Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2B for System Builders [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2B for System Builders [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: Windows xp service pack 3 not 2
Summary: 4 Stars
Product arrived on time.
Product is new and working.
Issue: I got windows XP service pack 3(written on disk) instead of service pack 2 (see below as written on the bill).
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2B for System Builders [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: Windows XP
Summary: 5 Stars
What can I say? I ordered the product, it came faster than anything else I have ordered online. Great to do business with and will do it again in the future for sure!!!!!!Customer Review: Window XP
Summary: 5 Stars
I installed this on my Mac book so I could use programs that aren't mac compatible. It works just like it if I had a PC. I'm not very computer savvy but it was easy for me to install and I haven't had any problems. Customer Review: Good product
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a good value. It is easy to install and works good. I used it with VMWare Fusion 2 on my MacBook. It was easy to create a virtual machine and load the Windows XP onto it. The Windows XP works great, and now my Mac can run all the Windows functions as well. I recommend this product for anyone looking for Windows to put on their Mac. It is easy to install and use, and it is a good value. Customer Review: Yes, it's Windows XP
Summary: 4 Stars
A lot of people have said "I don't know what's the difference between this and the full (retail) version." Allow me:
1- This is about half the $$.
2- If you get the full (more expensive version) and the PC (or its motherboard) dies, or you just want to replace (upgrade) it, you can move the (expensive) copy of XP to the new machine. You are NOT allowed to do that with this cheaper copy. It is "tied" to one PC (or one motherboard, depending).
3- This is XP Home. Compared to XP Pro, Home doesn't have the Encryption File System, Group Policies, Remote Desktop (server), Dynamic Disk support, Disk Manager, IIS (bad web server), Active Directory, Domain Login, Roaming Profiles, and only supports simplified (network) file security and not ACLs. The idea is that these are all things "corporate" users want and "Home" users don't need. The fact that you don't know what they are rather proves the point, doesn't it?
4- If you're using this in a "virtual" situation (like VMWare, or maybe in a Window on a Mac, but probably not with Boot Camp), the software may not be able to tell it's been moved, so item #2 may not apply to your situation. But I *think* it would be outside the terms of your license. But, really, who can tell? The "license agreement" is longer than a Russian novel, and mostly gibberish.
At least the Vista "agreement" (like you're actually agreeing to anything) says clearly that if you replace the motherboard, you have to buy another copy. Yes, it does.