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Summary: NO IIS, ASP user be aware
Review: XP Home doesn't support IIS or PWS. Anyone wants to play with ASP/ASP .NET needs to pay extra $$ to upgrade to XP Pro. This "minor" missing information from XP Home and Pro feature matrix give me the wrong impression that XP is a superset of W2K... WRONG!!! (...)
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Summary: Win Xp is a difficult upgrade
Review: I chose (fortunately) to keep my old OS (win 98) in place and add WIN XP on a new partition with the dual boot feature. My system is all very new (<9 mo) and the "fresh" install detected much of the hardware correctly; for the system board, buses, pci/agp it was easier than Win98 which required several different drivers. However, even after 2 months on my system, I have yet to be able to use WIN xp for than a few moments because of hardware and software incompatibility.
The main problem is with my modem--no driver is available for win xp--nor is it likely that one will EVER be available for mine or many thousands of other user's inexpensive pci modems. Nor can I find a new modem in the store that supports Win xp out of the box!!! I guess it's a matter of time before large companies (Creative, USR, etc.) provide drivers with their shipping modems. I also have a $... multifunction HP laserprinter that won't work with Win XP. HP wouldn't tell me when drivers would be available.
IF you get Win xp as part of a new system, I think it would be great. BUT, IF YOU ARE UPGRADING, I'D WAIT UNTIL THE HARDWARE MANUFACTURES PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR THIS OS. If you don't you'll find that even some new hardware won't work. That'd be a shame if you deleted your old OS and then couldn't even connect to the internet to look for drivers!!
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Summary: BusAnalyst
Review: I rate this upgrade a one of the best (for your money) purchases i've made in the last 10 years. Microsoft has created a truly user friendly environment, but kept the core strong. XP may look all warm and fuzzy, however, it has been built on an amazingly strong OS.Thanks, Microsoft!
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Summary: XP is Great!
Review: All of the other reviewers that have complained about the terrible experiences they have had with this upgrade need to learn how to read the directions! The directions clearly say (as well as the XP website) to do an inventory check BEFORE installing the upgrade. I have a two year old Gateway that was running Win 98. I did the inventory check and needed to download a couple of new drivers. I had no problems after that. The interface is very appealing and the starup and shutdown speed are noticeably faster. I really like the multi-user functionality. The system has not crashed once (unlike the old Win98 system).
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Summary: Windows XP Works
Review: Windows XP really is much more stable than prior windows and has a more pleasing interface. Product Activation isn't horrible-if you have an internet connection. Some major cons include: many drivers malfunction immeadiately; problems with handheld Hotsync.
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Summary: Best Windows yet... when it stays up
Review: I upgraded from Windows 98 on my machine, and it ran a whole lot faster. Unfortunately, Windows XP has some sort of issue with memory caching on my motherboard, so I had to turn that off (this is after about a month of crashing, I have over 120 uploaded error reports on the Online Crash Analysis site), and now my computer runs really slowly. I'm thinking about upgrading my processor and motherboard since prices are so low right now, but be forewarned if you are using an older motherboard and processor.
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Summary: please don`t buy windows xp
Review: it is maybe the worst windows so far my computer never stalled so much in the past not even with windows 98
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Summary: Great OS, but only one simple problem.
Review: After I purchased the Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade, I first upgraded from my ME Edition (which by the way, was very unstable). I soon later found out that XP could not handle much of the software I previously had before I upgraded, so what I had to do was format and restore to my computer's original state.
Now, my computer is a pretty reliable HP 1.3Ghz Intel Pentium 4 Processor, 40G Hard Drive, Nvidia TNT2 M64 32MB Graphics Card, Sound Blaster Live!, etc. It works really well with pretty much anything.
After I installed Windows XP HE after my situation after formating, I found out that Windows XP is an extremely stable and well put-out OS. It has many new features with built-in audio recording and movie making software. The new design makes you feel more comfortable browsing through your computer, and the Control Panel can now be accessed through a categorized selection.
The only problem I had was compatibility. About 1/8 of my software was not compatible in which I would have like to installed, including my Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.0, in which you must upgrade to 5.0 for an additional (cost).
Without the compatibility problems (Which should be cleared up soon with many of the companies having to make XP compatible drivers for their hardware and software), Windows XP is a great, stable OS environment perfect for personal files and audio.
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Summary: Upgraded from 2K Pro to XP Pro..
Review: I will have to say that Microsoft is moving the the right direction now. Windows 2000 was a huge leap in reliability and XP continues that drive. If you have old hardware then you may have problems with drivers, etc. If you can run Windows 2K ok then you should be fine with XP. I actually upgraded from 2K to XP and it worked fine, and I've been using since it was released. It is very stable and looks nice too. I am a software developer, so I purchased XP mainly to test and use for development. I'm no Microsoft zealot, but I've always considered 2000 to be the first "almost" real OS from Microsoft. I think that XP has now pushed them over the edge with it's increased reliability as well as the nice interface. If you computer is pretty up to date and your hardware is compatible you won't be disappointed with XP.
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Summary: Best MS OS to date
Review: Forget the negative reviews from people on here who probably haven't even used Windows XP. If you can look past the fact that it's a Microsoft product, you'll see a very robust, stable OS that is more user friendly than 9x. And Product Activation? It's done before you know it started, then that's it. It has been proven to protect your privacy, while simply enforcing the same EULA that MS has had all along. No big deal, and certainly not a reason not to upgrade. Just be sure to take the results of the Upgrade advisor seriously. If it says something may not work, it wont work. But if your hardware is compliant, this is a must have upgrade in my opinion. 1 crash since I installed it on Oct 25th, and that was the fault of the video driver and has been fixed. And I keep my PC up 24 hours a day. Give XP a shot, you won't be dissapointed.
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