| Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade with Service Pack 2 | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Software
List Price: £107.64
Buy New: £79.45
You Save: £28.19 (26%)
Buy New/Used from £64.95
Avg. Customer Rating:   (15 reviews)
Sales Rank: 371
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows Xp Home Edition, Windows Xp Professional
Media: CD-ROM
Legal Disclaimer: Layer One UK does not offer any warranty other than the one imposed by the manufacturer. Consequently, the warranty conditions proposed by Layer One UK will be an exact copy of the manufacturers.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.9 x 2
MPN: 956485
UPC: 805529831254
EAN: 0805529831254
ASIN: B00061H57Y
Release Date: August 11, 2004
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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 better then vista November 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i hate to admit it being a geek, but in my time using computers, xp is a much better piece of kit. xp may be slower (only slightly) but isnt as demanding on your hardware. xp may not be as flashy or pretty, but at least it gets the job done, (my vista experience had one of my webpages crashing and then as a safety precaution shut down my computer, xp takes a while to fix it and then just gets on with it)
sure vista will have some bugs, so thats another reason to get xp well at least untill they release a service pack for it.
for gaming the direct x 10 feature of vista is a good thing, but on avergae you'll need twice the specs to run a game then if you did it on xp. and seen as though only a few games to my knowledge only support direct x 10 (a version of brothers in arms, halo 2 and bioshock... there may be more but i cant think of them atm) but most of the new games come with a backwards dx 9 compatibility.
so for the moment wait to get vista, at least a year till the bugs get removed and its as workable as xp, but in the meantime, stick with xp.
Good product, am impressed July 28, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Have recently upgraded from windows 98 to XP and am impressed with my new, faster system that no longer crashes. I would say that if you are not that 'computer minded' it might be an idea to get somebody in the know to install this for you and check your system for compatibility. I didn't check my system and had a few problems with my modem but thats my own fault for not reading the instructions!!! Other than that a good product, if you haven't upgraded from windows 98 yet what are you waiting for?
A Good Windows Operating System April 11, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Windows Xp is is a good operating system based on Windows 2000 and Windows ME. But it is better than Windows ME. It has features Windows 98 and 95 don't have including system restore, Windows Media Player 11 and Internet Explorer 7.
Great for multimedia September 13, 2006
21 out of 27 found this review helpful
If you haven't already upgraded from windows 98, then XP home is a good next step. It's multimedia capabilities allows the army of digital camera's, videos and other devices to be connected via usb2 ports. The world is changing fast so get XP!
 Great service, simple installation September 4, 2006
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
Ordered from Amazon Friday lunchtime, arrived Saturday morning. Started upgrade 15:00 and was complete at 17:00. No problems or major issues. Very pleased with level of service delivered by Amazon. No complaints about the product. Enough said.
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