Replied Aug 8, 2006
I have several licenses of Windows XP Home Upgrade Editions running on different CPU's, hardware, etc. I don't really like this OS and I certainly wouldn't buy an OEM version of windows nor a machine with an OEM version loaded. Why ? NO SUPPORT from Microsoft at all
and what support you can get generally comes from some questionable technician,( I use the term loosely ), who resides in India and has an accent that abuses the English language. Prepare yourself for the ultimate test in patience as you may ask the same question in several different ways to be understood and then the answer you may not be able to decipher enough to comprehend it's meaning. I have done a lot of research on backups and came to the conclusion that Xandros Business Edition 3.0 runs Microsoft software and comes with it's own antivirus so in the event of a crash I can reboot choose Xandros, get online, download or do whatever I like with or without windows. I recommend waiting until Sept 2006 and buy version 4.0, meanwhile you can download Windows Professional x64 trial version which will allow you to use it for 4 months and then buy whatever version of Windows Vista you choose to gamble on. Oh Xandros comes with Sun Office which is free on a seperate CD and is on par with Word for windows and Wordperfect.
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