# Welcome to the Value Added Folder

The Value Added Folder contains extra components that are shipped with Microsoft® Windows® XP. Many of these components have not been fully tested for compatibility with Windows XP; however, they can still add value to your Windows XP system if you decide to install them.

The Msft folder in the Value Added Folder contains software and associated information that is developed and written by Microsoft. The components in this folder are supported by Microsoft.

The 3rdParty folder in the Value Added Folder contains software and associated information developed and written by other parties. None of the software programs in this section of the Value Added Folder is a Microsoft product, and Microsoft's inclusion of these programs in this Value Added Folder does not imply any endorsement by Microsoft of such programs, any claims made about such programs, or such programs' ability to operate in conjunction with any Microsoft products.

Your rights to use a particular software program included in this section of the Value Added Folder is governed by the end user license agreement accompanying the program. To the extent that no third party license accompanies the third party software, your rights to use such software are subject to the Microsoft end user license agreement for the accompanying Microsoft product, except that the provisions of the paragraph below shall be applicable in lieu of the corresponding provisions, if any, in such Microsoft end user license agreement. Microsoft does not provide product support of any kind for the software programs included in this section of the Value Added Folder. Such product support, if any, is available from the developer of the software.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MICROSOFT PROVIDES THE SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION IN THIS SECTION OF THE VALUE ADD FOLDER "AS IS" AND DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR WARRANTIES OF TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION IN THIS SECTION OF THE VALUE ADDED FOLDER.