Windows Logo Program

Guidelines for products that work well with the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating systems

Microsoft Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements

Design and testing requirements for server, desktop, and mobile systems and devices that run the Microsoft® Windows® family of operating system

Version 2.0

Windows XP Home Edition (32-bit)

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Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Windows Logo Program for Hardware

This document describes the scope and purpose of the Microsoft Windows Logo Program, and it tells how to obtain the Windows Logo for server, desktop, and mobile systems and components that run the Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows "Whistler" Server (codename), Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) operating systems.