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Summary
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is an operating system that enables you to enjoy the best in home entertainment, personal productivity and creativity on your home PC. With Media Center Edition 2005, you can store, share and enjoy all of your photos, all of your music, all of your home video and even recorded TV1. It's all contained in one control system - the Media Center Edition PC - that's as easy to use as a normal television set, combining all-in-one access from a single remote control with a great new user-friendly interface.

Description
OEM Software Product Information: This product is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) package, and the License governing the installation and use may not convey the same rights as a full retail package. OEM product packages may not contain the same printed documentation or bundled software and hardware which forms part of the full retail package. Prospective purchasers should make themselves aware of any such restrictions before purchasing.

Features
Do Even More With Your Photos - With Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, getting more from your digital photography just got easier. You can create an instant slideshow, touch up photos easily using a remote control and share photos via email, online services and even DVDs that can be played in home DVD players
Organise your pictures - Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 makes it even easier to organise and transfer photos from over 250 different digital cameras to your PC1. Thanks to Windows AutoPlay technology, you can connect your camera or digital film and you're ready to import photos to your PC without hassle. And in many Media Center Edition PCs, you can insert memory cards straight into a reader slot on the computer1. Organise your photos the way you want them, ready to be shared with others
Create an instant slideshow - If you own a digital camera, chances are you bought it in part for the instant viewing and easy sharing capabilities. Media Center Edition PCs take this to the next level, offering the ability to share instant slideshows in person, complete with music and professional-looking 'pan and zoom' video effects that bring life to your pictures. It's as simple as picking a photo collection - Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 does the rest
Because your television connects easily to your Media Center Edition PC1, when you're ready to enjoy your digital photo album simply find a comfy spot on the couch, pick up the remote control and have fun viewing your digital memories with all your friends and family
Touch up your photos - Media Center Edition PCs have unique features that take the work out of fixing common photo problems. With your remote control you can view any photo, then choose the 'More Info' button to rotate your pictures, correct red-eye and fix the colour and contrast of your picture automatically. Add to this the new Auto Crop feature, based on Microsoft research technology, and you have a solution that takes the hassle out of creating the perfect memory that's ready to share
Burn your photos to a DVD for backup or to share as a slideshow - By popular demand, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 includes new features that make it faster and easier than ever to burn your photos onto a data CD or DVD1 as a backup or to share high quality originals with family and friends
Premium photo screensavers personalise your Windows XP PC - Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 includes new screensavers not available in any other version of Windows, including the My Pictures Premium Screensaver. Pick your favourite photos and display them in exciting 3D screensavers such as a virtual photo album, photo cube or carousel
Tap into online services for photo sharing and more - New online services will soon be available in the UK and will make it easier than ever to print off your photos. Using the Online Spotlight service with Media Center Edition 2005 means you can order prints using just the remote control from the comfort of your sofa
Carry all your photos with you on a Portable Media Centers - Don't you wish it was easier to take your favourite pictures to show friends and family? Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is the perfect complement to Portable Media Center devices. They offer the ability to take all of your photos with you, no matter where you go. Whether you're at a family reunion, visiting friends or just looking for a reminder of home on your next business trip, Portable Media Centers take it all with you
Windows XP MCE 2005 puts your digital memories right at your fingertips
Music Your Way - For all versions of Windows XP, Windows Media Player 10 gives you more music and more choices, and for the first time makes it possible to sync high-quality music, video and photos with the latest portable devices so you can enjoy your favourite entertainment on the go. For the digital music enthusiast, new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 PCs also offer an interface designed for easy viewing from across the room for a more immersive music experience, making your PC the centre for home entertainment
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 feeds the best features of Windows Media Player 10 through the elegant Media Center Edition PC interface. Simply pop in a CD and it can automatically copy it to the hard drive, download full track listings and log the album cover art
Once you've built up your collection, it's easy to search through it. My Music immediately lists your most recently heard tracks, or allows you to browse your music library. You can search by title, genre and artist and then press play' to set your music playing immediately. With built-in support for a wide variety of formats along with 5.1 & 7.1 surround-sound, you can be sure of superior playback, and you can even enjoy how your music looks thanks to the visualisation effects - particularly if you've got your Media Center Edition hooked up to your main television set
However, the advanced features of Media Center Edition 2005 go much deeper. From the moment you start using it, it monitors what you're listening to and how often you do it, generating automatic playlists that enable you to instantly pick a list of tracks tailored to your taste. If you'd prefer to create your own list of greatest hits, you can so with ease by using Media Player in Windows XP. Don't feel you've got to confine your creations to your hard drive, either. Another few taps on the remote control enables you to burn your playlist to CD or DVD1, and if you've got an MP3 player then you can plug it in and add music to it with ease
Watch What You Want When You Want - With Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 you can record live TV from one channel while watching a programme on another channel. You can even install a second TV tuner card for the ultimate in recording and playback options
Easier choices - Curious about what's on the other channel? With Windows Media Center Edition 2005 you can pause the programme you're watching while you explore up-coming TV programmes with the Electronic Programme Guide. If you find something you want to record, just set the timer and watch it later. Now you can flick back to the programme you were watching without missing a second
A better way to watch recorded TV programmes - Windows Media Center Edition 2005 gives a level of control over recorded TV content1 that was never possible with video. Forget about slow, noisy and imprecise searching. With Windows Media Center Edition 2005, all the TV1 content you record is automatically indexed and ready to select from easy-to-use menus
Use the Recorded TV' menu to access the content you have recorded
The programmes you have recorded are listed by title or date. That way you can easily find the programme you want and play it instantly. No more painful searching through video tapes to find programmes - they are all automatically indexed and ready to watch
Stay In Touch With Your Friends With Mobile Messaging - You can't always have friends with you to share your Media Center Edition experience, but you can still keep them involved. The popular Windows Messenger program is built in to Media Center Edition, so you can chat online. You can use it for live-action commentary, too: it runs in a separate small window so you don't have to stop viewing your film, TV programme or music visualisation while you talk
You shouldn't have any problems finding other people who use Windows Messenger, and the MSN backbone means you can link it directly to your mobile phone or a Hotmail email account - so you can even check your email from within Media Center Edition as well
Find the Right Games for Your Family - Even when you've exhausted the Media Center interface, your PC is still bursting with entertainment potential. The simpler surroundings of Windows XP may not have the remote-control interface, but they do provide the best gaming platform around -particularly when teamed with the advanced graphics capabilities demanded of Media Center PC. There are an enormous number of games available to play within Windows, and even if you're an absolute newcomer you're sure to find something to distract you. If you favour quiet and colourful, then you can start with simple puzzle challenges, such as the online offerings at http://zone.msn.com. If you'd like to go something more advanced and more expensive, the possibilities are endless: from the slow-paced adventuring of Myst: Revelations to the massive historical battles of Rome: Total War, or the fast-paced hair-trigger action of Unreal Tournament 2004.
Enjoy Windows XP Functionality - Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 includes all the features, security, reliability and power of Windows XP Professional, but with advanced digital entertainment capabilities. This means that it can be just as effective at creating content as it is as playing it back, and there's no shortage of programs that help you to do so
You can edit home videos using Movie Maker 2.5 to break up your footage into editable clips, and you can add filters, transition effects and subtitles. You can do basic editing of your photos using your Media Center remote control. You can also use a professional imaging program such as Microsoft Digital Image Suite to do advanced editing such as correcting exposure and applying special effects. You can work from home or browse the Internet as you would on any other PC, using all the familiar Windows software

