

Windows XP was succeeded by Windows Vista in 2006, after years of being in development.Īccording to Windows XP's program manager Gregory Raiz, the wallpapers of XP were selected "to evoke natural themes of hills, trees & sand", as Microsoft aimed for XP to look and feel more human than previous versions internal research had found that users considered Macs to be more user friendly. Other notable wallpapers include Red moon desert, taken by Bliss' photographer Charles O'Rear, Autumn, which was the subject of a 2007 Vanity Fair article and the branding wallpaper.

Its default wallpaper is Bliss, which has become one of the world's most viewed photos as a result of XP's success. It includes a set of wallpapers, and for the first time, multiple sample pictures and user account pictures too. It is the successor to Windows 2000 and Me, being the first version of Windows NT intended for both businesses and home users. Windows XP, codenamed Whistler, is an operating system released by Microsoft in 2001. For pre-release wallpapers and pictures, see Whistler.
