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| From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
Buy New: $129.99
New (2) Used (5) from $79.38
Rating:  438 reviews
Sales Rank: 793
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Color: 1-user
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Upgrade
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows 98
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.9 x 2
MPN: N09-00050
Model: N0900050
UPC: 659556714314
EAN: 0659556714314
ASIN: B00005MOTE
Release Date: October 25, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Do Not -- I Repeat DO NOT install XP over an existing OS September 6, 2004
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
Windows XP Home is only second to XP Pro in my book. If you have an upgrade XP version than reformat your hard drive and than install Windows XP, you can do this using the XP disc. First it'll ask that you don't have a qualify os on your hard drive that's when you put your Win98 or Win Me cd in the cd tray and it'll verify that you have a qualify disc, than you put your XP disc back in the tray and go from there. XP Home or Pro is a lot better than 9x(Win95-Win Me). It's more stable. It utilizes ram better. I would get at least 512 of ram. It likes a lot of ram.
Pretty good.... August 27, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've had Windows XP for a year now and it's probably the best OS that Microsoft has put out so far. The major difference in this version compared to it's predecessors is the new interface. At first, I was skeptical of the new design because it looked a little too user-friendly for my liking but I got used to it quickly. The colors are vibrant and they make a difference in the attraction of this product.
This operating system is much more stable than the other versions, too. Windows Me was the first OS that I ever used but I always felt that it left much to be desired. The stability was bad, the omnipresent blue screen of death (if you've had Me, you'll know what I am talking about) came up often, and it seemed so much like a Windows 98 3rd Edition instead of Me after I tried out 98. Fortunately, This blue screen of death is absent from this version. Compared to the other versions, this is like a Godsend.
If you are sick of unstability or just want to upgrade, go for this product.
 XP Home a "Bust" for the Buck August 21, 2004
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I tried XP Home on a desktop for over a year and it was nothing but headaches. A laptop running XP Pro in the same period, used the same amount of usage had less than a third of the problems. Shell out the additional for XP Pro or don't waste your money, XP Home is garbage.
 Corporate - YES, Home - NO August 13, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
P4 1.8 GHz 1GB RAM
I am a computer weenie, and have used the following Windows OSs;
NT 4 Workstation, MS Dos 6, win95b, win98se, and now winXP Home.
I have done 9 installs of windows XP Home and read 6 books on the OS, (and have 3 ordered from Amazon), but I can't really recommend it.
Why?
It is too hit and miss. It is neither 'faster nor smarter' as the ads continually pronounce. Even after disabling the services that should NOT be defaulted on, it is sluggish to the point of distraction. I keep studying and tweaking it for performance, but my other installations are all 'faster, smarter'
It does work, so I give it 2 stars, but frankly I have a tweaked to the gills Win98se installation, and an updated Win NT 4 installation that I still prefer to any of the XP installations I have.
I also run Linux, (Mandrake and Gentoo), and all of these are superior to this 'upgrade' called XP, and I'm judging them all on the same hardware, with all updates applied.
It seems to me a complete patchwork of bloatware. If you have a very fast system its not too bad- but try as I can, I can't see any home user needing this.
If you are administering a cube farm full of 'users', its probably the best system to be administering, but the features that make it good for a corporate network make it fat and slow for a home network.
I would like to be able to recommend this OS, but for Home users its just too ponderous for too little reason.
Do Not -- I Repeat DO NOT Buy This if You Have Windows ME August 5, 2004
31 out of 34 found this review helpful
I have a Compaq Presario laptop with Windows ME. I wanted to upgrade it, so I decided to buy the Windows XP Upgrade. I have another computer that came with XP built in, and I like that system a lot.
Well, before I pulled out my credit card at CompUSA, I asked the manager if there are any problems upgrading from Windows ME to Windows XP. I was very specific. "No problem!" he told me, "It works great!"
NONSENSE!
Here is a list of hardware problems I had after loading Windows XP onto the laptop:
1. My touch pad stopped working.
2. My PCI bus started getting errors.
3. My wireless network card (D-Link GW-630) stopped working.
And these are just the things I noticed in the first day of using it!
I spent over six hours on the telephone with various technical service reps, uninstalling and re-installing the software, being put on hold, reinstalling drivers, restarting the computer over and over and over and over again. Six extremely frustrating hours!
Finally, the tech support people told me to uninstall the software. They said I should return the software to CompUSA.
Now for the fun part. CompUSA refused to take it back!!! After an hour arguing with the very same manager who told me everything should work great, all I got was an offer to do an exchange for the same product. Then the manager said my system must not be compatible. Well, I showed him the "System Requirements" on the box, and then I showed him what's in my laptop. According to the box, my laptop is perfectly compatible.
Then the manager told me that he would not recommend upgrading from ME to XP. Well, it says right on the box that the upgrade is designed for systems with Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Edition. Not only that, but I reminded him that I specifically said I was upgrading from Windows ME!!!
I even gave the manager my Microsoft Case Number so he could see for himself the problems I had and all the tech support people who tried to fix it for me.
In the end, I am stuck with software that does not work.
Learn from my trials. Do not buy this software if you have Windows ME. Only buy it if you can get a written agreement from your seller that they will take the software back after it messes up your system.
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