Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Windows xp

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 26, 2001 | 9 out of 13 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

Now, this piece of work is somting else! its somthing new from the people who brought us microsoft windows 3.x, 95, 98, 2000, NT, and ME (millenium edition). It keeps on getting a helluva lot better with each new version so Im putting a $300 bet on a...nyone that thinks that its going to be any worse than its predicessors. But, the only reason I rate it a four is because of its steep price, i mean come on! 300 dollars for a little piece of plastic. but i guess thats the future. so until next time kiddies, this is Dan S. with your Software Review! peace! Read more Less

XP Professional

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 16, 2003 | 5 out of 6 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

Pros: Excellent Operating System

Cons: Little Pricey

I had Window's ME and AOL, the worlds worst two Systems. I installed XP and all the lock up's and freezes went away.AOL kept downloading data and ME just got worse, the switch to XP was great also XP has a built in firewall, a little tricky t...o set up but, it's worth it. The wizard for installing software and hardware is great.Very few error messages! Read more Less

Winxp Professional

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 16, 2007 | 4 out of 5 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

Pros: Service Park II

Cons: MUTSU

PC operation....imformation

xp pro

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 8, 2003 | 4 out of 5 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

great os, easy to use, but if you blow it off your machine or have to replace your hard drive you have to call microsoft and say mommy may i reinstall my software i paided for!!!!!

Windows XP Pro Serv. Pack 2

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 31, 2007 | 2 out of 2 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

Pros: Great overal bang for the buck!

Cons: None that comes to mind...

Excellent product...less present hassles than Windows Vista Ultimate! I own both products. Wait for Service Pack I prior to either purchase or installation of the newer product!

Windows XP Professional

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 6, 2006 | 2 out of 2 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

Pros: Sophisticated Operating System

Cons: Not Reliable with Inkjet Printers

If you're looking for an operating system that's compatible, durable, look no furhter. Windows XP Professional Edition is one of the most reliable systems on market so far. I purchased it about a week ago, but I'm so amazed at all the new... features. One thing I really like is that the Desktop is not cluttered with program icons. Although Windows XP Professional isn't cheap, it's worth an investment. I'm from the old school; I simply believe that Windows 98 is an excellent operating system, but what makes Windows XP Professional so unique is the user friendliness. The graphical interface design is quite impressive. The Help & Support Section on Windows XP Professional is really helpful. You can seek any help from freeing disk space, to degramenting your hard drive, etc. From Windows 98 Second Edition to Windows XP Professional was a big jump for me. The only problem I had with Windows XP Professional is that it's not too user friendly with my inkjet printer. I will eventually upgrade my printer, but the printer prints well, but it takes almost 30 seconds to print, but with Windows 98, the print time was fast. Read more Less

Errors

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 26, 2001 | 3 out of 5 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

I got windows me and it work perfectly fine. Then i upgrade my windows me to winxp pro. FIrst it seem like win xp pro work is really cool , it lot new feature. I really enjoy for serveral day. Then my system start to crash. Everytime i use my compute...r there is an error. There is a promp pop up it told me send send the error to microsoft. But i did that like a thousand times.First i thought it because i got win me in there. SO i formated my harddrive and reinstalled win xp .But i still got all kind of errors. Read more Less

One of the better OS's from MS

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 12, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

Pros: Lock ups usually only affect the offending application

Cons: Big target for viruses (If you worry about that sort of thing)

Windows XP Pro has been far more stable than the home version. I have tried both OS's on 2 PC's and 2 Lap Top's. All 4 computers indicated this result. It is jam packed with nice tools and features for convenience.-------------
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r, I have not been as impressed with XP as the stability of Win 2000. I have only had one PC (Laptop) with this OS. I have had a Compaq Armada with Win 2k since June, 2001 (Almost 3 years). Not once has this PC locked up or crashed.-----------------
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------If you do not EXCEED the minimum system requirements for one of these OS's (XP Pro or 2000), I suggest sticking with Win 98 SE (Assuming you dont want to purchase a new PC)----------------------
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------------------Do not try upgrading your current PC. Your PC is only as fast as your weakest link. If you change your Main Board, Memory, CPU, and Video Card (these are the components that have the most impact on system performance) you have spent 90% of the cost of a new PC. It is not worth the savings.-----------------
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-----------One last note... buying a name brand is much better than a generic PC. Here is the reasoning: The PC manufacturers have programers that write hardware drivers specifically for the PC configurations they sell. This allows the system to perform at maximum efficiency and reliability. IMHO, some good companies are Compaq(HP)(PC and Laptops), Dell (PC's only), and Toshiba (Laptops only). Read more Less

Crashes all the time

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 10, 2001 | 2 out of 4 found this Microsoft Windows XP Professional review helpful

I have XP in a brand new computer--this isn't installed over an older version. Crashes daily, out of the blue--even with no programs running. It creates error reports that I send on to MS, although they rarely respond, and then only to say they don't... know. Wait a year or two. Read more Less