Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 - N09-00984 Reviews

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 - N09-00984

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  • Windows XP, Is it Worth it?

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 22, 2009
    Pros: Fast, Reliable, Well Built, Stable
    Cons: Picks up un-needed information, needs a good security software to protect behind it

    Summary:   Windows XP is a very fast operating system. Without hogging up your RAM this operating system loads what you want it to in little wait. I bought this product shortly after it came out in order to upgrade to the new windows model. Don't let this ... read more

  • Good Opperating System

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 6, 2009
    Pros: Nice interface, runs smoothly, fast, reliable, works well, no bugs, familiar
    Cons: SP 3 is more secure, it costs money, one generation behind Vista

    Summary: Windows XP is a great operating system which I personally prefer over Windows Vista.  Windows XP has great security, an easy to use interface that everyone is familiar with, and it doesn't use up allot of RAM. Many people asked me whether or not i ... read more

  • easy to use

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 11, 2009
    Pros: Greatest windows security ever, easy to use, lots of new features over older versions.
    Cons: Drains more system resources than old versions, may not really be needed.

    Summary: I'll start with the good news. Windows XP is a tremendous improvement over the old Win 9x series of OS's. It is visually attractive, boasts more features, is easy to use, and, most importantly, is much more stable than previous versions of WindowsI ... read more

  • Good to try so far not much issues with it.

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 23, 2008
    Pros: SP2 support pack has few addition of securities.
    Cons: Download and validation of the windows version installs few more ActiveX controls

    Summary: This one is tried and tested by me. So far did not have much issues with it. You can visit Microsoft web site and download it for free. Win XP SP 2 is pretty good provided you do alot of tweaking It seems pretty stable, no more BSOD's. It also doesn't ... read more

  • The security is bad!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 8, 2007
    Pros: Good looking interface, easy to use
    Cons: Bad security

    Summary: The first thing I would like to say is that Windows XP Home Edition is a lot better the Windows 95/98 operating systems. But the Operating System still has many security flaws that the service pack 2 didn’t cover up. Out of the three major operating ... read more

  • XP doesn't GET trojans, it IS a trojan!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 15, 2006
    Pros: Pretty!
    Cons: Bad product. Bad company.

    Summary: I'll start with the good news. Windows XP is a tremendous improvement over the old Win 9x series of OS's. It is visually attractive, boasts more features, is easy to use, and, most importantly, is much more stable than previous versions of Windows. The ... read more

  • Bill Gates doesn't own my disk!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 21, 2005
    Pros: Reinforces my appreciation for linux
    Cons: Life is too short for MS Windows

    Summary: The fact that I'm writing this review from a 1999 233mhz PII laptop running Mandriva 10.2 should give you a clue. I've had a 64bit Athlon Desktop PC for two months and can't stand to boot it up in XP. I only get home on weekends, but every bootup ... read more

  • Not the best... Not the worst

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 8, 2005
    Pros: Windows XP with PROS?! Okay, so it's compatible with everything...
    Cons: Pokey after some time, Virus Prone, unstable...

    Summary: The Era of Windows XP came around the time Windows 2000 was just catching on... I myself had been a Windows ME user (Ugh) for nearly a year by the time XP came out. Being myself, I skeptically took Windows XP as what most Microsoft products were -- bad. ... read more

  • Truly a great operating system

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 28, 2005
    Pros: Good security, one of the best OS out there
    Cons: None to my information

    Summary: This operating system is a great one, you can multitask. This operating system is great because of its ability to alert you to all new updates for it. And when it updates it also updates your security, this security is better than any other it will ... read more

  • Windows XP without the pain!

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 31, 2005
    Pros: Greatest windows security ever, easy to use, lots of new features over older versions.
    Cons: Drains more system resources than old versions, may not really be needed.

    Summary: Windows XP Home edition with Service Pack 2 is the same Windows XP Home released three years ago, patched with Service Pack 2 applied, for better or for worse. The first thing that must be said is that you do NOT need to purchase Windows XP Home if ... read more

  • To Window or not to Window?

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 5, 2005
    Pros: It's Windows, slightly more secure
    Cons: It's Windows, still insecure

    Summary: My op is on the OEM version. ###Intro### Windows is probably the most successful operating systems, software that runs software, ever. Naturally, because of this most software is for Windows, but also most viruses/hackers are too. ###The ... read more

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  • microsoft windows xp service pack 2

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Dec 1, 2008
    Pros: its easy to use and understandable by a normal person, work can be done easier.
    Cons:  hackers can easily enter into this os and perform their things very faster.

    Summary: it is a good operating system in which a kid can operate it , that means its a user friendly operating system, but the drawback is its security is not good hacking can be done easily in this operating system. it supports all the softwares and games ...

  • XP is the best!

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Aug 22, 2008
    Pros: XP has been well tested and is perfected. Doesn't have the bugs that Vista has.
    Cons: It's not as graphically suave as Vista

    Summary: I highly rate Windows XP! I had Windows XP on my old laptop before it bit the dust. I wish I had it on my newer desktop. Instead I have Vista. I'm too lazy to reformat the thing and Vista sucks bigtime. It lags so often, and it bites. So many of my

  • Gotta Love Windows XP

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    Mar 28, 2007
    Pros: It's so automatic.
    Cons: It's not one, if it is i haven't came upon it yet.

    Summary: If I had the choice, I would choose XP over 98. It's better established and up-to-date. I love how it's so automated and you don't have to do everything manually. It warns you every time when something is not

  • Downgrading from XP Pro to XP Home

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Jul 23, 2006
    Pros: A good running OS with many bells and whistles for office work
    Cons: Unable to transfer settings easily to/from XP Pro

    Summary: After finding out the hard way,(A local PC shop installing a counterfeit OS on my computer) I've discovered that it is nearly impossible to to change operating systems between the XP choices. 98 to XP and back can be done, NT to XP,etc. but not XP Pro to

  • Windows XP Home--Can't live without it

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    Jul 12, 2006
    Pros: Sleak looks, tight security, easy to use
    Cons: Too many "windows updates".They're not major fixes either, just ones you wouldn't ever notice.

    Summary: Windows XP is by far the best OS on the market. With its sleak looks and top notch security, not to mention it's user friendly ...it beats other OS's hands down. However, there are some aspects to the OS that I think are just pointless. Upon

  • All the bells and whistles

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    Jun 18, 2006
    Pros: Great security
    Cons: Takes a long time to boot computer.

    Summary: Great multimedia package. Microsoft seems to have perfected the problem of previous crashes. Easy to use and perfect for all ages and

  • Best OS from Microsoft!

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    Jun 5, 2006
    Pros: *Interface, ease of use.
    Cons: *Expensive.

    Summary: This is a decent upgrade if you are still running 98, ME, or 2000. Its real nice to look at, easy to use, and includes alot of built in features not available in previous versions of Windows. Of course its a Microsoft product so don't expect it to be

  • 98 SE Was better.

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    May 8, 2006
    Pros: Intuitive
    Cons: Freezes a lot

    Summary: I'm not sure why--the program is very intuitive--but I don't like it. Could it be because it freezes up at least once during each session? Whatever--the 2E of '98 worked better, and when my new Dell arrived with XP and I got the drift, I found myself

  • Best OS I have used

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    Apr 17, 2006
    Pros: Easy to use, attractive, user-friendly, secure
    Cons: There aren't really any that I have found

    Summary: This is by far the most user-friendly, easy-to-navigate, secure operating system I have used. I am pretty partial to Microsoft as far as OS go anyway, but this one is great. The ability to have multiple user accounts, great backgrounds, easy access to

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