Microsoft Windows XP user reviews (Home Edition Upgrade)

3.5 stars

"I'm pretty happy" on August 5, 2003

Pros: Runs stable and does not crash....yet. I had a dual boot with Win 98 for about a year, so I could run my scanner and printer and most of my software. I am getting pretty spoiled not having to mess with it so it won't crash.It's nice just to turn it on and

Cons: I had to buy all new hardware and some new software.

4.5 stars

"XP was great for me" on November 27, 2002

Summary: I upgraded my 98 S/E to XP and have not been disappointed. The only time I have to re-boot is when I down load something like a virus update and it tells me to. Its compatibility with my accessories is awesome. On some things I didnt even have to load the disk. Just plugged in the product and it worked. When I'm playing around and screw something up I cant fix the go back or set back feature is great. Just re-set my computer back a day. I have had XP now for about 8 months and I have not had a single problem with it. Just took a little getting use to where everything is

1.5 stars

"Why waste 400+ bucks?" on September 27, 2001

Summary: This product really shows a big weakness on Microsoft's part. Since when have they been the ones who try to make an OS that looks good? No, they have always made the functional, good working, robust OS. Albeit complex and sometimes impossible to use, you simply just can not beat Windows 98 or even 95 for the above characteristics. I almost fell on the floor when I heard about XP and saw what it looked like. Truly a wannabe Mac OS system. Truth is, they will never catch up with Mac by trying to make a system that simply "looks" like it. It's gotta work too. And by creating a OS of this type, I belive, not only will it not perform up to the current expectations of 98 and 2000 users, but will in a sense, bring Microsoft down as a whole. For their entire purpose in creating a good OS, will be lost.

2.0 stars

"It's good for beginners" on April 17, 2003

Summary: I personally hate it but it's what I used to learn about PCs. It doesn't let you do the stuff pros would like to do but it is the leading OS and comes with most PCs.