Industry retailers and major computer makers are responding to the growing excitement for the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system by accepting advance orders for the software and by making Windows XP Ready PCs available for purchase today. Windows XP was released to manufacturing Aug. 24 and is scheduled to be available worldwide Oct. 25. "Consumers are eager to get a copy of Windows XP and don't want to wait until Oct. 25," said John Frederiksen, general manager for Windows marketing at Microsoft Corp. "Consumers can preorder a copy of Windows XP today from one of several retailers or buy a Windows XP Ready PC from a computer manufacturer." Customers can preorder Windows XP online at Amazon.com, Best Buy and Costco.com or through their local software retailers, including CompUSA. Through this program, customers can be assured they will receive their copy of Windows XP around Oct. 25.
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