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Rating:  - Smooth, Steady and Solid -- Well Worth the Price!
I recently upgraded to Windows XP from Windows 98 Second Edition, and I have been THOROUGHLY impressed! With Windows 98 I experienced frequent blue screens and crashes. With Windows XP all of those problems are now history. Also, many of the drivers I needed to load AFTER loading Windows 98 are now already included. My video card drivers were loaded, my CD burner functions were all present, and my scanner worked flawlessly without installing any additional software.The biggest hurdle with this product is successful installation. If you have older components you may have significant problems getting them to function with the new OS. Some older apps are also likely to have difficulty. My hardware and my software are all fairly current, so I had no trouble. I have upgraded my newer computer at home with Windows XP, but the older computer at my church study has Windows 98, and will have it for some time. I am reluctant to upgrade because of the installation problems inevitable with the older components. This product is definitely worth the price, but some persons may need to upgrade components BEFORE upgrading their OS. If you have a newer or brand new computer and are seeking the smoothest, steadiest and most solid OS, I HIGHLY recommend Windows XP.
Rating:  - Stick To ME or 98
ALright I Have Always Been a Fan Of Microsoft And There Products
I Have Two Computers One Is Running Windows ME The Other One Windows 98 now i tried to install windows xp on my computer that is running windows me and it threw up all kinds of errors like cab file errors all kinds of errors blue windows after i finally got it to install it ran real slow and crashed all the time my computer is a 700mgh 128mb ram computer ok it shouldn't have been slow after a few days im back running windows me and a few days later i tried to install it on my computer with windows 98 and the same thing happened
Rating: - What Microsoft, And The Press, Didn't Tell You About XP
I rated Windows XP 1 STAR only because 0 STARS was not an option. While Windows XP may be a great system when it is factory installed on a new computer, it is a disasterous system for computer users whose current system's use a lot of installed peripherals and non-Microsoft software. Don't even consider upgrading to XP unless you are prepared to spend countless hours, and one hell of a lot of money, upgrading and reconfiguring both your existing hardware and software. Windows XP's documentation states that some existing software and hardware might not be compatible with this new operating system. That is a gross understatement. I am currenting using a six-month-old Dell system with 1.2 Gig. Pentium 4, 512k Ram and factory installed DVD Drive, CDR, and 56k modem. I also have a relatively new HP Scanner, and a Lexmark Z32 printer. The DVD, the CDR, the modem, the scanner, and the printer all are incompatible with XP. While the DVD and the CDR both would read conventional CD's, the DVD drive would not read DVD's, and the CDR would not write to new CD's. I was able to find a free upgrade for the DVD drive, but had to purchase new software for the CDR. Similarly I was able to find a software fix for the printer, but will have to replace my scanner. While my modem will dial out and allow me to connect to the internet, I am unable to access/manupliate any of the modem's settings so eventually I will have to replace it. AS for software, forget about any anti-virus software you own such as McAfee or Norton Anti-virus. Only anti-virus programs written expressly for XP will run on this system, and unlike previous Windows upgrades, McAfee Anti-virus software does not come bundled with Windows XP Plus. Also trouble shooting programs / maintenance like Norton System Works are gonners. I've had Windows XP for about one month now and so far it has cost me close to 50 hours of my time and nearly ($...) just to bring my system back to the functionalily it had before I installed it. Why I didn't just uninstall XP and go back my old Windows ME? Unlike previous Microsoft upgrades that archived your old operating system, uninstall is not an option with XP. Once you've upgraded to XP you are stuck with it unless you chose to format your hard drive and start all over from scratch.
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