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• Installing WindowsXP and Service Pack 2 with 1 CD*
  Wednesday 8 September 2004 – 07:00
  Installing WindowsXP and the recently released Service Pack 2 no longer requires separate installations. Using a process called slipstreaming, Microsoft allows users to burn CDs that combine a WindowsXP installation CD and Service Pack 2.
• Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen*
  Friday 19 November 2004 – 06:00
  Bugs are a common fixture with WindowsXP, but why not make the OS work when it can? See how to tap WindowsXP for sophisticated RAID functions with only a few modifications.
• Drivers Improve WindowsXP Service Pack 2 FireWire*
  Monday 23 August 2004 – 07:00
  IEEE1394 b , the successor standard to 1394 a , also known as FireWire or i.Link, promises a bandwidth of 800 MBit/s. Microsoft, however, throws a spanner in the works by slowing the bus speed down to 100 MBit/s. Can drivers from Unibrain and OrangeWare put things right?
• The OQO: WindowsXP in the Palm of Your Hand*
  Tuesday 14 December 2004 – 06:00
  With a WindowsXP OS, the OQO is no PDA despite its ultra-compact form factor. But what is the big deal about accessing WindowsXP applications in a device that fits in the palm of your hand?