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Windows XP professional, do you need it?
If you're reading this. You want to upgrade, your old computer to Windows XP Professional Edition here are a few things to keep in mind.
First thing is, you can download service pack two for Windows update. So no need to buy it integrated with XP.
These are what I consider the minimum system requirements:
256 MB of RAM. I have found is adequate more equals better.
500 MHz or higher will do.
7200 rpm hard drive will help a lot.
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[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/22/2005
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Improvement over older versions, but...
First of all, Microsoft needs to come down on their prices (Not that this will ever happen). I build computers for a living, and I'd say that 9 times out of 10 Windows is the single most expensive piece of any PC I build. That being said, XP has come a long way. Service pack 2 has done wonders for security. I also found it is the most stable version of Windows I've used to date. That's not to say it doesn't have it's flaws. It still lets in it's share of "germs", stops responding from time to ti...
[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/10/2005
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94%
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GOOD OPERATING SYSTEM, BUT A NEWER ONE IS COMING OUT SOON!
Provided that your PC meets Microsoft's recommended system requirements, (i.e: at least 300MHz Processor, 128MB of RAM, and 1.5GB of free hard-disk space), there is no reason why this upgrade version of Windows XP Professional should not breath a new life into your aging computer.
Indeed, users of Windows NT, 98, and ME will notice remarkable improvement in both speed and stability. However, I will not advise anyone who is currently running Windows 2000 Professional to upgrade at this time...
[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/26/2005
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You can get SP2 elsewhere too!
I have been running Windows XP since 2001 and to tell you the honest truth it has been stable ever since. With the introduction of SP2 in this minor update of Windows XP, Microsoft has decided to make the product "secure", than it was thought to be in the beginning. But the past few years have been rough on Microsoft, with consistency in attacks on the product with such vulnerabilities as Trojans, buffer overflows, viruses and the most memorable of the all Blaster (August 2003).
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[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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09/23/2004
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88%
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SP 2 works fine for me
No idea why people are trashing SP2, since it introduces a lot of stability and security enhancements. In the latter dept. it's still not robust yet; you need a firewall (e.g., a router or ZoneAlarm software) and a free anti-virus program (AVG, from grisoft.com) to beef up your security. But in many other aspects SP2 fixes stability and security holes and it installed seamlessly on my PCs and has made things soemwhat better.
This XP Pro upgrade is for people who have XP Home insta...
[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/30/2004
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85%
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Forget the Home edition and go Pro instead.
Running Windows 95 and that means Windows 98 is illegal in your country and you are in the land of needing a new computer fast, feeling that you might have a box that looks like it is running windows 3.1 and to be honest now is your chance to move to Windows 2000 for a more solid operating system. Even NT users found more stability in Windows 2000, 98 users mostly gamers or downloaders, seeing the blue screen of death often, while Win 2K users doing something a little more software intensive lik...
[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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02/16/2005
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76%
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Cannot Upgrade from XP Media Center Edition
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: None
Cons: Microsoft never tells you that you can't upgrade to XP Pro from XP Media Center which is basically XP Home with some additional programs. Then after you open it and find out that you can't install it, you can't return it.
Other Thoughts: If you buy a computer with XP Media Center and you decide...
[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review by Angry Nerd can be read at Newegg.com]
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Angry Nerd
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02/08/2006
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64%
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Save you money and buy the home edition
A couple of years ago, I upgraded my home computer from the miserable Windows ME to Windows XP Home Edition. It made a phenomenal difference- no longer did my computer crash every other day. Kudos for Microsoft. But then, I had to buy a lap top for office use and my employer required Windows XP professional for security purposes. Now I am no geek and I can't tell the difference between the two. Both are nearly identical in their application, so if you are not required to buy XP professiona...
[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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64%
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Don't Upgrade from W2K to XP
It is now almost a month since I bought the upgrade to XP Prof. for my destop computer running W2K Prof. I have had nothing but trouble. My notebook computer, connected by a wireless next for almost 18 months, suddenly could not connect to the desktop. All network setup and trouble-shooting help did nothing. I called MS and things got worse. Now I have an dditional problem (no sound on my desktop) and the first problem remains unsolved. I have been through three layers of MS technicians, only th...
[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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53%
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XP good - SP 2 bad
I have always thought that XP was a genuine improvement over the older OS's. Based on Win2K architecture, it's pretty stable and tolerant of pretty much whatever you can do to it. However I have spent several months figuring out how to disable as much of Service Pack 2 as I can. The Google popup blocker is far better and more friendly than the MS one. SP2 hasn't broken any of my apps but I have seen it do so on others' machines. The anti spam and firewall features are a real intrusion and very d...
[Microsoft E85-02666 Windows XP Professional with SP2 - Upgrade version review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/13/2004
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52%
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