Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 OEM.

Windows XP Media Center Edition offers the best Windows experience in any room in your home, whether you’re looking for a family computer or to enhance your home theater. Enjoy integrated home entertainment experiences including photos, music, TV, and more. Connect with devices around the home and on the go that extend your entertainment.

Watch What You Want When You Want
With Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, you can record live TV, so you can watch all your favorite shows on your schedule. Windows XP Media Center Edition now features dual tuner support plus support for a third over-the-air local HDTV tuner, so you can watch and record up to three different shows at the same time.

Do Even More with Your Photos
With Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, digital photography gets even better. New features unique to Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 make it easier than ever to create an instant slideshow, touch up photos with the ease of a remote control, and share photos via e-mail, online services, and even DVDs that can be played in home DVD players. Enjoy the best version of Windows for your home.

Take Your Favorite Media with You Anywhere
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 to the latest portable devices so you can enjoy your favorite entertainment on the go. For the digital music enthusiast, Media Center PCs with the new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 also offer an interface for the Player that's designed for easy viewing from across the room, making your PC your home entertainment hub.

Stay Connected to Family and Friends with Mobile Messaging
If you know how to use MSN Messenger on your desktop computer then you already know how to use the mobile version. If not, it’s easy to learn. Your list of online buddies helps you keep track of your friends so you can quickly send messages to anyone on your list and even chat with multiple people at the same time.

Create Your Own Documentary with Movie Maker 2.1
Cultivate your child's love of learning and empower their creativity with a project that goes beyond static words and images. With Windows Movie Maker 2.1, you and your child can enjoy transforming home video from educational field trips into fun documentaries. Turning your video footage from places like the zoo or museum into a movie is a great opportunity for your child to dig into a subject that interests them and to share what they’ve learned in an engaging way.

Note: This version of Microsoft Windows XP cannot be upgraded from earlier versions of Windows. If your operating system is Windows 2000/ME/98 you must backup your data before installation. This OEM version will only allow a clean Install, and your existing data will be deleted.

Features

• Sleek and polished, more personal design
  A clean new look for menus, taskbars, and a host of new themes and screensavers – including the cool new Goldfish Aquarium – add a personalized touch.
  
  
• Windows Media Player 10
  All of your entertainment choices are in one place: live and recorded TV, movies and videos, music, photos, radio, and on-demand entertainment.
  
  
• Windows Movie Maker 2.1 with DVD Burning
  Capture, personalize, and share home movies more easily with over 100 transitions and effects, titles, and credits, and built-in support for burning DVDs you can play in most home DVD players.
  
  
• Built-in DVD and CD Burning in Media Center
  Easily share pictures and home movies, burn CD mixes, and back up recorded TV on DVD with built-in DVD burning. Even create your own video slideshows from photos and music, all from Windows Media Center.
  
  
• Enhanced Digital photography tools
  Use the Scanner and Camera Wizard to transfer digital photos from your camera to your computer. Perform basic edits, such as cropping, using Microsoft Photo Editor. The My Pictures folder in Windows XP offers a variety of options for viewing or managing your digital pictures. From within My Pictures, you can view photos at different sizes, rotate them, view a slide show, print photos, or copy photos to a CD.
  
  
• Windows Digital Media Enhancements
  Includes a host of new or improved digital media features and tools including a CD/DVD Label Maker, Windows Party Mode for secure playback of music, Windows Dancers that move to your music on your desktop, and Audio Converter for saving space on your PC or portable music player.
  
  
• Improved Windows Gaming Experience
  DirectX 9 hardware support is a requirement for Media Center Edition 2005 PCs, improving your overall gaming experience.
  
  
• All the Benefits of Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP SP2
  Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is the first consumer OS built on top of the Windows XP Home and Service Pack 2 (SP2) foundation with Advanced Security Technologies including Windows Firewall, Pop-up Blocker for Internet Explorer, and the new Windows Security Center, all while offering all of the features available today in Windows XP Home Edition.