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Microsoft Windows XP
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- 86AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE5 ReviewsNew York Times80STATE OF THE ART; Windows XP: Microsoft's New LookYou'll hear few complaints about the operating system itself, especially when it's compared with previous versions. No matter what you think of Microsoft, using Windows XP on a new or very recent PC feels sure, swift and satisfying. And that's a big deal.CNET80Microsoft Windows XP review (Home Edition)While its new, hand-holding "task-oriented" design may annoy experienced users, Microsoft nevertheless managed to create an OS that works equally well for novices, corporate users, and enthusiasts.PC Mag100Microsoft Ships Its Biggest OS Upgrade Ever—EarlFor the vast majority of users, the added stability of Windows XP should be a real draw. And the host of features are the icing on the cake.ARN80TECH REVIEW: XP rewards our patienceXP delivers a desktop OS that is as solid as Windows NT/2000 and as flexible as Windows 9x. It should go a long way toward maintaining Microsoft's dominance over the desktop.ePHOTOzine90Microsoft Windows XP ReviewAll users of any operating system other than XP should be impressed with the high level of usability that the graphical user interface provides.
- 77AVERAGE USER SCORE76 ReviewsEngadget Reader70July 11, 2015Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader90January 29, 2015Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!At least XP is as good as 7. XP IS STILL BETTER THAN F***ING VISTA!Engadget Reader100August 9, 2014Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A gadget unicorn - EngadgetEngadget Reader90June 10, 2014Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!Windows XP is the best OS. Go for it you won't be disappointed.Engadget Reader70May 18, 2014Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader90March 26, 2014Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!very good if only it had more support after 2014Engadget Reader100September 19, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A gadget unicorn - EngadgetEngadget Reader90August 21, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80July 22, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70May 20, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70March 26, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80March 22, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70March 10, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader60November 26, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!I hate all microsoft os-s, just install Linux and you will figure out why...Engadget Reader80November 25, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader50October 24, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A disappointing product with a lot of problems. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70October 22, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80October 14, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader20September 12, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!An awful product that should be avoided. You'll be sorry. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70August 30, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80July 21, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader100July 19, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A beast of an OS back in the day. Never had any problems with it. Windows 7 is awesome and rocking the Release Preview of Windows 8 now.Engadget Reader80July 4, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80June 24, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader50June 20, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A disappointing product with a lot of problems. - EngadgetEngadget Reader90May 10, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70April 24, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!I had built a desktop gaming rig and put XPx64 on it, and man was that a love/hate relationship. XPx64 didn't get much hardware support because right after it was released, Microsoft pushed out Vista, so if anybody was going to write 64 bit drivers, they wrote it for Vista. You could with some work, usually hack the drivers and make them work on XPx64, but it was a pain. Software was always a hassle. The newer stuff usually ran alright, but if you were trying to run any Window 98 or older software, you were going to be doing some work, and it you might not be able to get it to run. But, all of that work made you learn your system well, so it wasn't a complete loss..Engadget Reader80April 18, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70March 13, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader60March 11, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!I liked XP in 2003, by 2005 I was ok with it but tired by 2011 I was done with it. I had a work laptop in 2011 still running XP, and XP was showing its age. It was great when it launched but by 2011 needed to be replaced.Engadget Reader90March 8, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!Windows XP is still the best OS to date. If they were too add some of the features in Windows 7 to Windows XP (Or a version like XP), I would jump for it.Engadget Reader80March 5, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader90March 2, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!This is a ( well, the most) successful OS made by Microsoft. It doesn't look as good as windows 7 or vista.Engadget Reader70March 1, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetPentium70February 26, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80February 25, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80February 21, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70February 21, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80February 19, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader90February 16, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80January 6, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70January 2, 2012Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader40December 23, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A poor product that's more likely to be frustrating than useful. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80November 20, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80October 31, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70October 27, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80October 23, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70October 4, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader60October 4, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A forgettable product. It isn't bad, exactly, but also doesn't do anything particularly well. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80September 30, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader90September 19, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70September 2, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80August 30, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader90August 27, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80August 24, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80August 22, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70July 24, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader90July 8, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80June 12, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader60June 6, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A forgettable product. It isn't bad, exactly, but also doesn't do anything particularly well. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80May 31, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80May 30, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70May 29, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80May 27, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70May 23, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader100May 21, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A gadget unicorn - EngadgetEngadget Reader80May 18, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!Used this when I started using PC's ever in 2003.Engadget Reader90May 15, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!The best in its category. We highly recommend it. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80May 15, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70March 9, 2011Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80November 25, 2010Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80November 14, 2010Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80November 10, 2010Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader100August 12, 2010Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A gadget unicorn - EngadgetEngadget Reader70August 7, 2010Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader70September 2, 2009Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!I have been running windows xp now for close to a decade now after 479 updates 15 anti virus, sp1 sp2 sp3 and 59 reinstall ,Every 6 months tune up"REINSTALL",400 million uploads world wide. but now we should lay it to rest. So long and good bye. Please every one a get a new computer bare bones 299 get win7 and you won't need an antivirus or have to reinstall it again and again And now a new OS is here WINDOWS 7. Buy it, in-brace it. I just love it.. I just wrote something cause no one else did. SEE YA LATER...
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