Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: DON'T BE SPOOKED......
Summary: 5 Stars
......by some of the scary reviews here. I just did an effortless upgrade of a Compaq 800mhz Celeron Presario which had been running ME. Needless to say, XP is a MUCH MORE STABLE operating system. I did choose to do a "New Installation" after installing the upgrade CD; essentially it wipes your hard drive clean. The upgrade provided necessary drivers for my modem, and I therefore had no trouble getting into the Net, where I FIRST downloaded Norton AntiVirus 2004. Then I went to the Microsoft site to download a LARGE package of XP security updates. I then added in my software, which I had already checked for compatibility by downloading the Microsoft XP Upgrade Advisor several days before my XP installation.( You also can check compatibility with the XP upgrade CD, but I wanted to know ahead of time which software I'd need to replace)XP ran quite well on the 128mb which were originally on my machine, but I chose to add another 128mb after looking at my system information.
Don't hesitate. For less than $100, XP upgrade is a GREAT bargain. It's certainly much cheaper than buying a new machine!!
Customer Review: Should have upgraded a long time ago!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow! Those are the only words I can use to describe my new Windows XP Home Upgrade. My computer is about 2.5 years old and originally came installed with Windows ME. It was always locking up and becoming unstable and I would have to reboot it quite often. I actually reinstalled ME twice and when it was a fresh install it worked pretty well. I read all the reviews about how great XP was etc so I decided to give it a try. Since installing it my system works so much better. It's almost like I have a new computer. I've had very little problems with programs becoming unstable and locked up and the very few that I've had I just close them down and they don't affect the rest of the computer system. Installation was easy. It took about 2 hours for my computer to install this program. I had to go to HP's web site to get a couple of drivers for an old HP scanner that I had but that was no problem. Overall I wish I would have gotten this upgrade a long time ago. Definitly worth the price of the upgrade!!!!Customer Review: The Best Windows Yet!
Summary: 5 Stars
I actually survived the living hell that was Windows ME!Windows XP,the latest Microsoft OS,is by far the best Windows yet.There is a lot of new features,but the most noticable new feature is the OS's new facelift.The windows are curved,and you can actually set the overall look of the OS to look like a Mac!
Windows XP has made networking much easyer.It is also better at multimedia.Though a few programs I had did not work with Windows XP,you can configure the computer to treat an older program as if the OS were ME or earlyer.
The new Windows Activation is a good idea,as Microsoft is having problems with software pirates,ect.
My only problem with Windows XP was that it would refuse to run some of Norton SystemWorks utilities.Also,uninstalling Systemworks was a pain and I eventually had to use System Restore to return to the day I got XP.But that wasn't that long ago,so it didn't really matter.Oh,that's another improvement!In this version of Windows,System Restore actually works!In ME,no matter how many times you try,the System Restore will not work.
I know this is a bit off subject,but installing a new OS over Windows ME is nearly impossible.I hade to try a few times in order to install XP over (ME).It kept complaining about Norton,and the disk drive,and open applications...
Overall,Windows XP is a must have for anyone with a crappy OS such as ME.Buy it now!
Customer Review: Avoid upgrade
Summary: 4 Stars
I tried this as an upgrade to ME. Was a big mess that I had to undo. But you can use the upgrade disk to do a clean install, and reformat your drive to NTSF and install it as a clean OS for XP home, if you have a previous Windows OS version. WindowsXP is the most stable Microsoft OS since the 95 nightmares began. I built PCs for friends occasionally and some of them as "idiots" crash other windows versions quickly playing around or over accessorising with no real OS knowledge, but they don't bother me constantly with problems on XP built computers. As for myself, I used to mirror a clean windows install and generally refreshed it almost monthly, when prior Win OS programs developed inevitable problems, and bogged down or crashed frequently. I've only done one reinstall of XP (pro), and it is tough to really mess it up bad. XP home was used on friends PCs I built. XP is far beyond previous versions for stability. System restore works more the 50% of the time if you do have a bad install issue. For some reason winXPPro seems to be a bit more stable, even without server or private networking needs.
Customer Review: HORRIBLE
Summary: 1 Stars
WOW! I NEVER KNOW SOME SOFTWARE, AND ESPECIALLY THIS CAN BE SO HORRIBLY BAD!! FIRST OFF, I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE ANY OF MY PREVIOUS STUFF WENT, I FOUND 10 OF MY DOCS AND I FRANTICALLY SEARCHED EVERY FOLDER. MY MUSIC WONT RE FORMAT AND ALL OF MY DATA IS JUST NOTHING. THIS BROUGHT ME NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I WISH I JUST STUCK WITH ME WHICK IS 1OOX BETTER IN EVERY WAY. IN THIS ONE THEY TREAT YOU LIKE YOU HAVNT EVER USED A COMPUTER BEFORE AND TAKE THE "PERSONAL" AWAY FROM PC. DONT GET THIS LOAD OF JUNK.