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| From: Microsoft Software
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $117.49
You Save: $81.51 (41%)
New (46) Used (6) from $109.99
Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 95, Windows Xp
Color: 1-user
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Full Version with SP2
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.9 x 2
MPN: n09-00984
Model: N09-00984
UPC: 805529831414
EAN: 0805529831414
ASIN: B00022PTRU
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 76
Its a Microsoft product September 23, 2005
J. Kozee
30 out of 35 found this review helpful
Windows is good for several things. But being flexible is NOT one of them. The issue with this product is you can't use it on all of your PC's if you have more than one. You have to buy this for each and every one of them. Its a rip-off to have to do that.
 BEWARE! Activation code, know this info first!!!! December 3, 2004
L S (VI Virgin Islands (U.S.))
28 out of 37 found this review helpful
Consumers need to know this before making a decision to buy!!!!
I bought my copy of XP Home SP2, three weeks later I tried to install it again on my other computer that has a new hardrive. I got the error message saying "Not registered to this computer blah blah". Because I was required to register it first on my original computer it won't work on any other. There is a product activation key that is required to register online in order to use Windows XP SP2 OS after 30days. However, this particular key code sends intentional hardware information about your/this specific computer to Microsoft and will only work on your/this particular computer with the exact hardware specifics you registered with intact. So this means, after you just installed the OS, activated the key then the computer goes wacko your then forced to make significant changes to it, example... new Mother board, Hdrive, Processor etc. you may very well have to go out and purchase another $200 copy of XP!!! You think costumer support will give you support?? Think again, they are very skeptical to even help or cooperate with another product activation key. Most of them don't even speak English good and no matter how calm you are, they deliberately put you on hold just to hang up on you so someone else can deal with your issue. How is this fair to the consumer, I should be able to install this expensive OS on any of my computers as I wish. Why should I have to suffer for their piracy problems? Do your research first please!
 Apple's Boot Camp and Windows XP April 8, 2007
S. Reeves (SF Bay Area, California)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I took the plunge and downloaded Apple's Boot Camp for the Intel based Macintosh. I had some old PC games so I thought this was worth giving a try. Apple's setup process was seamless for partioning a seperate drive I installed just for Windows XP. Then you get to the Windoze part of installation with the famous blue screen. It does look antiquated, but I followed Boot Camp's instructions to install. Windows XP took about 90 minutes via the "standard" insall method. Apple's OS X as I remember installed in about 10-20 minutes!
Since my installation about four months ago, Windows XP has been running just fine. I have actually gone onto getting additional PC games of my Windows XP disk. So this is great for those who want to have a Mac OS X side for work and a Windows XP side for play. Plus it looks like there won't be many games available in the future for OS X.
Apple's latest version of Boot Camp includes Windows Vista support, however I think I will hold off given the written reviews here on Vista. Windows XP does just fine for gaming.
Awful November 3, 2005
Alyssa A. Lappen (Earth)
24 out of 46 found this review helpful
This operating system was one of the most unsatisfactory I have ever used--including DOS, Win 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98.
Aside from being incompatible with older hardware, XP Home Edition crashes frequently--particularly if you like to work with several windows open at once.
Most important, the program is highly susceptible to viruses and hackers. Preventing these two problems requires expensive add-on software and hardware.
True enough, the built-in firewall OUGHT to work. But in my case, hackers got in anyway. I had to hire an expensive data recovery guru--another story in itself.
Even reinstalling the program did not solve the problem. My computer was completely compromised. I was eventually forced to junk the machine.
Even installing service pack 2 did not help.
After my dreadful experience with XP Home Edition, I have sworn off Windows forever. Mac and Linux are both far superior. The latter also works alongside Windows, but why anyone would want Windows on their machine is beyond me.
a necessary evil September 2, 2007
David Owens (La Mirada, CA USA)
24 out of 42 found this review helpful
I had to buy this to install on my Macbook Pro/boot camp. The Dell I bought was a POS, so this was a big improvement. I really should not write a review, because I dispise Microsoft and all that it represents. After you try an Apple, there is no going back.
One odd thing about XP is that it does not recognize other Microsoft products. For example, when installing Streets and Trips 2007, it would not launch. I was forced to go to Start, run, then D:\setup.exe, something that would NEVER happen on a Mac. I had to do this with other installs, and in fact all programs give the staring code because I guess this is a common problem. Another gripe: when I installed S&T with gps on my aforementioned Dell, the stupid program would not find the gps, even tho THIS WAS A MICROSOFT GPS, ON A MICROSOFT PROGRAM, ON A MICROSOFT COMPUTER. Un-freakilng-believable, and a statement as to the quality and stupidity of all that is Microsoft.
Upon finally installing your product, go to the Microsoft webpage and download various upgrades, such as IE 7, and other stuff.
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