borrowed lab monkey's Review of Microsoft Windows XP
3rd Feb 2004
Overall Rating
- Value for money
backward compatability to Win98 System restore NTFS for the end user
Bad Points
Relativly fragile OS Pathetic hotfix support
General Comments
I found on first instaling it that Microsoft Windows XP looked like the Operating System we've been promised by Microsoft since Win 95. After 4 hours of instaling hotfixes, patches and othe security updates (shades of Win98 stability?) i couldnt get my most important pieces of software to load, MS office XP and Norton System Works 2004 Pro. The problem? One of the 60 some patches turned out to be the culprit, though which one im not sure...
after a trip with fdisk and a reinstalation, i got the stuff to work without the patches with no problems. Then the real trouble started. Crash after crash, booting up after a proper shutdown and being informed that my system has'recovered from a serious error' and never being told what that error is or where to get more information was all too much for me. I liked the way it looked and it had cool support features like backward compatibility, but what good is that when you cant even use youre own computer for more than 2 hours because of persistant crashes? In short, im going back to Win 2000 as my client software OS and im not touching another MS product untill i absolutly have to.
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Web Links
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Windows XP home page
Windows XP Support ... United StatesChange|All Microsoft Sites ... Get the latest Windows XP security updates
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Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
For this reason, Microsoft Technical Support is unable to answer questions about PowerToys. PowerToys are for Windows XP only and will not work with Windows Vista.
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Windows XP The Official Magazine
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Windows XP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windows XP is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, and media centers. The name "XP" is short for "eXPerience". Windows XP is the successor to both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows...
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Solution Center
Got questions about Windows XP SP2? Running into problems with hardware or programs now that you've installed the service pack? ... Windows Vista questions? Go to Microsoft Answers
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Microsoft Windows XP Home (oem) inc SP 2 ** Free mouse bundle ** (
Microsoft Windows XP Home (oem) inc SP 2 ** Free mouse bundle ** ( WINDOWS-KEY IS DISPLAYED ON OUTER PACKAGING, PLEASE KEEP SAFE) software may not be returned or refunded,Helps protect your PC ...
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windowsxpatoz - Bing
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Microsoft Windows: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows
Microsoft Windows family of operating systems home page with product information, edition comparison charts, feature descriptions, downloads and more. ... United StatesChange|All Microsoft Sites
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 / SP2 Overview - PCSTATS.com
Page 1: ? Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 / SP2 Overview; Page 2: A New Firewall for WinXP; Page 3: Upgraded Outlook Express Security;
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Deploying Windows XP Service Pack 2 using Software Update Services
Microsoft strongly urges customers with Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1-based systems to update to Windows XP SP2 as soon as possible.
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