Specification

System Requirements
Minimum Memory Requirements - 256 MB
Media Requirement - DVD ROM Drive
Minimum Storage Requirements - 60000 MB
Minimum Display Requirements - 1024 x 768, 16-bit (thousands of colors) color display or better
Recommended Display Requirements - 1280 x 720 pixels for a widescreen aspect ratio
Miscellaneous - Internet connection and VoIP application (such as Skype)
Technical Notes - Graphics Card 64-MB graphics card using DDR with 4x AGP and Microsoft DirectX 9 application programming interface support (recommended having Designed for Windows XP Media Center Edition logo). • The Media Center computer must include a V.90 or higher, 56K modem and 100BaseT or wireless (802.11b) network adaptor. • A connection to the Internet is required and can be made through 100BaseT Ethernet, 802.11b wireless, 56 Kbps modem, or integrated broadband modem. This requires that both modem and Wired Ethernet (or Wireless Ethernet) connections are supported for certain markets. End users need the ability to connect to the Internet to collect program guide data. • Hi-Speed USB is a requirement if it is necessary to support a video capture device through USB. Otherwise, USB 1.1 is the minimum requirement. • Implementing the modem in software is discouraged due to unpredictable behaviors and processor peak usage that may have adverse effects on the performance of Windows XP Media Center Edition functionality or multimedia or gaming applications. • Wireless implementations of 802.11g are recommended instead of 802.11b when they become available. • To support the phone call notification feature of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, use a TAPI 3.1-compliant, caller-ID-capable modem. • To enable users to transfer large media files easily, at least one high-speed port (greater than or equal to 100 megabits per second) should be present. • TV tuner card (recommended having Designed for Windows XP Media Center Edition logo). • Media Center remote control (recommended having Designed for Windows XP Media Center Edition logo).

Licensing
Version - 2005
Program - OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
Division Name - Windows Desktop OS
Volume Level - No Level
Unit Count - Non-specific
Language - English
User Licences - 1 licences
Number of Processors Supported - 1 Max

Physical
Dimensions - (W) x (D) x (H) - Weight