Microsoft Window XP Home Edition Pre-SP2

Manufacturer:	Microsoft
Release date:	25 October, 2001

Microsoft Window XP Home Edition Pre-SP2

Average rating: Stars

Windows XP Computer

I'm StoryMaker. Sometimes, Windows XP gives you the XP face. What do I mean? Look at XP sideways. Sometimes, it gives you that face. Sometimes, it gives you the C: face. Look at C: sideways. Well, anyways, something I don't like is it advertises that a wide variety of programs run on it. I don't like that because IT'S NOT TURE. Many programs DO NOT work on Win XP. Petz 3, Petz 4, and Babyz don't work on Win XP inless you do what I explain in my Babyz review. Only something I like about it is it is brighter. Win 95 & 98 are dull with no full-color photo desktops but with XP it's so bright. Next, screen savers. Windows XP & Windows 95-98 all have screen savers, little previews that, when computer not played with enough, show up. To change the SS or preview the SS, right-click the desktop and select "Properties" from the list and click the screen savers tab. They have different screen savers and I am not sure witch I like more. Win 95-98 have "3D Maze", Win XP has lots of 3D shape SS's. And I like how Win XP recognizes Jpegs & Gifs, not Win 95-98. You should buy 1 Win XP and one Win 98/95. Signed, StoryMaker. "Gotta trust the kid's review!"

Microsoft Window XP Home Edition Pre-SP2 - Microsoft

Worst OS on the market; try Linux instead.

Here's what you probably think: Microsoft Windows XP is the most popular OS on the market, so it must be the best, right? Wrong. Ford is more popular than Lexus; would you seriously consider Ford to be a better car?

There are two reasons why Windows XP is so popular: (a) it is relatively easy to use, and (b) it is compatible with almost all programs on the market. Nonetheless, Windows XP is extremely unreliable. It crashes very often, doesn't handle multiple applications well, and requires a lot of memory. It is also closed-source and very expensive. The solution: Linux, by far the best OS you can get. Linux
(a)is free;
(b)comes in multiple versions ("distributions"), so you can choose the one that is right for you;
(c)is open-source;
(d)comes complete with an office suite, media players, text editors, and many other applications that are not part of Windows XP;
(e)is very reliable, able to handle multiple applications simultaneously, and takes very little memory;
(f)Evolves very quickly and efficiently due to its open-source nature.

Do not let Linux's relative complexity deter you. Once you get used to it, it is a piece of cake. To make the transition easier, you can easily install SUSE or Red Hat Linux on a computer running Windows. Linux will install itself alongside Windows so you can choose which one to use at boot time. Interestingly, Windows will not allow this dual-boot option: if you install it on a computer already running Linux, it will erase everything on your hard drive and will take over completely.

Microsoft - Microsoft Window XP Home Edition Pre-SP2

MicroCrap

I have used DOS, Win3.1, Win95, Win98 and now this piece of crap OS. Microsoft's only interest is making money, thats why they come out with a new release of an OS upon a new release of an OS. Each one just as buggy, insecure and unstable as the previous version.
Anything coming from Microsoft just plain sucks.
I have now switched from InterCrap explorer to Mozilla and from Out-Crash-express to Thunderbird, soon I will completely switch to Linux, a FAR better and FUNCTIONAL OS for a far better price, namely free. My next laptop will be a Mac.
Dont waste your money, Microsoft designed software is garbage by definition. And for the person saying he can understand we are not all geeks : I shouldnt HAVE to be a frigging geek to use an OS