| Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Software
List Price: £210.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 403
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Me, Windows Nt, Windows 98
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8 x 1.9
MPN: 956484
UPC: 805529831438
EAN: 0805529831438
ASIN: B00061H588
Release Date: March 3, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition is the next version of the Windows operating system, which is designed exclusively for home computing. Windows XP Home Edition puts the exciting experiences of the digital age at your fingertips. From digital photos, music, and video to building a home network, Windows XP Home Edition brings you into the digital age with ease. Built on the solid foundation of Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition also sets the new standard in efficient and dependable computing. A new visual...
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 5 Star August 31, 2008
I recantly bought vista and it was beyond slow however XP is fab i bought another XP os as soon as i wiped vista of my top of the range PC
QUICK EFFECTIVE ON TIME May 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
lovely order came within 48 hours of ordering it online can now boot windows on my macbook
 Dropped in for a quiet rant December 10, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a software developer of over 20 years I would like to say that, while it is clear that Windows is the best Personal Computing OS we have, by a long way, it is still a big shame that there is no healthy competition in this marketplace. Because, I've never really liked Windows, even though I've spent years of my professional life sitting in front of it.
I have always found being a Windows user, at the best of times, a slightly baffling experience. That there is more than one way to do anything is a deep-seated aesthetic anathema to me, and if there was an alternative I would have embraced it. As a Windows user my world is full of menus and strips of buttons that let me do not quite the same set of things. I have to click four or more times to see the contents of my disk drive, while meanwhile I've got this virtual desktop, and all its contents, and all the things that might help you to do those things with them, getting in my face. The Windows environment is generally cluttered and noisy, and foists the same general experience on many different kinds of people
As for XP, it's a bit more stable than 2000 which was a bit more stable than 98. XP still blips out from time to time. I seldom see a blue screen these days, it just reboots from time to time. This gets two stars so Vista, or at least my experience of it so far, can only get one.
 condescending October 5, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have a Mac, or rather I have several Macs, and decided to try out Parallels Desktop to see whether Windows had anything to offer. Well, it's really nice to be able to run Windows on a Mac, but I have to say, having tried it out I don't ever see myself using it. The operating system is just so condescending, from the horrible little ditty it plays to the smugly "helpful" but awful way it presents itself to the user. Sure, it probably works well enough, but compared to Mac OSX it's a complete wash-out.
However, if it's as stable as some people say it is, it might come in useful if ever I have to run a programme that's only available for Windows ... Heaven help me!
Win XP the best--at least for the next year September 1, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I use my computer for a fair bit of gaming (as far as the hardware allows) and in this respect windows is the only way to go. Almost all of the games I own are poorly compatible with macs or linux. I have used Win xp pro with SP2 (or xp home with SP2)for the past two years and the only time I experienced blue screens repeatly was when my hard drive was on the verge of failing (so not the OS's fault). It does everything an OS can be expected to do: greatest compatibility with third-party programs, good stability, doesn't hog resources (compared to vista). The only gripe I have is MS will probably stop supporting xp in order to push their appalling vista!
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