Microsoft Windows XP (Whistler) Reviews

They say ?if it aint broke don?t try to fix it?, It is this comment which replays over and over in my head whenever I install a new operating system sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for a dreaded error message. Surprisingly I wasn?t greeted with any error messages during or after installation and the setup process was very user ...  Read the complete review

I recently installed Windows XP Professional on my PC and I would like to share with other Ciao members my opinions on this latest version of Microsoft's operating system. Microsoft have gone into a lot of trouble to stop people from making illegal copies of this software by putting an activation policy into it, whereby you not only ...  Read the complete review

I'd consider myself a fine connoisseur of Windows OS's. I started off using DOS and Windows 3.1. Since then I've tried them all. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and finally... Windows XP. I have all of them, and out of all of them I currently choose to us Windows XP. Now don't get me ...  Read the complete review

Windows XP Many years ago, when PC operating systems where still in their text only domain, there came along an operating system which made us all sit up, take notice and say WOW!. That Operating system was Windows 95. Now since Windows 95 came along there have been lots of newer versions of Windows 95 but they have ...  Read the complete review

The long awaited Windows XP finally came, but was it really worth the excitement? Well, Windows XP now looks totally different to any other Windows and it also doesn't even seem like you are using 'Windows'. At least anyway all Windows programs run much better on XP and it contains many extra and useful features, such as stuff ...  Read the complete review

Packed with multimedia features, Windows XP Home Edition aims to unlock the full potential of your personal computer. It also looks great, with rounded window corners, larger and more detailed icons, and a clean-look desktop. The best thing about Windows XP is that, because it belongs to the Windows NT/2000 product family, it's designed ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

Before you begin, I'd let to explain, that until recently, I really *hated* (for lack of a stronger word) Microsoft products. They're always crashing, they're slow, and always giving the Blue Screen Of Death. The only decent MS ap was IE, and that was just because Netscape Navigator was so bad with it's HTML (Note: Version 6.2 ...  Read the complete review

The best operating system that money can buy. (Really). - Advantages: Great new look, Hundreds of new features, Mult-user, multi-tasking, multi-everything - Disadvantages: Do we really have to activate it?

My machine, a Dell 8100 with a 1.7Ghz Pentium 4 processor, 40Gb Ultra DMA 100 hard drive and 1Gb of RAM already had Windows 2000 installed as well as Red Hat Linux 7.1. One of them had to go for the purposes of this test, and unfortunately it was Linux (as Windows is used heavily by my fiancé, so I couldn't get rid of that). So, I ...  Read the complete review

Windows XP Okay, if you can?t be bothered to read my opinion, just click very useful and go buy a copy. But if you are clever, listen to me and I?ll explain some more about my favourite OS, Windows XP. Intro Microsoft Windows XP is basically the latest operation system by Bill Gates and his friends at Microsoft. Big ...  Read the complete review

<< WHY >> Before I start in on the main part of this review I will give you a little background. I have been working in IT for 17 years now, I started out using CPM & DOS based machines, played with GEM then Windows 286,3,95,98,SE,NT4,ME,2000. I currently run the my company's R&D function ensuring that new hardware and software ...  Read the complete review

The question many people will be asking is whether or not to invest in the rather high price. Whenever Microsoft launches a new piece of software it says 'this has to be the biggest thing since err... Windows 95,' and yes they said it for the launch of Windows XP on October 25th. **THE COST** The standard upgrade ...  Read the complete review

Windows XP the new incarnation of windows from Microsoft is an amalgam of Me and 2000 and it hums. I have been using XP for a week and you all want to know if you should upgrade. The answer is yes and no. The good: It is faster, more stable and has a simpler user interface. It is basically an reworked NT system and has the added ...  Read the complete review

I have been using so called PC's from way back when, (OK, PC Dos 3.2 on an 8086) and have had most versions of Windows. 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, NT 3.52, 95, NT 4.0, 98, 98SE, 2000 Pro and Server (trial version) 2000 Pro (retail version) ME and now XP, and I have decided that this really is the best Windows yet. 'But why?' ...  Read the complete review

I have been using the test version of the O.S. for the last 3 months and have found (after initial glitches) the software to be pretty amazing. I chose to move from Windows M.E. in the hope that the OS would be more stable + have improved operating structure. In the first instance the system is far superior in stability - whilst M.E. had ...  Read the complete review

This is the first opinion that I've written on Dooyoo for quite a while so you'll have to forgive me if it's not up to my usual standards of rubbishness but I'll try and get back into the swing of things as quickly as possible. Windows XP then; what's that all about? Well, essentially Windows XP is supposed ...  Read the complete review

I am one of these people that has to install the latest version of whatever, however it is obtained. When Windows 95 was first released, I hesitated in installing it. A friend handed me an "unofficial backup" of it and I though, what the heck...can't cause too much harm, can it? Stupid remark number 1! It ran like a dog ...  Read the complete review

I can say i have had the pleasure of using the new Windows XP operating system, at first glance it looks nicer, seems to be user friendly and virtually crash free. Working for one of the Larger PC companies and knowing full well this OS would be put on the new systems i thought i would have a go at crashing it, did a search for *.exe ...  Read the complete review

I originally signed up for the Corporate Preview programme of RC1 (release candidate 1) of Windows XP in June and have been waiting eagerly for the CD to arrive since. About a week ago, the CD finally arrived in a long carboard envelope with a single A4 sheet of instructions (or should it be destructions?). My machine, a Dell 8100 with a ...  Read the complete review