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| '''Microsoft Plus!''' (codenamed ''Frosting'') is an expansion pack by [[Microsoft]] initially released for the [[Windows 95]] operating system. Newer versions were also released for the [[Windows 98]] and [[Windows XP]] operating systems.
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| ==Versions==
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| ===Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95===
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| Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 was released concurrently with the operating system as a separate retail add-on, and introduced a number of components and enhancements later present in the Windows 98 operating system.
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| New utilities include ''System Agent'', which performed system maintenance tasks on a schedule or while the computer was idle, ''Compression Agent'', ''DriveSpace 3'', and dial-up server support. In addition, ''ScanDisk'' and ''Windows Defragmenter'' were updated to work with System Agent.
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| Enhancements include the ability to graphically drag open windows, standard font smoothing, and high color icons.
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| Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 also offered a total of 12 desktop themes: ''Dangerous Creatures'', ''Inside your Computer'', ''Leonardo da Vinci'', ''Modern'', ''Mystery'', ''Nature'', ''Science'', ''The 60's USA'', ''Travel'', and ''Windows 95''.
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| Finally, a new game, called ''Space Cadet Pinball'' was also included. Space Cadet Pinball would later be bundled with the [[Windows ME]] and Windows XP operating systems.
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| ===Microsoft Plus! for Kids!=== | |
| Microsoft Plus! for Kids! was released in 1997 for the Windows 95 operating system. The software bundle was targeted primarily towards young children, and included four new applications, a parental controls feature, ten new desktop themes, and Internet Explorer 3.01.
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| New applications include ''Talk It!'', a text-to-speech program capable of playing text back in one of 20 different voices; ''Play It!'', an electronic keyboard that allows musical content to be created and recorded; ''Paint It!'', an imaging tool with various paintbrushes, patterns, and effects; and ''Picture Picker'', which includes over 1,000 clipart images and 33 new fonts.
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| ''Protect It!'', a new parental controls feature powered by a 15-day trial of ''SurfWatch'', allows parents to set restrictions on computer activity.
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| New desktop themes include ''Baseball'', ''Bugs'', ''Horses'', ''Jungle'', ''Messy Room'', ''RE-man'', ''Snowboarding'', ''Space'', ''Treehouse'', and ''Underwater''.
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| ===Microsoft Plus! for Windows 98===
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| Microsoft Plus! for Windows 98 was released on June 25, 1998 and introduced support for the ZIP file format in [[Windows Explorer]], and included several other enhancements, games, and utilities for the Windows 98 operating system.
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| New utilities include a non-critical file cleaner integrated into ''Disk Cleanup'', a Start menu cleaner added to the ''Maintenance Wizard'', and ''McAfee VirusScan 3.0'' with six months of free updates.
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| Other new features include the Deluxe CD Player which was later bundled with [[Windows 2000]], a basic version of ''Microsoft Picture It!'', and the Direct3D accelerated ''Organic Art'' screensaver. In addition, a total of three games were bundled with the software package: ''Microsoft Golf 98 Lite'', ''SegaSoft Lose Your Marbles!'', and ''Spider Solitaire''. Spider Solitaire would later be included in Windows ME.
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| A total of 18 new themes were introduced: ''Architecture'', ''Cathy'', ''Cityscape'', ''Corbis Photography'', ''Doonesbury'', ''Falling Leaves'', ''Fashion'', ''FoxTrot'', ''Garfield'', ''Geometry'', ''Horror Channel'', ''Jazz'', ''Peanuts'', ''PhotoDisc'', ''Rock 'n' Roll'', ''Science Fiction'', ''Windows 98'', and ''World Traveler''.
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| ===Microsoft Plus! Game Pack: Cards & Puzzles=== | |
| Microsoft Plus! Game Pack: Cards & Puzzles was released on August 22, 2000.
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| ===Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP=== | |
| Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001, and was designed to show off the new capabilities of the Windows XP operating system.
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| ==Known Builds== | |
| ===Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95===
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| * 4.40.50 - leaked | |
| * 4.40.106 - leaked | |
| * 4.40.112 - leaked | |
| * 4.40.214 - leaked | |
| * 4.40.220 - leaked | |
| * 4.40.305 - leaked | |
| * 4.40.309 - leaked
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| * 4.40.310 - RTM
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| ===Microsoft Plus! for Windows 98=== | |
| * 4.80.1700 - leaked
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| * 4.80.1722.1
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| * 4.80.1900 - leaked
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| * 4.80.1902
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| * 4.80.1998 - RTM
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Plus1.png|Beginning of Microsoft Plus! installation on Windows 95
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| File:Plus2.png|Setup program
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| File:Plus3.png|Installation routes
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| File:Plus4.png|Components listed for installation
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| File:Plus5.png|Win95 Applet Installation
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| File:Plus6.png|Setting up a new desktop theme dialog box
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| File:Plus7.png|New theme options provided
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| File:Plus8.png|Restart Windows prompt
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| File:Plus9.png|Windows 95 boot screen after installation of Microsoft Plus!
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| File:Plus10.png|Start menu displaying the higher quality icons
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| File:Plus11.png|Display Properties window showing the new options for customization
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| File:Plus12.png|System Properties window after installation
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| File:Plus13.png|Control Panel displaying the new Desktop Themes applet
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| File:Plus14.png|The Space Cadet Pinball game
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| File:Plus15.png|System Agent interface
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| File:Plus16.png|Windows 95 theme
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