The History of Windows XP Development

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Today's video details the development process behind Windows XP. I did a series of videos on this topic before, but it was in an older style. This new video takes you through 6 development builds.

Builds Showcased:
Neptune 5111
Whistler 2211
Whistler 2250
Whistler 2267
Whistler 2428
Whistler 2481

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[Sugar]

Hey dude, thank you for including my remix! I'm a big fan of your stuff, quality content!

[mario-mxdm]

"I don't know man, that Red Moon Desert looks like a pair of buttocks to me"
- Random guy using Whistler 2428, 2001.

[ThatTonybo]

Windows XP is a true showcase of what real, amazing software is. Software that's nearly 20 years old, still holding just under 1% of the market and still firmly in everybody's minds. Pretty awesome to see how it formed from the 9x series too.

[jndyap]

12:18 That boot screen is aged like wine. Somehow still looks modern.

[Jake]

"Posted 23 Seconds ago" Guess I came to your channel at the perfect time.

[mcrazza]

Windows XP makes me feel comfortable every time I boot it up on my retro gaming PC. The same applies but to a lesser extent with 95 and 2000. Such a great era.

[mixk]

13:41 I can't be the only one who sees the sky in the background. That was cool

[MichaelMJD]

Some of you who have been watching this channel for a while may remember a series I did a few years ago on XP's development. Well this is a redux of that video, made in the new style seen in my newer development history videos. Hope you enjoy it!

[tdark]

14:53 Gotta love that hilariously euphemistic re-phrasing of “looks like ass”... XD

[andydong]

What was interesting was that when Microsoft updated XP to SP2, the boot screen dropped “professional” label. It only says “windows xp”

[MagnusPaul]

Windows XP was probably, without any doubt, the best Operating System ever from Microsoft ! 👍👌

[CastawayRJ]

I was born in early 2002, and I grew up using Windows XP.

[Jetstr]

Hello Michael, great video! I am one of those 1% of XP users as a still have this OS on my medical office on 2 PIV machines, one of them also running a Virtual PC with W98 and a bunch of legacy medical softwares. Also, as I happen to like and collect some old PC builts, I happen to have yet another PIV with XP at home, besides an Asus 2007 EEEPc netbook also running an original XP install to this day. Thks and regards!

[pshasnogames]

The two-tone grey look of the Watercolour theme reminds me a fair bit of Office XP's general look and feel, which makes sense as Office XP was completed a few months before Windows XP was.

[LendriMujina]

I always found the XP interface calming and familiar, and still do. I've taken great pains to search for ways to recreate the look and feel on modern devices.

[DDbenkoDD]

I've watched a lot of videos on Windows XP development, yet I still learnt something new (namely the wallpaper)! Thanks for the video.

[QueenCelebrationLive]

Whistler / Watercolor is still my fav theme / shell style. Nice underrated update to the classic Win98/2k look.

[stephendavemachica]

9:34 the icons say: hello everybody and welcome to another video

[mixk]

Imagine if we suddenly got a Windows Odyssey from Microsoft

[thescott]

This was the last version of Windows where I used beta builds for a significant amount of time. I used a couple of Vista builds when it was Longhorn, but it was too buggy.

I used Whistler so much I did a report about it in my computer class I was taking at the time. Good times.