<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
commercial	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
enhancement	O
product	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
edition	O
is	O
the	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
product	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
internal	B-General_Concept
codename	I-General_Concept
"	O
Frosting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
an	O
enhancement	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhancements	O
that	O
make	O
up	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
packs	O
also	O
included	O
games	O
and	O
content	O
from	O
third-party	O
companies	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
the	O
HyperBowl	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HyperEntertainment	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
features	O
that	O
enhance	O
the	O
base	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
or	O
provide	O
utility	O
are	O
generally	O
included	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Windows	O
Ultimate	O
Extras	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Space	B-Application
Cadet	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
Jumpstart	O
Kit	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
1.0	O
)	O
,	O
DriveSpace	B-General_Concept
3	O
and	O
Compression	B-General_Concept
Agent	I-General_Concept
disk	O
compression	O
utilities	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
theme	B-Application
support	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
12	O
themes	O
,	O
dial-up	O
networking	O
server	O
,	O
dial-up	O
scripting	O
tool	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
such	O
as	O
anti-aliased	O
screen	O
fonts	O
,	O
full-window	O
drag	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
stretch	O
or	O
shrink	O
the	O
wallpaper	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
highcolor	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
marketed	O
for	O
adding	O
features	O
for	O
"	O
high-performance	O
computers	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
were	O
an	O
80386	B-General_Concept
CPU	O
with	O
8	O
megabytes	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
releases	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
(	O
OSR2	O
and	O
onwards	O
)	O
included	O
DriveSpace	B-General_Concept
3	O
and	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3.0	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
included	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
enhancements	O
included	O
in	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Cadet	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
not	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
but	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
is	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
support	O
desktop	B-Application
themes	I-Application
,	O
each	O
desktop	B-Application
theme	I-Application
from	O
this	O
pack	O
(	O
except	O
the	O
More	O
Windows	O
theme	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
256-color	O
theme	B-Application
)	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Space	O
theme	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Kids	O
pack	O
(	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
startup	O
sound	O
)	O
and	O
three	O
additional	O
exclusive	O
desktop	B-Application
themes	I-Application
is	O
installable	O
on	O
this	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
via	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
Resource	O
Kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
three	O
new	O
applications	O
:	O
Talk	O
It	O
!,	O
a	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
program	O
that	O
says	O
what	O
users	O
type	O
using	O
various	O
voices	O
;	O
Play	O
It	O
!,	O
an	O
electronic	O
keyboard	O
with	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
;	O
and	O
Paint	B-Application
It	O
!,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Paint	B-Application
oriented	O
for	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contained	O
a	O
"	O
picture	O
picker	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
clipart	O
,	O
fonts	O
,	O
10	O
new	O
desktop	B-Application
themes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Protect	O
It	O
!,	O
parental	O
controls	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Kids	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
release	O
from	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Home	O
and	O
Entertainment	O
division	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Operating	I-Application
System	I-Application
development	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
desktop	B-Application
themes	I-Application
from	O
this	O
collection	O
-	O
Baseball	O
,	O
Jungle	O
,	O
Space	O
and	O
Underwater	O
–	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
;	O
the	O
Underwater	O
theme	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
have	O
its	O
sounds	O
play	O
in	O
different	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Kids	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
contains	O
the	O
readme	O
for	O
the	O
program	O
and	O
the	O
Underwater	O
theme	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
if	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
granted	O
administrative	O
privileges	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Readme	O
document	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
pack	O
,	O
although	O
Protect	O
It	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
themes	I-Application
cannot	O
be	O
installed	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
design	O
differences	O
between	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
NT	B-Device
4.0	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
suite	O
of	O
enhancements	O
to	O
Windows	O
,	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
98	O
included	O
eighteen	O
new	O
desktop	B-Application
themes	I-Application
(	O
Some	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
popular	O
comics	O
such	O
as	O
FoxTrot	O
and	O
Garfield	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
programs	O
and	O
tools	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Start	O
Menu	O
cleanup	O
utility	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
's	O
Maintenance	O
Wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Cybermedia	O
Non-Critical	O
File	O
Cleaner	O
utility	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
Disk	B-Application
Cleanup	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZIP	B-General_Concept
file	I-General_Concept
integration	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
with	O
this	O
version	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
"	O
compressed	B-General_Concept
folders	I-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1998	I-Application
Lite	I-Application
,	O
Lose	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Marbles	I-Application
and	O
the	O
now	O
popular	O
Spider	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
were	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Deluxe	O
CD	O
Player	O
with	O
CDDB	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
basic	O
"	O
express	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
98	O
came	O
with	O
McAfee	B-Operating_System
VirusScan	I-Operating_System
3.0	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
six-month	O
supply	O
of	O
free	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
98	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
compressed	B-General_Concept
folders	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Spider	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
game	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
and	O
later	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deluxe	O
CD	O
Player	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
does	O
not	O
include	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
98	O
features	O
and	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
98	O
Setup	O
is	O
blocked	O
by	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
as	O
incompatible	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
by	O
copying	O
the	O
setup	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
local	O
hard	O
disk	O
and	O
renaming	O
Setup.exe	O
before	O
running	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
pack	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Millennium	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	O
95-98	O
and	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
-	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
10	O
arcade	O
games	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Bicycle	O
Card	O
Collection	O
,	O
another	O
set	O
of	O
12	O
card	O
games	O
(	O
Hearts	O
,	O
Spades	O
,	O
Cribbage	O
,	O
Pinochle	O
,	O
Crazy	O
8	O
's	O
,	O
Oh	O
Hell	O
!,	O
Go	O
Fish	O
,	O
Old	O
Maid	O
,	O
Euchre	O
,	O
Gin	O
Rummy	O
,	O
Schafkopf	O
and	O
Skat	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trial	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Box	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketed	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Companion	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
alongside	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
created	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
enhanced	O
capabilities	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
presented	O
with	O
its	O
updated	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
3D	O
core	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
the	O
feature	O
categories	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
products	O
,	O
the	O
product	O
features	O
were	O
desktop	B-Application
themes	I-Application
,	O
screen	O
savers	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
utilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
includes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Savers	O
(	O
Aquarium	O
,	O
Nature	O
,	O
da	O
Vinci	O
,	O
Space	O
,	O
Robot	O
Circus	O
,	O
Sand	O
Pendulum	O
,	O
Mercury	O
Pool	O
and	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
3D	O
Visualizations	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
(	O
Oddworld	O
:	O
Munch	O
's	O
Odyssee	O
,	O
Maxx	O
's	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Marketed	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Photo	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
and	O
Movie	O
Enhancement	O
Pack	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Media	O
Edition	O
along	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Media	O
Edition	O
signified	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
product	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
base	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Media	O
Edition	O
built	O
upon	O
two	O
newly	O
enhanced	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
core	O
components	O
:	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
product	O
version	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
utility	O
features	O
for	O
photos	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
movies	O
rather	O
than	O
including	O
the	O
more	O
traditional	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Media	O
Edition	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
2005	I-Application
includes	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
themes	O
and	O
screensavers	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
retains	O
the	O
Aquarium	O
,	O
Da	O
Vinci	O
,	O
Nature	O
and	O
Space	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
some	O
applications	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
skin	O
called	O
Darkling	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Skins	O
Factory	O
is	O
included	O
,	O
the	O
skin	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
replaced	O
its	O
two	O
separate	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
products	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
with	O
a	O
single	O
combined	O
version	O
called	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
SuperPack	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
the	O
Pack	O
was	O
not	O
needed	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
included	O
the	O
Plus	B-Application
Pack	I-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
series	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
