<s>
As	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
after	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
introduced	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
removed	O
some	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minimize	O
all	O
windows	B-Application
command	O
on	O
the	O
taskbar	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purported	O
replacement	O
,	O
Show	O
the	O
desktop	O
,	O
co-existed	O
with	O
this	O
feature	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
in	O
any	O
case	O
only	O
hides	O
windows	B-Application
temporarily	O
instead	O
of	O
actually	O
minimizing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
still	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
keyboard	O
shortcut	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
)	O
option	O
in	O
Display	O
Properties	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VGA	B-Protocol
screen	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
and	O
8-bit	O
color	O
depth	O
options	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Settings	O
tab	O
of	O
Display	O
Properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Command	B-Device
Prompt	I-Device
,	O
QuickEdit	O
mode	O
and	O
Insert	O
mode	O
are	O
disabled	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	O
to	O
Phone	O
Dialer	O
and	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Starting	O
Windows	B-Application
...	O
"	O
message	O
before	O
the	O
boot	O
screen	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
present	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
)	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
progress	O
bar	O
on	O
the	O
boot	O
screen	O
is	O
now	O
an	O
indeterminate	O
progress	O
bar	O
and	O
not	O
determinate	O
like	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Desktop	O
Themes	O
utility	O
in	O
2000	O
becoming	O
the	O
Themes	O
tab	O
in	O
Display	O
Properties	O
in	O
XP	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Rotate	O
theme	O
monthly	O
option	O
in	O
Desktop	O
Themes	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
Plus	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
98	B-Device
and	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
and	O
both	O
the	O
options	O
to	O
select	O
what	O
parts	O
of	O
a	O
theme	O
to	O
apply	O
and	O
the	O
previews	O
for	O
parts	O
of	O
a	O
theme	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
wallpapers	O
and	O
tiles	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
–	O
98	B-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
including	O
the	O
Plus	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Utopia	O
sound	O
scheme	O
,	O
first	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
included	O
up	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
Pattern	O
under	O
the	O
Background	B-Operating_System
(	O
9x/NT	O
)	O
/Desktop	O
(	O
XP	B-Application
)	O
tab	O
of	O
Display	O
Properties	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
set	O
a	O
pattern	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
Registry	B-Protocol
Editor	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
Maze	O
and	O
Flying	O
Windows	B-Application
screensavers	B-General_Concept
were	O
removed	O
(	O
possibly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
logo	B-Device
having	O
been	O
changed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
Pipes	O
teapot	O
easter	O
egg	O
was	O
also	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	O
Icons	O
view	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	O
view	O
in	O
folders	O
was	O
disabled	O
by	O
default	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
reinstated	O
by	O
editing	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
Web	O
view	O
,	O
pie	B-Application
charts	I-Application
showing	O
disk	O
space	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
immediately	O
upon	O
opening	O
a	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
status	O
bar	O
no	O
longer	O
shows	O
the	O
free	O
space	O
remaining	O
on	O
the	O
given	O
disk	O
when	O
browsing	O
through	O
folder	O
paths	O
of	O
shell	O
namespace	O
extensions	O
,	O
removable	O
drives	O
,	O
and	O
network	O
shares	O
when	O
the	O
navigation	O
pane	O
(	O
Folders	O
)	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
is	O
turned	O
on	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
Web	O
view-related	O
lack	O
of	O
pie	B-Application
charts	I-Application
previously	O
mentioned	O
,	O
this	O
means	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
possible	O
to	O
immediately	O
view	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
space	O
remaining	O
in	O
these	O
three	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
sort	O
order	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
has	O
changed	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
restored	O
by	O
editing	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
98	B-Device
before	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
build	O
until	O
"	O
beta	O
3	O
"	O
stage	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
(	O
Whistler	O
)	O
until	O
beta	O
2	O
build	O
2446	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
functionality	O
,	O
including	O
uploading	B-Application
and	O
on-demand	B-Protocol
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
automatic	O
)	O
downloading	B-Application
of	O
audio	O
track	O
information	O
and	O
track	O
previewing	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
replacement	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
no	O
longer	O
usable	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
stub	O
that	O
simply	O
opens	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imaging	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Picture	O
and	O
Fax	O
Viewer	O
and	O
Scanner	O
and	O
Camera	O
Wizard	O
but	O
these	O
two	O
programs	B-Application
do	O
not	O
include	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
advanced	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetDDE	O
and	O
NetBEUI	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
but	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
manually	O
installed	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
network	O
protocol	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
download	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AppleTalk	B-Application
protocol	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
included	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	B-Application
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Device
POSIX	I-Device
subsystem	I-Device
