Windows Tour

Introductory tour of all the new wiz bang operating system features that will change your life.

Reference:

• Search Microsoft Support: Windows Tour

In XPlite Professional you can find Windows Tour under the group titled  Operating System Options.

Install Windows Tour:

Windows Tour is a stand-alone component. The function of Windows Tour does not rely on any other XPlite Professional components and removing other components in XPlite Professional should not influence Windows Tour.

Uninstall Windows Tour:

Windows Tour is not required by other system components in XPlite Professional. You can safely uninstall Windows Tour without compromising other XPlite Professional components.

BUT PLEASE NOTE: You may have other software installed that does require Windows Tour. If you encounter any compatibility issues with other software you can quickly and easily reinstall Windows Tour using XPlite Professional.

Compatibility:

XPlite Professional can completely uninstall Windows Tour and reinstall to repair Windows Tour on:

• Windows XP Professional: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Home: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows 2000 Professional: orig, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
• Windows 2003 Server: SP2(coming!)

User Removal Statistics for Windows Tour

XPlite:
Of 2459 sampled Windows XP users, 663 left Windows Tour installed and 1796 people uninstalled Windows Tour from their system.

2000lite:
Of 393 sampled Windows 2000 users, 52 left Windows Tour installed and 211 people uninstalled it from their system. No data for another 130 users (advanced features hidden or incomplete log data).

Pro Users can help us collect these removal statistics.

1. In XPlite or 2000lite press to access preferences.
2. Ensure logging is on.
3. Check "Send component state data when checking for upgrades" on the Preferences tab.
4. Using the Check for Upgrades button on the About tab.

The information sent is the last block only of component installation state data - you can see this in the log as "option=1" or "option=0". No personal information is conveyed.