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Summary: Best OS!
Review: I purchased this operating system back in November of 2002,and since then it's been great! Great realiability,great features,great looks. It's sad that some people don't like this OS. Maybe it's the activations that XP Home have that made users wary of any XP. I don't know. XP Pro is memory hogging though,and you need alot of RAM to run it at top speeds.
One thing I love about XP Pro,is no activations like it's HOME EDITION. You can install XP Pro many times with the same product key! And it is as stable as Windows 2000,only prettier!
If you need stability,great features,have the cash,and want to install on many systems...get XP Pro a try!
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Summary: Terrible!
Review: Loaded with security flaws, this operating system is the worst yet. That combined with the fact that when new software is installed, XP deletes drivers which are needed for the OS to operate properly make for a terrible software package. So far I have had to do a complete reinstall on my computer twice because of this. If you can stand it, buy a Linux OS or a Mac...it doesn't appear that Windows is ever going to come out with a decent operating system.
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Summary: Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade
Review: If you want to crash your system, lose all saved emails, lose all saved Word documents, lose your ability to print, and garble all photographs on your PC, including your screen saver, install the Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade. This was my experience when I attempted to install the XP upgrade. Motivated to purchase XP by Microsoft's statement that the company would no longer support Windows 98, I ordered the CD for the Windows XP Upgrade. Although with extensive assistance from Microsoft reps I have been able to recover my saved emails and Word documents, I can print nothing. My Heidi Klum screen saver now looks like an Andy Warhol painting. All photographs are now garbled. If I had it to do over, I'd stick with Windows 98.
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Summary: Phewww
Review: I finally did it. I broke down and bought the software instead of copying it. What a relief!
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Summary: Linux, Linux, Linux!
Review: All I have to say is one word "Linux". I'm a huge Mandrake fan. The ONLY reason I got this was so I could run Windows programs natively. Lets face it, It;s not opensource, so you have no idea what it's doing to your computer, Linux on the other hand is completly open! Fight the monoply! Go Linux! www.mandrakelinux.com
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Summary: Some irritating features, but worth an upgrade.
Review: If you are using Windows 95, 98, or ME, upgrading to Microsoft XP is a no-brainer. XP is feature rich enough to make it worthwhile.
A few features I love:- The .ZIP format is supported by the file manager. You can browse in a .zip archive as if it was a directory.
- Using the network wizard remote FTP sites can be manipulated in the file manager. The remote site will appear to be a directory on your computer, making updating remote web servers painless.
- CD-R drives are supported by XP. This means you can drag and drop files onto the drive and then burn them without using a third-party CD burning application. However, some of the new features will cause you some headaches. Microsoft has gone to some pain in order to hide directories, files, and make the OS more user friendly. As a result, power users will find themselves spending time figuring out how to turn off some of these new features. The administrative tools (computer management, event log, etc.) are hidden even from the administrator until you tweak the properties of the start menu. The biggest headache is the security problems. The only machine I have ever had to be hacked was an XP machine, in spite of the fact I religiously patch and upgrade the OS. The firewall is next to useless. I would recommend you install Zone Alarm.
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Summary: An improvement over Windows 98
Review: I got a new computer last month that had Windows XP Home Edition SP1 preinstalled. My previous computers had run Windows 95 and 98. So far, I'd say XP is an improvement over its predecessors. It doesn't crash as often, is less buggy, and it has more advanced features, such as the customizable Start Menu and built-in firewall. It will take you a while to discover all the features of this new operating system. However, that's not to say XP is perfect. I've encountered a few error messages, noticed some problems with older USB hardware that is supposed to be XP compatible, and the computer totally froze up on me a couple of times while using the CD-RW drive. Some of that may or may not have been XP's fault. XP has a different look than 95, 98 or ME. Icons, task bars, scroll bars, fonts, buttons are more colorful and smoother looking. But if you don't like the XP style, you have the option of changing it to the "classic" style, which is similar to 98 and ME. I'm not a big fan of upgrading a computer's current operating system (too many things can go wrong), so if you really want to try XP, I'd recommend getting a new computer with XP preinstalled.
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Summary: Windows XP Home Unstable, Crashes Constantly
Review: My install of Windows XP Home on a brand new 3.0GH Pentium 4 with a gig of memory crashes contstantly for no apparent reason. I have removed software after software in hopes of finding the "bad driver" to no avail. It has crashed three times this morning in 45 minutes. It crashes and resets to BIOS suddenly at startup as it's loading the system tray, then after finally starting, it crashed when I was reading email in Outlook 2000, then after the restart it crashed when I was browsing the web in Verizon DSL with Internet Explorer 6.0. It's like I pressed the "reset" button. No warning, no explanation, just crash to black screen and watch it reboot from BIOS. Not impressed at all. Windows XP Home is unstable. If it's my fault for something I did, it's still XP's problem because it 1) won't fix itself and 2) won't tell me what's wrong. I even bought a new hard drive and did a clean install that took 12 hours. Still crashes, even when just using Microsoft software. You know, it's really just DOS parading as a Macintosh, and not too well.
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Summary: Great Solution!
Review: I think this is a great solution. Very user friendly and stable. I moved from the Windows ME operating system to the Windows XP Home operating system and am glad I did. I haven't had a single issue with it so far whereas with the Windows ME it was a constant battle for stability from day one. I'm not sure what the prior reviewer meant by "Fisher Price" software as this is almost identical in look and ease of use to the Windows ME only more functional, aesthetically enhanced and MUCH more stable. This is an application for home use (with the home edition) and I think as such it's a great solution. I've found it very easy to use. It's more than I wanted to spend but I spent about at least 15 times this amount in my time alone in dealing with Windows ME problems that I had so I wish I'd invested in it sooner. I didn't purchase the upgrade edition as I thought it would be cleaner (allbeit more expensive) to just start from scratch due to all the problems I'd had with Windows ME. So far so good!
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Summary: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Upgrade by Microsoft
Review: The UnPresidented Hype With This Upgrade Is Bogus!!! The CD Was Missing So Much Information, The Program CD Data Is Corrupt, Besides The Several Hours On Hold @ Microsoft's Supposed Free Tech Assistance, Which Was UnFree! The Four And A Half Plus Hours With Microsoft's Tech Line; The Stress, HeadAche, BodyCramp's, Caused By, The Many Flawed Attempt's To Manually Install What Kept Peventing This So Called, Varified, And Cleared Upgrade; All Prior Info. And Programs Were Lost!! Hey! Microsoft, We The Public, Are Offically Paid GinniePigs, So What's Up With This UnExceptable MESS, You've Collected Cash From!! The Federal Truth In Advertising Rule Applies Here Folks!! "BUYERS BEWARE"!! THANKS FOR THE EYE OPENERS W/ ALMOST EIGHT HOURS ON THE PHONE!!!!!! ONLY TO FIND MORE ROAD BLOCKS, WHEN INSTALLING PERSONAL CHOICE PROGRAMMING, THE VIEW FROM MY SCREEN IS IF THE PROGRAMS ARE NOT MICROSOFT'S WARE'S, FORGET THE MONEY SPENT, THE ITEMS PURCHASED, THE TIME INVOLVED TO INSTALL EACH ONE; LET'S ALL LOOK AWAY FROM INDIVIUALS AND RECIEVE A TIDY PAY CHECK FROM ALL THE MILLIONAIRES @ MICROSOFT: WHAT A DIVERSE WAY TO RUN A LIFE!! WE MIGHT THEN FINALLY RECEIVE WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN PAYING FOR YEARS!! "SHARES IN MICROSOFT'S GREEDY STOCKMARKET"
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