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Services	O
for	O
UNIX	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
OS/2	O
subsystem	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
16-bit	O
character-based	O
OS/2	O
applications	O
and	O
emulates	O
OS/2	O
1.x	O
but	O
not	O
32-bit	O
or	O
graphical	B-Application
OS/2	O
applications	O
as	O
used	O
with	O
OS/2	O
2.x	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
graphical	B-Application
and	O
command-line	B-Application
formatting	B-Application
options	O
for	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
of	O
capacities	O
other	O
than	O
1.44	O
MB	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
non-Plug	O
and	O
Play	O
networking	B-Device
devices	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
modems	B-Application
and	O
NICs	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
modems	B-Application
slower	O
than	O
28.8kbps	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
NEC	O
's	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
i486	B-General_Concept
Instruction	I-General_Concept
Set	I-General_Concept
and	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
 '	O
Visual	B-Device
Workstation	I-Device
320	I-Device
and	I-Device
540	I-Device
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
printer	O
installations	B-Application
are	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
user-mode	B-Operating_System
rendering	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebTV	B-Device
for	I-Device
Windows	I-Device
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DriveSpace	B-General_Concept
was	O
removed	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
native	O
NTFS	O
compression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NTBackup	O
tool	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
certain	O
backup	O
formats	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
MSBackup	O
tool	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
9x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
COMMAND.COM	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
command	O
interpreter	O
exclusive	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
98	B-Device
,	O
98	B-Device
SE	O
and	O
Me	B-Device
and	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
raw	B-Protocol
socket	I-Protocol
functionality	O
was	O
removed	O
:	O
sending	O
TCP	B-Protocol
network	B-Protocol
packets	I-Protocol
,	O
sending	O
UDP	B-Protocol
packets	I-Protocol
with	O
invalid	O
source	O
network	O
addresses	O
,	O
and	O
associating	O
local	O
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
TCP	B-Protocol
half-open	I-Protocol
connections	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Program	O
Manager	O
was	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Bar	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
Radio	O
Toolbar	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Background	B-Operating_System
message	O
compaction	B-General_Concept
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
in	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
automatically	O
compacts	O
messages	O
every	O
hundredth	O
time	O
it	O
is	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radio	O
edit	O
of	O
David	O
Byrne	O
's	O
"	O
Like	O
Humans	O
Do	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
previously	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
releases	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	O
Maker	O
Sample	O
File	O
(	O
generated	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	O
Maker	O
1.1	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
started	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
clips	O
of	O
a	O
male	O
child	O
riding	O
a	O
tricycle	O
and	O
playing	O
in	O
a	O
playground	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unique	O
boot	O
screens	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
green	O
progress	O
bar	O
for	O
Home	O
Edition	O
and	O
a	O
blue	O
progress	O
bar	O
for	O
Professional	O
,	O
Embedded	O
,	O
Tablet	O
PC	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
Media	O
Center	O
Edition	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
versions	I-Application
RTM	O
—	O
SP1	O
,	O
were	O
removed	O
as	O
of	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
generic	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
"	O
boot	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
blue	O
progress	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Desktop	O
Search	O
is	O
touted	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
special	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
icon	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
service	O
packs	O
cumulatively	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
in	O
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
as	O
it	O
requires	O
at	O
least	O
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
first	O
(	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
in	O
the	O
cases	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
2003	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Energy	O
Star	O
logo	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Display	O
Properties	O
dialog	O
,	O
which	O
originated	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
included	O
up	O
to	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
copyright	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
About	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
winver.exe	O
)	O
box	O
was	O
updated	O
from	O
"	O
1981-2001	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
2007	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	B-Application
edition	I-Application
being	O
developed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Professional	O
,	O
domain	B-General_Concept
support	O
is	O
unavailable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
states	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	O
Center	O
Extenders	O
requiring	O
fast	O
user	O
switching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exceptions	O
to	O
this	O
are	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
selected	O
during	O
installation	B-Application
or	O
already	O
in	O
use	O
before	O
an	O
upgrade	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
leaving	O
the	O
domain	B-General_Concept
will	O
still	O
disable	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
6.4	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
hidden	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
came	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
