Ive heard that Windows XP includes a new user interface. Is this true?
Yes. Though you will be able to use the same “classic” Explorer user interface found in Windows 95-Windows 2000, Windows XP also includes support for Visual Styles, an XML-based “skinning” technology that will allow users to tailor the way their system looks in ways that were never before possible. Sadly, Windows XP only ships with only one Visual Style (called “Windows XP”, go figure; it was code-named “Luna”), though that style will support various color schemes as well. During the early beta of Windows XP, Microsoft shipped a style called “Professional” (later called “Watercolor”) but this skin didnt test well with corporations, which was the intended audience. The “Windows XP” visual style can be adopted by applications that run under this OS as well; in Windows XP, both IE 6 and Windows Media Player 8 use the new look and feel.
