Guidelines for products that work well with the Microsoft® Windows® xp and Windows Server 2003 operating systems

Microsoft Windows Logo Program System and Device Requirements

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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 and Windows Server 2003 family operating systems.

This document is revised for each new version of the Windows operating systems. To receive update information about the Windows Logo Program for hardware by e-mail, subscribe to the mail list as described at http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/.

In This Document …

Chapter	Description
Chapter 1, Introduction to Windows Logo Program for Hardware	Presents a summary of the Windows Logo Program and resources.
Chapter 2, Hardware Requirements for Windows Logo	Describes requirements for consistent, stable functionality under Windows operating systems.
Chapter 3, Recommendations and Future Requirements	Presents specific design practices that Microsoft encourages, and highlights important design practices that will become Windows Logo Program requirements in the future.
Chapter 4, Getting the Windows Logo for Hardware	Describes the process of preparing for and submitting hardware for Windows Logo Program compliance testing.
Appendix A, System Requirements Checklist	Provides a checklist of requirements for desktop, mobile, and server systems, and for legacy-free and 64-bit systems.
Appendix B, Device Requirements Checklist	Provides a checklist of requirements per device class.