Microsoft Windows XP Upgrade Review

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Colin.'s Review of Microsoft Windows XP Upgrade

10th Apr 2002

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Runs very little software and prone to problems.


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Microsoft Windows XP is probably a great operating system for a 'designed for XP' machine. But the upgrade is not to be recommended. I have failed to get it working acceptably and consider the investment a waste of £85. There is currently very little software described as compatible with XP and with anything that doesn't state XP compatible it is something of a lottery as to whether it will work.

If your system works - stick to what you've got.

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  • Jean. on 21st Oct 2002

    I agree with everything of the Colin comment. I upgraded from Windows Me to Windows XP and now wish I had stayed with Me. I also had bought the Windows XP Plus and could only use 1/4 of what it had to offer. I should have done my homework first. As said, it will probably work just great on a machine designed for the XP OS but, I too am having problems since I upgraded. I too recommend that you check out everything on your computer to see if it will be compatiable with XP before you upgrade, or better yet, just stay with what you have. When ready, then buy a computer with the Windows XP already on it, from the factory.

  • TheDoctor. on 14th May 2003

    I also agree with the comments that both of you made with regards, to upgrading from Windows ME to Xp. You are also, very true about the way that Windows Xp would be fine if it was on a pre-configured PC with Windows installed. I'm still using Windows ME and as it works fine for me, i'm just sticking to that, because at the end of the day, do we need that colourful interface?

    Only to conclude, it only marks me to one question, and that is whether Microsoft are only designing operating systems, just so us customers can spend more money on buying new PC's?

  • Mac. on 24th Jul 2003

    The main reason why XP Upgrade is not compatible is cos your file system is still FAT32. XP is optimised for NTFS. This is why old programs may or may not work. If you purchase the full copy & re-install without the upgrade, windows xp actually converts FAT32 programs to NTFS when you install them on the new platform. I have XP Pro and i use a really old copy of ACT! 4.3 and it works better now on xp pro than it did on win 95.

    So if your old operating system is FAT32, dont bother with the Upgrade, just buy a new install. If your old operating system is NTFS, you should be ok to UG.

    Hope that helps

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