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XP and Parallels, Quite a Team
Last year at this time I was a died in the wool Mac person who believed everything Microsoft came from the dark side. Then along came a program I needed to run and they didn't make a Mac version.
What to do? What to do?
Do I buy a new machine, maybe one of those inexpensive Dell laptops or do I try to run Windows in emulation on my new iMac. I decided to give the latter a try and ordered Parallels and Windows XP from Amazon. I installed Parallels without a hitch and when th...
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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WYSIWYG
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
Pros: Good stable platform - running XP Home on 5 computers for past 5 years - no real problems noted with the OS. It has worked well with every hardware configuration I've thrown at it.
Cons: In a word... "Microsoft". Their eula is totally for their benefit - the customer is always last. Have had many go-rounds with them over XP activation and hardware changes. They say there...
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review by PC Turbo can be read at Newegg.com]
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02/19/2007
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windows xp for apple notebook
I recently bought the full version windows xp with sp2 for my mac notebook due to the fact that many of the programs I needed do not have mac versions. I found the installation with Bootcamp(already equip with new apple notebooks) and absolutely seemless transition. I split my hard drive between mac and windows xp(I did not go with parallels) and have found no issues as yet except my computer once stopped in the middle of an application and just rebooted itself and it hasn't happened again. W...
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Apple's Boot Camp and Windows XP
I took the plunge and downloaded Apple's Boot Camp for the Intel based Macintosh. I had some old PC games so I thought this was worth giving a try. Apple's setup process was seamless for partioning a seperate drive I installed just for Windows XP. Then you get to the Windoze part of installation with the famous blue screen. It does look antiquated, but I followed Boot Camp's instructions to install. Windows XP took about 90 minutes via the "standard" insall method. Apple's OS X as I rememb...
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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04/07/2007
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Good Software
This is great for Mac users who want to add Windows to their computers. Please note that you will also need to either download Apple's "Bootcamp" software, or purchase Parallel software (which Amazon also sells) and install it before installing the Windows XP software. It's worth the money.
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Very stable, beefed up security
Like many other PC geeks, I looked at Windows XP and its eye-candy UI with suspicion when it first came out, but I've come to love it. It's rock solid -- I've never had a single system crash in the last two years, even though as a gadget freak I install and try out new hardware a lot -- it's fast, and its plug-n-play feature is so much better than any other operating system. Service Pack 2 makes XP even better, esp. in the security arena. It now comes with a better firewall and turns off some...
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Windows XP is stable, won't crash is great for plug & play
If you're reading this. You're thinking of buying Windows XP home edition here are a few things to keep in mind.
First thing is, you might be able to get away with buying just the upgrade edition. The upgrade edition allows you to do a full install. It just asks you for the CD of a previous version of Windows. Also remember you can download service pack two from the Windows update web site. So no need to buy it integrated with XP.
These are what I consider the minimum ...
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Clarification
To clarify S. McCrea "s_mccrea"s post, a pentium 4 with hyperthreading is not "two chips on one chip". It's a single chip that simulates dual processors.
Microsoft XP Home Edition does NOT support multiple processors. Microsoft XP Professional Edition does. So if you need multo proc support, go with Pro.
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Mac Lover, Windows hater, but....
Windows XP is actually a good product. I purchased the full version of XP to load onto my new iMac so that the wife can do some work at home (the program for work is Windows only). I was impressed with the plug-and-play that actually recognized new hardware immediately, without the the old Windows way of going to "adding hardware," then loading drivers, etc. Our computers at work use XP, so I know it's a pretty stable platform... much more than all prior Windows platforms, with the exception...
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Beware of Amazon and the ghost of PBJWORLD
December 13, 2008
By James Smith "The Truth"
Beware my my friends of old (Xp Professional 2002 oem) copies of bogus software being sold on Amazon. By the likes of PBJWorld. Not only that, they let him lie and claim it was unopened. I purchased a copy and found it had a fake key. It was made by a key generator. They want me to return it to the guy who sold it to me. Mircosoft now has the case. Gave them what they needed to go forward. He want me to return it , to make it disappear...
[Microsoft N09-00984 Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 review can be read at Amazon.com]
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81%
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