"It is imperative that Microsoft not have another opportunity to use Windows XP to suppress competition in emerging Internet areas," said New York Atty. Gen. Eliot Spitzer and California Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer.

On Thursday, the Justice Department said it would no longer seek a breakup of Microsoft and instead would ask a U.S. district judge to impose restrictions on the software giant's business tactics. At the time, the states joined the Justice Department and said they would not pursue a breakup either.

Kodak has publicly complained that XP's photography system steers users to Microsoft services instead of its own. And AOL, which has the most popular instant-messaging system and the No. 1 Internet access service, has the most to lose from Microsoft extending its reach in those categories.