Latest reviews about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

mtpelion says "Being on the market for 8 years speaks for itself." about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

mtpelion — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:14:52 GMT

Windows XP (especially the Professional edition) is the longest living OS from MS due to its stability, compatibility, and flexibility.

When compared to its predecessors (Windows 2000/ME) and successor (Vista), XP easily out performs them in every useful category (I will admit that Vista looks prettier, but since that doesn't make your PC run faster it is a non-issue).

Unfortunately, it will be almost impossible for you to find a copy now as MS has stopped shipping and stores are out of stock. If you need to replace your OS, hold out for Windows 7 (skip Vista... waste of money).

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vaughn58 says "Works Greaaaaaaaaaat!!!!!!!!!!!" about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

vaughn58 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:43:12 GMT

My computer at work has the Windows XP Professional software on it, it's a little different than all the other windows programs but they're all compatible, all the prior software works with it, no need to modify anything. It works greaaaaaaaaaat! I had to purchase a new computer for home, my old system had the windows 2000 on it, and now my new one, unfortunately has the VISTA Home Premium, which is not worth crap. I'm going to have a computer GEEK change the software on my computer to the Windows XP Professional, Windows XP is the only program to have. My computer at work runs so much better and faster with the XP version. Web browsing is so much faster with less headaches. It is so easy to use, a child could do it. We haven't found it to have any issues when communicating with other computers or websites. Every computer should have this program installed on it. Why microsoft ever felt they needed to change to another program is beyond me. I feel it was the biggest...

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LuvToReview says "Works for me" about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

LuvToReview — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:06:00 GMT

I use Windows XP on a daily basis. It's user friendly. If you don't like the XP views, you can always go back to the classic views. As someone who has used computers for a number of years, the classic views works better for me.

Windows XP could be a little bit faster on log-on.

No complaints.

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stefnguy says "The best OS produced by Microsoft to date!" about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

stefnguy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:02:46 GMT

While I am no longer make my living as an IT guy, I think I can say I am qualified to say something about Microsoft Windows XP (w/service pack2) Operating System (OS). I started using computers when Windows 3.1 was around and the only good thing I could say about windows 3.1 was that it was something you could run on any old low cost computer. And although apple's Macintosh was more stable and faster it was way out of the price range of most average guys trying to buy a first computer.

As systems got faster PC's were still second rate compared the Apple OS 7, 8, and 9.

Windows NT was a solid OS but back then the system requirements and the general clunkiness of the interface made it useful only for geek types who liked technical manuals.

With WinXP Microsoft had a winner!! It is robust and almost never crashes. It was designed to be backward compatible with older software and could handle all the newer programs.

Unfortunately it was so good many a user like myself are unwilling to move...

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chadbro says "Excelent and Efficient" about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

chadbro — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:25:51 GMT

I now have vista sadly instead of this masterpiece of an operating system, and i regret every bit of it. Performance with xp is far more than with vista and plus there are a ton of bugs in vista even after the sp1 update. Not to mention the compatibility issues with vista. Simply put....Buy xp! not vista!

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lemon14213 says "Impressive" about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

lemon14213 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:23:10 GMT

Windows xp with service is rock solid. My machine was running windows 98 se.
I no longer have blue screen. The internet moves alot faster on xp.
windows xp is a really good operating system.

Windows xp is very easy to easy install. If your upgrading from windows nt 4 workstation,
or windows 98 second edition or windows 2000 profession upgrading will be a easy.
win xp

.Windows xp with service is rock solid. My machine was running windows 98 se.
I no longer have blue screen. The internet moves alot faster on xp.
windows xp is a really good operating system.

Windows xp is very easy to easy install. If your upgrading from windows nt 4 workstation,
or windows 98 second edition or windows 2000 profession upgrading will be a easy.
win xp

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lat-nitr says "Much better than Vista!!!" about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

lat-nitr — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:51:57 GMT

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dadsmypoints says "pretty good???" about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

dadsmypoints — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:28:04 GMT

this is probably the best operating system on the market at this time for the everyday user. vista uses too much memory and will require massive upgrades for stable/quality performance. and all operating systems before this do not utilize the memory enough or o not run as efficiently. mac operating systems are fine if you are into that sort of thing, but they do not provide a functioning environment for deeper computer work, such as development. ...

TheBard says "Microsoft enhances its most staple OS to date " about Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2

TheBard — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:41:12 GMT

Bottom-Line: Overall I am pleased with the improvements WinXP Pro SP2 brought to the table, the most welcome of which was a built-in popup blocker for Internet Explorer.

I have used every version of Microsoft's premiere business Operating System (OS), Windows XP Professional from the native Green box version to Service Pack 2 (SP2). With very few exceptions the OS has proved to be a very stable and reliable partner, both at home where I run (4) Windows XP Pro SP2 machines, and at work where I help administer over 1500 Windows XP Pro desktops and laptop computers. I addition, to my WinXP Pro experience I also have run every version of Windows since version 3.1, and I can state with some certainty that WinXP Pro is the most stable Windows OS Microsoft has ever released.

But like every Microsoft OS there have been incremental changes to WinXP Pro, the latest of which SP2 brought subtle changes to the OS. SP1 was the big improvement for the OS for it allowed WinXP Pro and Home to support...

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