Windows XP came with a boatload of features that were not seen in the previous versions of Windows. It was initially named Whistler which was a codename for the popular Windows XP operating system which was the first Windows operating system that was not based on the Microsoft Disk Operating System. But in the month of January of the same year, both the Neptune and the Windows update were dropped and instead a new Operating System came into existence. Neptune was only being made so that it would fulfill the needs of the common consumers and not for experts in a specific field.Īlong with the Neptune operating system, there was an updated version of the Windows operating system in the works which was meant to be used by businessmen. Windows XP was released in the year but its development started way back in the late s when it was called Neptune.
Windows XP was released on the 24th of August in It was probably one of the most interesting products from Microsoft since Windows 95 was released.