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Qmark is a [[Microsoft Agent]] character released by Microsoft Corporation. Qmark is one of the few characters to have been developed by Microsoft. Qmark was developed for use inside of the Windows XP operating system setup. | '''Qmark''' (short for '''Question Mark''') is a [[Microsoft Agent]] character released by Microsoft Corporation. Qmark is one of the few characters to have been developed by Microsoft. Qmark was developed for use inside of the Windows XP operating system setup. | ||
==Use in the Windows XP Setup== | ==Use in the Windows XP Setup== | ||
Qmark was used in the Windows XP setup as part of the OOBE and would assist the user in setting up their computer with Windows XP. It can also be found on Windows XP systems inside of the "oobe" folder present inside of system32. | Qmark was used in the Windows XP setup as part of the OOBE and would assist the user in setting up their computer with Windows XP. It can also be found on Windows XP systems inside of the "oobe" folder present inside of system32. | ||
==Old | ==Old qmark== | ||
There is an older version of qmark present inside of Windows XP Build 2469, which has a TTS voice and the use of the Comic Sans font inside of the word balloon. It is unknown why Microsoft removed the voice from the agent, but it is speculated that it would not be fitting for the Windows XP setup. This version of qmark also has slightly different sounds than the final version. | There is an older version of qmark present inside of Windows XP Build 2469, which has a TTS voice and the use of the Comic Sans font inside of the word balloon. It is unknown why Microsoft removed the voice from the agent, but it is speculated that it would not be fitting for the Windows XP setup. This version of qmark also has slightly different sounds than the final version. | ||
==Windows XP source leak== | ==Windows XP source leak== | ||
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File:Qmark0000_UNBUGGED.png|The default animation frame of Qmark. | File:Qmark0000_UNBUGGED.png|The default animation frame of Qmark. | ||
File:XPOOBE. | File:XPOOBE.png|A photo of Qmark inside of the Windows XP OOBE. | ||
File:Qmarkhiddenanimation1.gif|Unused spiral animation, assumed to be an earlier version of the Show animation. | File:Qmarkhiddenanimation1.gif|Unused spiral animation, assumed to be an earlier version of the Show animation. | ||
File:QmarkPalette.gif|A palette file of Qmark. | File:QmarkPalette.gif|A palette file of Qmark. | ||
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[[Category:Characters developed by Microsoft Corporation]] | [[Category:Characters developed by Microsoft Corporation]] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft Agent 2.0 Characters]] | [[Category:Microsoft Agent 2.0 Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Pre-Rendered Microsoft Agents]] | |||