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Microsoft Windows XP
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Summary


Manufacturer: Microsoft
Platforms: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP

Average Ratings for Microsoft Windows XP

  • Ease of Set Up4.8 stars
  • Ease of Use4.9 stars
  • Value for Money3.8 stars
  • Overall rating3.9 stars

15 Reviews For Microsoft Windows XP

  • Taylott Rank: Major 17th Nov 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I've been using Windows XP home edition for years, in fact, as soon as it came out. I've even tried Vista and reverted back to XP. I don't know what it is, but I find XP to be more stable and robust. I like the "no gimmick" appeal it has compared to Vista. XP has never let me down, and I particularly like the layout and ease of navigation.

    I have two PCs at home, and both run on XP. I use Vista at work, but unfortunately have no choice. One day I'll check out Windows 7, but until then, I'm going to stick with my trusty XP.

    In summary, XP is a worthwhile upgrade from 95/98 or Windows 2000, and XP Home Edition should suffice for most, even for small businesses!

  • jasonx1 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel 30th Sep 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    simply the best software to use and install i am running xp home edtion with serive pack 2 (not keen on service pack 3) i tryed vista and i hate it waste off £60. with xp everything works with this software.

  • phaserfang Rank: Corporal 7th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have built 5 PC's in my time all with XP. I have worked with XP for 7/8 years or so. I find it is easy to set up, run and maintain. There are alot of people 80% i expect who dont know how personally configurable the OS is and if they did they wouldnt choose to upgrade to vista. It is an operating system which means XP sits in the background while you get on and wtire doc's, enhance photo's, clip videos, listen to music etc and will not ask like vista "do you really want to run that process" It ...

  • Guest 27th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Well recommend Microsoft Windows XP, All in all it's the best Windows version ever in my opinion. Quite stable compared to any other version of Windows. Much faster than Vista I find. Easy to use. Only bad point for me is the security is a problem with default settings. It is not open source. Well recommended Operating System though!

  • skiddie2003 Rank: Staff Sergeant 17th Jan 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Microsoft Windows XP is a reliable operating system when comparing it to Windows 98. In Windows XP there are no blue screens when there are system errors. Also comparing to Windows 98, Windows XP rarely requires a computer reboot (even on a 6 year old computer with Windows XP upgrade).

    The Windows update function is useful as it can be programmed to check for updates automatically. The updates provide security patches, and downloads for the hardware on your computer (in some cases).

    The Wi ...

  • OMEGAGODLY Rank: Staff Sergeant 11th Dec 2005

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I upgraded my computer to Windows XP a while ago, and I am very satisfied. XP has better security, more applications, and you can personalize a lot of different things with this software. I think they should lower the price of this because not everybody can afford a $200 operating system.

  • shell1966 13th May 2005

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    Microsoft Windows XP: I have read that there is no difference between retail and OEM versions, this is not true as with OEM you can't download drivers from the internet, I purchased a laptop from Tiny with no disc, I reformatted with OEM version and couldn't as it kept coming up with errors, I purchased a full retail boxed version and have had no problems since and my laptop performs much better, there is a marked difference between the two.

  • borrowed lab monkey 3rd Feb 2004

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    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 ...

  • JBG 1st Feb 2004

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    Microsoft Windows XP has got to be the worst MS OS ever apparently pro version is slightly more stable, im going back to win 2000, you people may have only had XP for a few months, (it seems to get worse the longer it is on your PC i suppose this is because their are more programs on here now that could crash it) alternatively you may just be insane, if it were up to me I would not use a MS OS at all, but I need to run windows programs. DO NOT AQUIRE XP AND FOR GODS SAKE DONT BUY IT.

  • Mac. 23rd Jul 2003

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have windows XP Pro installed under NTFS. It just has to be the best operating system from Microsoft yet. I cannot beleive how stable the system is. It just wont crash! And even on the rare occasion it does, only the problem application goes, not the whole damn system.

    As an ex ME user, I was convinced that Microsoft did not know how to program. But now I have XP, Microsoft seemed to have redeemed themselves.

    There is always room for improvement however, I have always belived that operat ...

  • Sali. 20th Dec 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Someone above says that his scaner (3 years old doesn't work) well I have 3-4 years old scaner and it works on XP with Win 2000 drivers.
    This is the most compatible OS from Microsoft ever. And full of multimedia support, such as digital cameras ...

  • Don Juan. 31st Aug 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    My kids were constantly finding ways to throw our PC out of whack, causing crashes and leading to many OS re-installs. Microsoft Windows XP eliminated most of these problems, although my son can still bring things down from time to time. Also, allows for true multiple users so that I don't have to look at my daughters funky wallpaper.

  • Master. 4th Apr 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I think Microsoft Windows XP OS is a very good product

  • TeriMaMadochod. 2nd Apr 2002

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Microsoft Windows XP looks good and never crashes. You can still use DOS and will never have problems using the OS.

  • Chris. Rank: Lance Corporal 14th Mar 2002

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    Microsoft Windows XP Operating System is a good addition but still the slowness of windows and .dll files. Why can't Microsoft get rid of .dll files like unix?