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 Windows XP...Not Bad July 11, 2006
Mark Twain
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have been running XP for a few days and so far so good. I was running win98se and decided to upgrade after microsoft announced that they no longer support win98. My software is now obsolete? Yikes! Well, I'm glad I upgraded.
Installation went smooth as silk and I have not experienced any problems at all. I had to find a couple of new drivers for hardware but that's been it. And for Home Edition versus Pro, I think I can be quite happy with the Home Edition.
I will say that win98se had been a headache for a long time so the stability that I see so far with XP Home is a relief.
Good features, good reliability. A very decent upgrade. I recommend it. Four stars.
 Upgrade to XP Home w/SP2 July 30, 2006
Marvin O. Modeen
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Absolutely the easiest upgrade of a Microsoft OS that I've ever done, & as a retired hardware engineer, I've done a lot in the past. It's one sweet OS!
 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade with SP2 January 12, 2007
GW
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Terrible upgrade. It made my computer run very very slowly. Had to remove it, now my computer will not turn off properly. Also I get an error message that a file cannot be found when I turn the computer on and also I get error messages now when trying to open internet explorer.
Would not recommend. Have spoken to others that had the same problem after they loaded XP.
XP upgrade now January 24, 2007
Ted E. Leverenz (Chicago)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
With Microsoft no longer supporting Windows 98 in any form, plus like me no interest to buy a new machine or increase memory to move to Vista, the XP home is the right answer!
Not bad...For a Microsoft product. May 16, 2005
Chris D. Knight (Northern Lower Michigan)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
First off, I have been using XP since the day it was released. I have used Windows 3.1 up to Server 2003 and as much bad mouthing as Microsoft gets, they have come a long way. Yes, Windows XP has some security issues, the software is bloated, and it isn't without it's problems, but it is very stable and easy to use (compared to previous versions). Is Linux better? Yes and No. For the average home user, Linux is not a wise choice. I love Linux, but would I recommend my Mom use it? No. she'd be lost. That said I think that if you apply ALL security patches, install a good anti-virus and use the built in firewall (at the very least) you'll be reasonably safe. If you are installing over a current operating system, do yourself a favor and backup your data, wipe off your hard drive and do a clean install of Windows XP. You'll avoid more problems that way. Aside from Server 2003, this is the best Microsoft OS yet. Maybe that isn't saying a whole lot, but considering the alternatives this the OS to get for the average PC user.
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