With Windows XP and its Internet services strategy called .

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Thousands of computers running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system were unable to connect to the internet after installing an anti-virus update.

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Net and Windows XP initiatives, leverage its dominance of the desktop to gain dominance on the Internet.

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Back in the days of Windows XP there was a great deal of effort made to encourage software written to perform in Internet Explorer.

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