Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Upgrade Version for PC (E8502666)

Windows XP Professional Edition from Microsoft is designed for businesses of all sizes, and for individuals who demand the most from their computing experience. This edition offers enhanced security and privacy, advanced recovery options, and improved network connections. Easily work offline or access your computer remotely with wireless networking support, configuration wizards and improved power management. It even encrypts your files and folders with high levels of protection from hackers and data theft, and connects more securely to Virtual Private Networks. The software allows easy integration with Windows ® Servers and management solutions and keeps your system current with the automatic Windows Update. Incorporating advanced capabilities, the Windows XP Professional Edition is an ideal operating system for your computer. This software comes bundled with Service Pack 2. This pack brings users the latest security updates and innovations from Microsoft.

Windows XP SP-2 has many useful features; it is quite secure on the...

Pros: very secure, highly capable, stable
Cons: product activation, program too large, requires too much RAM, expensive, one install/machine
As a long-time user of Windows 2000 Professional, I finally bow to Windows XP Professional SP-2. Notice the important word " SP-2 " (Service Pack 2). In August 2004, Microsoft released SP-2 patch files for Windows XP. At the same time, they released...