Windows' and My eXPerience (Microsoft Windows XP (Whistler))

Member Name: djohan

Product:	Microsoft Windows XP (Whistler)
Date:	14/12/01 (598 review reads)
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Advantages: Online Support

Disadvantages: Someone who does not have an internet connection is hard to gain direct support!

Windows eXPerience (WXP) as an operating system (OS) comes with two versions. The first one is WXP Home Edition and another one is WXP Professional Edition. I have ever installed and used the WXP Professional Edition, and here is my review on the product.


*** Minimum System Requirement

Here are some specific specifications of your hardware should be noticed.

Processor : Pentium 300 Mhz
Display Adapter : VGA with 800 x 600 Screen Resolution
Harddisk : 2 GB
RAM : 128 MB
CD ROM : Required

As an additional note from me, I have tried to install the WXP on a Pentium 233 MMX with 64 MB of RAM. It can run, but not as well as expected.


*** Installation Process

I tried to install the OS in two ways, and here is the result.

Installation via Windows 98 : It runs well.
Installation via CD ROM : It runs well.

Actually, there is no difference between the both ways of installation process. The result of the installation process is the same.

Some people say that it is difficult to install the OS. It is right! It happens when this OS is checking the hardware plugged on the PC. It seems that not all drivers of the hardware are recognized by this OS.

By the way, it takes about 60 minutes to finish the installation process.


*** The Performance

The display with the soft blue color nominated the screen as the default display is nice. At the first glance, from the booting process starts till shuts down, we must say ?What a wonderful OS it is!?

Concerning to the speed of the OS, I would say this OS is the best in the Windows family, but certainly this assumption is made based on the thought that the OS is supported by ?appropriate? hardware.

The stability is the priority problem to us. Sometimes we find ?illegal function? message and other messages that sometimes are not understood by us. So far I am using th
e OS for about 1 month, I have never found the messages in the ?blue screen? which must be very annoying or disturbing.

How about the menus in the taskbar? Personally, I see it is a great improvement of Windows in making changes in the new OS. At the first glance, I am sure, everyone must be confused as it is changed at all. But, don?t worry as users can change the display of the taskbar into the ordinary taskbar like we see in other Windows OS.

And the most important one, the OS seems to be compatible to most programs (software) which can run well under the previous windows OS. Besides, I am sure, most professional software developers have anticipated for the development of Windows day by day.

Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) comes with this OS. Using this browser, I think this OS become more stable and faster for us to do some browsing processes. This feature should be considered!

Entertainment is okay! It includes some games which can be played in stand alone mode, and some can be played in online mode. How amusing it is!

Need help? This is the most outstanding thing to figure out here. This OS supports its users to get help online. Supposing someone find an error message, then the OS can direct you to send the error message via email! It seems that Windows is serious in servicing his customer. Certainly, not all users can get this service, only registered users can get it. It is fair!

Well, I realise that there are many things I cannot expose here about this new OS for many reasons. However, I hope this some information can be a general illustration for you.


*** Suggestion from me

I have been using several Windows operating systems, such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional Edition, Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows eXPerience in various personal computers in the office where I am working now, I see that Windows XP is a very suitable operating system
for personal use or workstation; it is my conclusion on the Windows Family.

Based on my experience in installing and using Windows XP, I would like to recommend this product for others. But before making your decision to upgrade your OS, the most important thing to do, is to consider the condition of your hardware. It is better for you to visit the official site www.windows.com to find out the latest information on the product to see whether it is compatible to the current personal computer of yours or not at all.

Get you new experience with Windows eXPerience!

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