Which windows do you prefer to use on your computer?
@littlered361970 (1052)
United States
33 responses
@tarlsgirl (102)
• United States
14 Feb 07
I have a regular old windows computer, but I mainly use windows microsoft, xl, and powerpoint. I heard that xp is very good though.
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@mzbubblie (3839)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I have had Windows XP forever. I actually love XP myself. I want to try Vista, but with all the many issues with it, I'd probably wait and besides I hear your computer has to be compatible with it also. I'm not trying to buy another pc..lol
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@simpleatif (2508)
• China
15 Feb 07
i musing windows xp and now i like to use windows vista beacuse of graphic and i hope it will work more better than xp
@BlaKy2 (1475)
• Romania
15 Feb 07
Windows XP Starter Edition
Windows XP Starter Edition is a lower-cost version of Windows XP available in Thailand, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, India, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is similar to Windows XP Home, but is limited to low-end hardware, can only run 3 programs at a time, and has some other features either removed or disabled by default.
According to a Microsoft press release, Windows XP Starter Edition is "a low-cost introduction to the Microsoft Windows XP operating system designed for first-time desktop PC users in developing countries." It is seen as an effort to fight unauthorized copying of Windows XP and possibly the spread of GNU/Linux-based systems in Asia and South America.
[edit] Specializations
The Starter Edition includes some special features for certain markets where consumers may not be computer literate. Not found in the Home Edition, these include localized help features for those who may not speak English, a country-specific computer wallpaper[6] and screensavers, and other default settings designed for easier use than typical Windows XP installations.
In addition, the Starter Edition also has some unique limitations to prevent it from displacing more expensive versions of Windows XP.[7] Only three applications can be run at once on the Starter Edition, and each application may only open three windows. The maximum screen resolution is limited to 1024×768, and there is no support for workgroup networking or domains. In addition, the Starter Edition is licensed only for low-end processors like Intel's Celeron or AMD's Duron. There is also a 256MB limit on main memory, and an 80GB disk size limit (Microsoft has not made it clear, however, if this is for total disk space, per partition, or per disk). There are also fewer options for customizing the themes, desktop, and taskbar.
@ashumit02 (818)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I like to use window vista very much due to its popularity .This is very costly to purchase and not easily available so i have to use window xp .I am currently using window xp and ubuntu as my default os .
@Mecboy (1050)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Windows XP is great!
It support Good Graphics, better Network, and Better Gaming! less blue screen, better hardware support!
Wireless Connection a thousand times better!
And More Stable, and feeling great to install programs and maintain Performance, windows 98 looks nasty to me.
I prefer Windows XP,less crashes, better kernel.
Better Updates, and Less Crashes and MODERNIZED.
Feels better to run have programs on too!
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@lameran (1147)
• Indonesia
15 Feb 07
actually I'm more prefer using windows 98 se than the other windows Operating system, since it pretty light, but latelly there is many many program that allready develop not supporting on using under windows 98 anymore, so i Must use windows xp right now, I'm still not think to upgrade to windows vista, many for the next 1 or 2 years from now.
@franklin88 (333)
• India
15 Feb 07
I prefer Windows XP which has good user interface and also cheap considering Vista.
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
14 Feb 07
Well, I am using WindowxXP at the moment. I find it good and easy to use. I'm planning to switch to Vista once it has resolved its compatibility issues. =)
@robiwankenobj (129)
• Italy
14 Feb 07
At the moment the one I prefer is Windows Xp but I haven't tryed yet Vista.
Actually I have to say that it's a matter of computer because I have and I still use an old computer with Win 98 and it works quite good. This computer it is not "strong enaugh" to run XP and so the same with other computers that I use that run Win Xp but that can't run the new Windows Vista.
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@silver1beans (281)
• United States
20 Apr 07
I use Windows XP also and I love it. I had a Windows 2000 before my XP and it didn't like to work all the time. And my programs in XP work almost all the time. I'm saying almost all the time because if I say all the time they might just stop running altogether. So yeah Windows XP.
@tim_un (354)
• Malaysia
17 Apr 07
Hello littlered361970, thank you for bring out this discussion , because i have something to say about this. I just install an evaluation copy of Windows Vista on my home computer and did computer with Windows XP , but i find out that i prefer to WIndows XP for the time being. THis is because Windows XP is more compatible with those software, games and drivers, while WIndows Vista is still new and need some time to overcome those problem. So i will still stick on my Windows XP until microsoft resolved those problems in WIndows Vista.