microsoft released a new Windows operating system, known as Windows 98. Windows 98 is considered a minor revision of Windows 95, but the general view is much more stable and reliable compared with the preceding, Windows 95. Windows 98 includes many new drivers and hardware support for the FAT32 file system that allows better have the capacity to partition larger than 2 gigabytes, which is a limitation in Windows 95. USB support in Windows 98 is also far better than the preceding.
Windows 98 invited controversy when Microsoft browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer into the operating system and can not be revoked, making Windows Explorer and the Windows GUI is able to display the directory as if the web page. This is opening new cases, referred to as the United States versus Microsoft, which asks why Microsoft trouble keeping dominasinya in personal computer operating system to compete with competitors such as Netscape and IBM in a way that is not fair.
In 1999, Microsoft released Windows 98 Second Edition, a release that offers a lot of improvement compared to previous versions. Internet Connection Sharing, which is a form of Network Address Translation, which allows several machines in a local network so that you can use one Internet connection lines together also introduced in this version. Many minor problems in Windows that have been corrected long, which makes the Windows 98 more people as a Windows 9x version of the most stable among all the other versions of Windows 9x.
[edit] Windows 2000
Logo used by Microsoft Windows for the year 2000-2001
Display Windows 2000 desktop
Microsoft released Windows 2000 on 17 February 2000, a version of the previously known as Windows NT 5.0 or NT 5.0. " Windows 2000 version is for the two market share, ie, the market share of workstation and server market also.
Among the features of Windows 2000 the most significant is the Active Directory, a network model of the network NT domain model, which uses technology which is the industry standard, such as Domain Name System (DNS), lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Kerberos for between a machine connect to other machines. Windows Terminal Services as well, which in Windows NT 4.0, there are only in one product only, in Windows 2000 is in all versions of the server. New features adopted from the Windows 98 also ditanamkan in it, such as Device Manager that has been enhanced (using the Microsoft Management Console), Windows Media Player, and DirectX 6.1 (which allows the operating system kernel-based Windows NT to run the game). Windows 2000 is also a version of Windows NT-based kernel that does not require that the last users to do the activation terhadapnya.
Although Windows 2000 can update the previous computer running Windows 98, Windows 2000 is not considered as a product that is suitable for home users. The reason for many, among them is the lack of device drivers for many devices such as a user scan (scanner) and also the printer (printer), at the time released. Eventually turn the situation at the time Windows XP was released by Microsoft.
Windows 2000 is available in six editions, namely:
* Windows 2000 Professional
* Windows 2000 Server
* Windows 2000 Advanced Server
* Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
* Windows 2000 Advanced Server Limited Edition
* Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Limited Edition
[edit] Windows Me
Display Windows Millennium Edition screenshot
Windows Me Logo
In September 2000, Microsoft introduced the Windows Millennium Edition (also known as Windows Me or Windows ME). This version update Windows 98 with the support of multimedia and the Internet better. This version also features enter "System Restore," which allows its users to restore the system to a point that is known adequately, at the time the operating system fail. System Restore feature that is still to be maintained in Windows XP. This version also introduced a version of Windows Movie Maker first.
Windows Me is created in a short time, approximately only one year, which is intended only to fill the vacuum between the release of Windows 98 and Windows XP as the operating system for the home classroom. Features found in Windows Me (like Internet Explorer 5.5, Windows Media Player 7.0, and Microsoft DirectX 7.1) can even be free from the Windows Update site, except for System Restore. The result, Windows Me is not considered as an operating system that is unique among his brothers from the family of Windows 9x, Windows 95 and Windows 98. Windows Me also criticized because of the emergence of stability problems, and also support for MS-DOS running in real mode. People even call me Windows as Windows Mistake Edition.
Windows Me is the last operating system that is based on a monolithic kernel of Windows 9x and MS-DOS. This version is the latest version of a Windows operating system that does not have a Windows Product Activation (WPA).
[edit] Windows XP: unify the product range
Microsoft Windows Logo redesigned by the time Microsoft released Windows XP, which is used to 4 December 2006
Display Windows XP displays the Sample Pictures folder, Sample Music, and the Control Panel, with a theme and desktop Luna Bliss.
