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Summary: After the preview in Windows 2000 SP-3 they'd have to pay me
Review: I innocently downloaded Windows 2000 SP-3 based on XP to the Windows 2000 installation on a multi- booting system.Then spent a week in hell trying to get the Windows 98SE installation back, after the so called improvements trashed both the Windows 2000 and 98SE installations.I can only imagine how much more damage the full upgrade would do.Microsoft's track record on the number of times you have to re-instal Windows regardless of W3.1 ,W95,W98,W98SE,WNT & W2000 is not good.The conveluted way the Upgrade vs the OEM vs the Full Version CDs are not compatible with restoring of fixing an up to date system with out wipeing the drive is already monopolisticly criminal.The restrictions on the XP CDs are a joke.At the price they are asking wait a year and buy a computer with it pre-installed on compatible hardware with working drivers.
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Summary: The best Version of Windows yet!
Review: While Windows XP still has an occassional "error" it surpasses its predessors by miles!
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Summary: XP is the most stable OS yet but it has endless flaws!!
Review: Microsoft Windows Xp gives you so many new ways to use your computer. Some of the features are simply mindblowing. I like the crisp clean icons, The the unbeatable picture quality, And not to mention that cute search puppy. "I love that little fellow". But the flaws in this operating system make you wonder. Are all of these usless features worth it? It is not just the colors or the little Pup, Or maybe the so called crash proof operating system. 90% of my games do not work with XP. The other 10% of them have video conflicts. People tell me to just upgrade these Hardware drivers. I should not have to. If Microsoft would pull their heads out of their ... and take their time to master the operating system before they release it maybe we would not have to.
I have never seen a single piece of software or hardware that would not work with 95,98,and ME. Xp tells you from the get go during installation that this and that has not been tested yet. Is it not their job to master the os before selling it to the public? Thats like selling me a half cooked hamburger. I must say that nothing upsets me more than the Activate Windows deal. You are only allowed to install the operating system like three times or so. After that it will not let you activate windows anymore and your OS stops working after a waiting period of 30 days. Hell you bought the damn product with your hard earned money and you have a defective product after three installations or so. You then have to call microsoft and request a new product key. I had to. They did nothing but cram the licence agreement thing down my throat but they gave me a new key code after yelling at them. My advice to everyone is don't waste your money. Go buy your wife a new ring or something and call it a day.
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Summary: After some remedial compatibility measures, excellent OS
Review: I upgraded from the fecal Me to XP about 2 months ago. I experienced a wealth of compatibility problems with hardware and pre-installed software. Nothing seemed to work and I was actually tempted to wipe my hard drive and go back to Me. Well, I patiently and painstakingly visited the appropriate websites for all of my hardware (video and sound cards; mother board; digital camera) and software, and 99% of those pages had updated drivers and patches to render their products XP compliant. Well, the ONLY problem I've had since then is speed. My PC runs some old games TOO FAST (P4 1.7 GHz; 512 MB; GeForce 2 32MB). So I downloaded a utility to slow down my processor when I want to and now all is right in my Windows world. I haven't had anything remotely resembling a crash and haven't even had to reboot except in the normal course of enabling different software features. The new features are kind of underwhelming, although I do make good use of the multilingual options. There were a few things in Windows 98 and Me upon which I'd hoped XP would improve, but apart from the ability to input and view Chinese characters, there is little to get excited about in terms of XP's new features. Fortunately, I didn't upgrade for the features but for the efficiency and stability. With that in mind I can only feel that I truly got my money's worth. After a history of Microsoft-generated headaches (we all seem to conveniently forget about how that company has so immensely improved our world), I'm reluctant to praise them. But after having taken a few simple and necessary measures to render my system compatible, I have to say that Windows XP is not perfect, but quite satisfying and clearly the best Windows OS yet.
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Summary: Does not rate even one (1) star..... totally poor quality
Review: Do not buy home edition. if you are going to xp to go to professional. many, many programs will not run on home and many do not have fixes out there. Like AUTOCAD.....Roxio. BEWARE.........
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Summary: Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade
Review: Installed on a Winbook XL2 that I have been threatening to smash, trash, and crash for over 2 years for ongoing aggravating bootup and shutdown problems. Could not boot with USB device attached. Reinstalled 98 a dozen times, no better. Restored from Winbooks restore CD no better. I have been running XP on it for 2 weeks and have had none of the previous problems, and have it on a small network now as well. Hard to believe it could resolve all this but so far so good.
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Summary: Best OS yet
Review: I actually love it! It automatically installed most of the hardware, if not all.
I had a problem with my CD burner, the software, but XP has its own, which works 100%!
You get to customize the PC more, the desktop, settings.
Some give bad reviews saying it crashes. It could be that the person isn't experinced in PCs, or they had a defective one.
Some may have an older PC, which may not work.
Its even better with games, on line games, everything!
Its cool!
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Summary: No Crashes On Three Computers In Over 10 Months
Review: That title says it all. I installed Windows XP on three different computers - 2 desktops and 1 laptop. The computers have all been 1000% stable for the last 10 months. A lot of the complainers writing these reviews obviously don't know enough to update their sound and video drivers. Or they buy cheap no-name hardware made by manufacturers who don't care enough about their customers to provide good quality software drivers.
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Summary: 10 Months And Zero Crashes On 3 Computers
Review: Its true folks. I installed Windows XP Home Edition on three different computers on Oct 25, 2001. Not one of those computers has had a single crash since then.
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Summary: Undue Influence of MIS and IT foks on a Home product
Review: This is a technology gone bersek with needless complexity and overkill for simple home user having one computer in his study room. Administrator, pass word protection, inability to download and save files if not logged in as administrator.. the list goes on and on. Duh ? If you screwup during installation, your password for automatic log in to your ISP provider can not be fixed easily. Try editing your pass word files. Fat chance. Each time you have to delete the old wrong password and type in your correct password. So much for automatic log on. Try changing your hardware even alittle bit, you have to call microsoft to re-register your software.... You are better off with older version of the window operating systems. Atleast they left you alone once you made your purchase. Overkill and listening to the wrong users in product development indeed.
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