Microsoft will continue with the tradition of offering a Plus! pack with it's latest operating system. Microsoft first offered a Plus! pack with Windows 95, and later with it's successor Windows 98.

Plus! for Windows XP includes:

• Four new Themes: Aquarium, Space (warning: 97KB), Nature , and da Vinci.
• Three new games: Russian Square, The Labyrinth, and Hyperbowl.
• Eight screen savers (Figure), which include Sand Pendulum and Robot Circus to show you just two.
• Digital Media Tools, which include Voice Command for Windows Media Player, MP3 Audio Converter, CD Label Maker, Speaker Enhancement, Personal DJ, WMP Skins, and 3-D Visualizations.

There's nothing that you will miss, unless you are fond of these visual enhancements.

You can pre-order Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP at Amazon ($39.99).

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