In 2001, Microsoft introduced Windows XP (which has the code name "Whistler" during development. Finally, after several releases of Windows-based version of Windows 9x and NT, Microsoft successfully unify the two series products. Windows XP using Windows NT 5.1 kernel, which makes Windows NT kernel with the famous kestabilannya entered the home consumer market, product to replace the Windows 9x-based 16/32-bit already ripen.
Windows XP is a version of the Windows operating system is old (at least until now), as the years ranging from 2001 to 2007, when Windows Vista was released to consumers. In the Windows XP operating system finally forwarded by Windows Vista on 30 January 2007.
Windows XP is available in several versions:
* Windows XP Home Edition, which is intended to market the home desktop and laptop.
* Windows XP Home Edition N, Home Edition, as usual, but do not have Windows Media Player, because the EU regulations do not memperbolehkannya.
* Windows XP Professional, intended for power users and business.
* Windows XP Professional N, the same as Professional Edition, but do not have Windows Media Player, because the EU regulations is not allowed.
* Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE), released in November 2002, is a Windows XP Home Edition which is for the dektop and laptop with the emphasis on home entertainment.
o Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003
o Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
o Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, which was released on 12 October 2004.
* Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, which is for the Tablet PC (PC with touch screen)
o Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
* Windows XP Embedded, which is for the system benam (embedded systems)
* Windows XP Starter Edition, which is for the computer users in some developing countries.
* Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, which released on 25 April 2005 for the home systems and workstation processors that use 64-bit x86 instruction set-based-64 (AMD64 or Intel EM64T).
* Windows XP 64-bit Edition, is a version of Windows XP that is intended for the Intel Itanium processor range, which is to maintain compatibility with 32-bit applications using the emulator software. This version is the same with Windows XP Professional, in terms of its features. This product was discontinued in September 2005 when the last vendor Itanium processor-based workstation stop products as "workstations", because they tend to focus on the Itanium server computer as a basis.
o Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2003, created the basis for the code base of Windows NT 5.2 (same as Windows Server 2003).
[edit] Windows Server 2003
Desktop and Start menu of Windows Server 2003.
On 24 April 2003, Microsoft launched Windows Server 2003, an operating system updates for Windows 2000 Server, which offers many features the new security, the "Manage Your Server wizard" to simplify the role of a machine that is running it, and also increase performance . Windows Server 2003 using the Windows NT kernel version 5.2.
In Windows Server 2003, some services are not needed in the server environment is disabled by default, especially the "Windows Audio" and "Themes" for stability reasons; To be able to use the sound and look the same with Windows XP, users must activate it manually , through the snap-in Microsoft Management Console Services.msc In addition, hardware acceleration for the graphics card is also turned off; more and more users have to activate it manually, of course, if the device driver that is used "can be trusted."
In December 2005, Microsoft released Windows Server 2003 R2, which is a Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 plus some additional packages. Among all the features are new features for branch offices, and the integration of a broad identity.
Windows Server 2003 is available in five editions of the fruit:
* Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
* Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
* Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
* Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
* Windows Server 2003, Small Business Server
[edit] Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs as thin client platforms
Display desktop Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
In July 2006, Microsoft released a version of Windows XP Service Pack 2, which is for the thin-client market, referred to as Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP). WinFLP only available for the Microsoft Software Assurance customers. Dibuatnya WinFLP goal is to provide the option of upgrading to the customers who still use Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT Workstation. Most users run applications on the remote machine using Terminal Services or Citrix.
[edit] Windows Vista
Windows Vista logo.
After reaching the kesukesan great with Windows XP, Microsoft does not then simply stop developing Windows. The latest version of Windows, called Windows Vista, released on 30 November 2006 [1] for the business while for the home user released on 30 January 2007. Windows Vista is Dicanangkan have security so that a more firm than with previous versions, to introduce a limited user mode, referred to as User Account Control (UAC), to replace the philosophy of "administrator-by-default" is applied in Windows XP . Windows Vista also introduces features graphics that are far more "bait", which is called Windows Aero GUI, new applications (such as Windows Calendar, Windows DVD Maker and some new games including Chess Titans, MahJong, and Purble Place). In addition, Windows Vista also offers a version of Microsoft Internet Explorer is more secure, Windows Media Player and the new version (version 11).
