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Summary: Excellent Operating System - Software Pirates Beware!
Review: I have used Operating Systems from DOS 1.0 through Windows XP and the latest product by Microsoft is incredible. I can crash Windows 95 in less than 30 seconds, Windows 98 SE in less than 2 minutes, Windows 2000 and ME in less than 5 minutes and Windows NT by turning on the computer - but Windows XP has been running flawlessly for the past 3 months, even when I attempted to crash it. The OS quickly realized what I was attempting to do and actually "uninstalled" the software - That's right, instead of counting up the percentage of install, it started going backwards to 0%! Almost pirate proof, XP will only allow itself to be installed twice off the same CD - Once for your desktop and once for your laptop. If you do not register the software - it stops working after 45 days and cannot be reinstalled on the same PC without reformatting the hard drive. I have had some driver issues with XP certified drivers not available for some newer peripherals (i.e. HP Photosmart Printers), but for the most part, no problems. It even comes with a good CD burner program standard. I would suggest you upgrade ASAP.
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Summary: Windows XP is a must upgrade!
Review: I have been beta testing XP this past summer and by far it is the most stable OS in the Microsoft line I have ever used. Even from Beta 2 until Release Candidate 2 - it is a solid performer with enhancements that will make it more intuitive to use as well as more solid for serious computer users.I highly recommend this upgrade to anyone who wants the most from their PC's. The new graphical interface is intense and requires a good video card and a good processor to run it smoothly. Check out the system requirements and bump the minimums up to make sure your covered. I hope you find this useful.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: I was lookin at pre-released screen shots and wow! Looks nice. Can't wait to get it. I also hear its more stable.
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Summary: WindowsXP Professional
Review: WindowsXP is a lot more stable than Windows98/ME and includes time updates and other add-ons that were only available as shareware.
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Summary: Great Product
Review: Windows XP is by far the best windows release to come out. Although Windows 2000 and Windows ME were recently released they weren't all that great except for the improved stability of Win2k. Not to insult Microsoft or anything but the previous releases were not stellar, but it is obvious that you put some more effort into this one and it really shows. Appart from all the little fine tuning done to the OS, the new features like the built in firewall, raw sockets and windows that react to what content you are viewing are very useful. Although Microsoft has put out some questionable releases this is not one of them. Windows XP is a solid OS and I recomend it to everyone.
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Summary: A must-have upgrade for all Windows users
Review: Put simply, it's hard for me to not get excited about Windows XP. I've been covering the Windows world for many years, and though this will read like a sound bite from a tired marketing campaign, Windows XP is quite literally the most exciting Microsoft product to come down the pike since Windows 95. In fact, it might be worthwhile to remember what a change Windows 95 was, when compared to the DOS/Windows 3.x world that preceded it, because Windows XP offers the same level of obvious improvement over its predecessors. And just as we now expect--no, take for granted--a certain level of functionality thanks to Windows 95 and its successors, we will soon do the same thanks to Windows XP. Is Windows XP perfect? No, of course not. But unlike the caveats that had to accompany any recommendation of Windows 2000 or Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows XP brings with it no major reservations or qualifications. If you're using Windows today--any version of Windows--you're almost definitely going to want to upgrade (this isn't true of corporate rollouts, however, I'm speaking purely to the individual here). If that means getting a new PC or upgrading your hardware, then I recommend going for it: Hardware is cheap, and the improvements in Windows XP will literally make your life easier and your day-to-day work more productive...
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Summary: Huge improvement over Windows 9.x/Me
Review: I have been running the Release Candidate 2 version of Windows XP Professional (via Microsoft's Windows Preview Program) for a few months and I am very pleased with it. Although what I am running was not the final version, it is feature-complete. From a reliability point-of-view, Windows XP far surprasses the Win 9x product line and, in my experience, is even better than Windows 2000 (and, like I said, I'm using a release candidate that doesn't have the bug fixes that the final version will have). If you want to get off of Windows 9x (or finally upgrade from NT 4), have the money for the upgrade, have relatively new software and hardware, and have a computer with the power to run it well (NEVER trust Microsoft's minimum requirements) then I say go for it! Windows 2000 users won't see as much of an improvement as users of older versions of Windows, but even they might want to give it a chance. And for those of you who do have older hardware and software, you might want to wait a little while to upgrade so that drivers can be made available. Oh and don't worry about product activation: it's quick and painless (at least it is online; haven't had to try the phone method thankfully).
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Summary: Windows XP
Review: Windows XP Business Edition has been exceptionally useful. It enables networked computers to share files that have been placed in shared folders. It seamlessly allows CD-R/CD-RW backup of documents created in compatible word processing programs. The typical upgrade has a few extra bells and whistles that may be of marginal value. If you network computers and are not an IT expert and/or create large documents that you wish to save to disk, Windows XP is for you.
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Summary: A solid OS
Review: This OS will give user all the power. It boots the system faster. It's compatible with the hardware and software in my system. I don't have even re-install the driver for a device in my PC. I'm very happy with this version.
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Summary: Eric Lahti
Review: Microsoft is an interesting company that has pretty much given us what we wanted all along. We wanted a GUI, we got it (after Mac, granted, but still there). We wanted pretty pictures, we got 'em with Win95. Strangely enough, we never really requested stability in our home and work OSs, for that we turned to *nix variants. After the recent blasts at MS for stability, the company has once again given us what we wanted in Windows XP. I've been using the various pre release versions for about six months now and have even found B2 to be more stable than any previous release. Faster, too. Win2k drivers work fine and Win9x apps have given me nary a hiccup. The only thing I don't like about WinXP is it may be too easy to use and some of the flexibility has been dropped out (or at least, hidden from me). NTFS permissions have been moved, share permissions have been moved and I'm still not quite certain where they put them. I still think it's the best thing they've put out to date and find it to be a great OS, on par with other OSs I've used (and I think I've used all of them). Eric Lahti
MCT, MCSE+I, MCDBA, A+, Net+
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