List of features removed in Windows XP explained

As the next version of Windows NT after Windows 2000, as well as the successor to Windows Me, Windows XP introduced many new features but it also removed some others. Following is a list of these.

Shell

Boot

Personalization

Windows Explorer

Media components

Protocols

Subsystems

Hardware support

Windows 9x

Later versions

Service Pack 2

Service Pack 3

Media Center Edition 2005

See also

Notes and References

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  7. Web site: Phone Dialer Is Not Available in the Communications Menu . . January 15, 2006 . Support . January 26, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070312222148/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285920 . March 12, 2007 .
  8. Web site: NetMeeting Is Not Available on the Windows XP "Communications" Menu . . January 25, 2006 . Support . January 26, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20061208214314/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298327 . December 8, 2006 .
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  22. Web site: How to install NetBEUI on Windows XP . . June 23, 2005 . Support . November 8, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20050913162658/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301041 . September 13, 2005 .
  23. Web site: The DLC Protocol Is Not Available in Windows XP . . October 11, 2002 . Support . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050409045044/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306037 . April 9, 2005 .
  24. Web site: The AppleTalk Protocol Is Not Available in Windows XP . . October 18, 2001 . Support . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050409044803/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305989 . April 9, 2005 .
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  28. Web site: Floppy Disk Formats That Are Supported in Windows XP . . October 30, 2001 . Support . February 4, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050508161405/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309623 . May 8, 2005 .
  29. Web site: You Cannot Format 720 KB Floppy Disks in Windows XP . . January 31, 2007 . Support . February 4, 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311102903/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302113 . March 11, 2007 .
  30. Web site: Non-Plug and Play Network Device Support in Windows XP . . October 18, 2001 . Support . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041030215121/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295745 . October 30, 2004 .
  31. Web site: SCSI Host Adapters Removed from Windows XP . . January 27, 2006 . Support . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070713193006/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270650 . July 13, 2007 .
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  34. Web site: Cannot Restore Backups That You Create in Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me with the Windows XP Ntbackup Tool . . May 7, 2007 . Support . May 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070818233655/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305381 . August 18, 2007 .
  35. Web site: TCP/IP Raw Sockets (Windows). Microsoft. MSDN. November 7, 2012. https://archive.today/20130128183317/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740548.aspx. January 28, 2013. live.
  36. Web site: Source: Tcpip ID: 4226 (Windows Operating System) - Events And Errors Message Center: Message Details . . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529043926/http://www.microsoft.com/products/ee/transform.aspx?ProdName=Windows%2BOperating%2BSystem&EvtID=4226&EvtSrc=Tcpip . May 29, 2014 .
  37. Web site: The Radio Toolbar Is Unavailable in Internet Explorer 6 . . January 31, 2007 . Support . November 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080309210019/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303130 . March 9, 2008 .
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  40. Web site: The Address toolbar no longer appears on the taskbar after you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 . . May 6, 2008 . Support . November 7, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513075458/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951448 . May 13, 2008 .
  41. Web site: Restore Missing or Disappeared IE (Internet Explorer) Desktop Icon in Windows XP SP3. May 11, 2008. Tip and Trick. January 22, 2013. January 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130112070630/http://www.tipandtrick.net/restore-missing-or-disappeared-ie-internet-explorer-desktop-icon-in-windows-xp-sp3/. live.
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  43. Web site: Windows XP Service Pack 3 installation fails with an error message, and the following error is logged in the service pack installation log: "8007F0F4 - STATUS_PREREQUISITE_FAILED" . . June 12, 2012 . Support . November 7, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618022213/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949388 . June 18, 2012 .
  44. Web site: After you create Windows XP Service Pack 3 slipstreamed media, your product key is not accepted . . January 18, 2010 . Support . January 22, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100127064648/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950722 . January 27, 2010 .
  45. Web site: List of fixes that are included in Windows XP Service Pack 3 . . September 23, 2011 . Support . November 7, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111023120247/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946480 . October 23, 2011 .
  46. Web site: You cannot join your computer to a domain in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 . . November 19, 2004 . Support . November 7, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051101091747/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887212 . November 1, 2005 .