Photos: Starter XP out of the blocks

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  • Starter XP to the test

    Starter XP to the test

    In Bangkok, Thailand, Manthana Upathe (left) and her daughter, both novice PC users, give Microsoft Windows product managers their take on their experiences as beta testers for Windows XP Starter Edition.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Demo of Starter XP

    Demo of Starter XP

    Sagaya Shalini (left), who runs a PC kiosk out of her home in rural Tamil Nadu, India, watches a demonstration by Adam Wolf, a Windows XP Starter Edition product manager. Sangamitra Ramachander, research manager at n-Logue Communications, looks on.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Spreading the message

    Spreading the message

    Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates gives a speech on the future of technology in Bangkok on June 30, 2005. Windows XP Starter Edition grew out of a test program in Thailand and Malaysia to offer budget PCs to consumers.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Learning curve

    Learning curve

    A tutorial in the Brazilian version of Windows XP Starter Edition diagrams the key components of a computer.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Spot the mouse

    Spot the mouse

    A screenshot from an instructional video within the Brazilian version of Windows XP Starter Edition that explains how to use a mouse.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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In Bangkok, Thailand, Manthana Upathe (left) and her daughter, both novice PC users, give Microsoft Windows product managers their take on their experiences as beta testers for Windows XP Starter Edition.

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Starter XP to the test

In Bangkok, Thailand, Manthana Upathe (left) and her daughter, both novice PC users, give Microsoft Windows product managers their take on their experiences as beta testers for Windows XP Starter Edition.

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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