Windows Vista, Aero graphical interface displays his bait, Welcome screen and Start menu.
Windows Vista uses the version number 6.0, so that there is indeed a significant difference between the version when compared with Windows XP that use the version number 5.1 or Windows Server 2003 (5.2). Because, that Windows Vista has many fundamental differences, especially at the basic operating system architecture.
Windows Vista sold in several editions:
* Windows Vista Starter
* Windows Vista Home Basic
* Windows Vista Home Premium
* Windows Vista Business
* Windows Vista Enterprise
* Windows Vista Ultimate
[edit] Windows Home Server
Windows Home Server Console
Windows Home Server (formerly code name has Q stands for Quattro) is a product derived from the server Windows Server 2003, designed specifically for use by the consumer's home users. This operating system was introduced on 7 January 2007 by Bill Gates. Windows Home Server can be configured and monitored using the console program that can be installed on a PC client. Features the Windows Media Sharing, backup of local drives and remote drives, and duplicate files.
[edit] Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008, is a new version of Windows Server, which is scheduled for released on 27 February 2008. At the time of development, has a Windows Server code name "Windows Server Codenamed Longhorn." Windows Server 2008 is built on top of some of the benefits of technology and security that was originally introduced with Windows Vista, and is intended to be significantly more modular, rather than preceding, Windows Server 2003.
[edit] Windows 7
After the next release of Windows Vista, known as Windows 7, formerly known as Blackcomb and Vienna.
[edit] History of operating systems, Microsoft
[edit] Movement version of MS-DOS
* MS-DOS and PC-DOS
* Windows 95 (MS-DOS 7.0)
* Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.x, Windows 98 (MS-DOS 7.1)
* Windows Millennium Edition (MS-DOS 8.0)
[edit] Movement class home version of Windows
* Windows 1.0
* Windows 2.0
* Windows 2.1 (aka Windows/286 and Windows/386)
* Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.1 for Workgroups, Windows 3:11, 3:11 Windows for Workgroups (WfW)
* Windows 95 (Windows 4.0)
* Windows 98 (Windows 4.1)
* Windows Millennium Edition (Windows 4.9)
[edit] Movement versions of Microsoft / IBM OS / 2
* OS / 2 1.0
* OS / 2 1.1
* OS / 2 1.2
* OS / 2 1.3
[edit] movement-based version of Microsoft Windows NT
* Windows NT 3.1, 3.5
* Windows NT 4.0
* Windows 2000 (Windows NT 5.0)
* Windows XP (Windows NT 5.1)
* Windows Server 2003, Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2003 (Windows NT 5.2)
* Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (Windows NT 5.2)
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (Windows NT 5.1)
* Windows Vista (Windows NT 6.0)
[edit] History of Windows in the timeline (timeline)
On 16-bit 32-bit 64-bit
20 November 1985 Windows 1.0
9 December 1987 Windows 2.0
May 22, 1990 Windows 3.0
6 April 1992 Windows 3.1
27 October 1992 Windows for Workgroups 3.1
27 July 1993 Windows NT 3.1
8 November 1993 Windows for Workgroups 3:11
21 September 1994 Windows NT 3.5
May 30 1995 Windows NT 3:51
24 August 1995 Windows 95
Aug 24 1996 Windows NT 4.0
25 June 1998 Windows 98
9 May 1999 Windows 98 SE
17 February 2000 Windows 2000
14 September 2000 Windows Me
25 October 2001 Windows XP
25 April 2003 Windows Server 2003
18 December 2003 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003
12 October 2004 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
25 April 2005 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
8 July 2006 Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
30 November 2006 Windows Vista for use in business
30 January 2007 Windows Vista for use in the home. Released in 50 countries simultaneously.
Fourth quarter 2007 Windows Home Server
27 February 2008 [2] Windows Server 2008
2010 [3] Windows 7.
