Microsoft Windows XP - Home Edition
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January 10, 2004 03:18
4.0/5
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February 6, 2003 01:22
Terrible
0.5/5
XP refuses to allow me to install programs I need to conduct business, even after following all supplied instructions. -
October 29, 2008 06:31
4.5/5
I put Windows XP Home edition on an old crusty dust moldy oldy crappy Compaq 5bW250 PC( It's basic Specs Are: Intel Celeron 700/128/66, 192 MB Ram ,12GB hard drive (it had Windows 2000 Professional on it) I use for internet surfing. It runs as fast as Windows 2000 Professional and is more multimedia capable (thus the decision to upgrade it ) I run Windows XP Professional on another machine and get Dynamite performance there (not that I wasn't from Windows 2000 Professional) No wonder this Operation system is way more popular than Windows Vista. (yes I used PCs with Windows Vista on them) Way kick but OS! -
March 8, 2008 12:15
4.0/5
the best os ever -
December 16, 2007 01:54
Mediocre
1.0/5
Frustrating does not begin to describe the system. Upgrades in standby programs make using them impossible, hard to understand, obviously developed by a computer dweeb who spends too much time worrying how this system will work with the most recent edition of Warcraft and how he can fathom moving out of his parent's basement and eventually speak to a woman. Sadly, an example of nerds in control. -
July 3, 2007 01:48
Good
1.5/5
All it did was fix a few minor things and give you an ugly interface. -
February 18, 2007 09:56
Mediocre
1.0/5
Buy a Macintosh, unless you enjoy wasting hours of your time scanning for spyware.
The extra $200 or so for a Macintosh is a no brainer, considering all the time you will save not dealing with viruses, and myriad other advatages. Windows is amateurish in nearly every respect. -
February 17, 2007 11:00
Excellent
2.0/5
Windows XP Home Edition might be better than previous versions, but it's still Windows. No, it does not have to do anything with Microsoft as a company, but this is some poor code that's being distributed around the world. Windows might be easy to use and have wizards for complicated tasks, and these days you'll be able to run all the popular software titles as it is the de facto operating system for desktops, but you just cannot rely on it as you will come across a ton of problems. Hardware and driver compatibility, security issues, bugs, etc, etc, etc. If Linux still confuses you, go for the Unix-based Mac OS X instead. -
December 5, 2006 11:31
4.5/5
OK, I've noticed that security issues is a big problem in Windows. I will openly admit that, but, there is a way to significantly decrease the chances of catching dangerous viruses. If you go into the control panel, and click on "user accounts", create a new user and set it as "Limited". The good thing with the Limited account is that when you install a new program, it denies access to the installation/uninstallation program. The same goes with viruses, when a limited account tries to download something, the computer will just turn around and say "no". (Don't get me wrong, you still need Anti-virus software to completely illiminate viruses, but using a limited account is the first step to blocking them - I would suggest using the internet on a limited account even with anti-virus installed).
OK, maybe the reason why peoples computers are so "slow" or slowing down is because they're simply writing data to the hard drive. There are several tools on Windows to help keep it in good shape. There is the defragment tool, the check disc tool and the disk cleanup tool. If you go into the "system tools" in accessories on the start menu, you should find these 3 accessories there.
Over time, files on your hard drive become split up and scattered, which then means that your computer has to find each fragment (section) individually, hence, slowing down the computer. Defragment finds these split up files and places them back togehter again.
The Check Disc basically roams around your hard drive looking for errors, and when it has found one, tries to correct it. These are usually boot problems or general program issues.
And Disc Cleanup finds unneccesarry files on your hard drive and removes them (these usally include Internet Cache, recycle bin and temporary files).Updated
I thought I would add another thing to my previous summary thingy: With Microsoft Windows XP, for all those older computers, you have the ability to disable things such as animated windows. Also, for all those people that think that the interface is "really hard", 9 out of 10 times, there is an option that resets it to previous interfaces (like the control panel, for example. You can change it from the category view to the good old basic view).
Anyway, to disable things such as animation settings, go to run and type in "Control" (or click on "Control Panel"). Click on "System", then click the tab that says "Advanced". Then click on "Settings" under the subcategory of "performance". Then all you need to do is check "Adjust for best performance".
Thanks for reading. -
November 20, 2006 07:08
Mediocre
1.0/5
yeah, its cliche by now but yes XP sucks the operating system is heavy and unwieldy and it just doesn't feel natural like OS X and it jets viruses lots
I just hit the tip of the iceburg but i hope it helps
