Advantages: Does everything I want it to Disadvantages: Has crashed on occasion
...in this world who hate Microsoft and its products. I am certainly not one of these people! There isn't one friend I know who works in an office and doesn't use word and excel on a daily basis! I know I do! I've been consistently impressed by the different versions of windows over the years, and this, one of their newest offerings, Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) is no exception. PC's are getting more and more user friendly aren't they? My nana ... ...MCE problems is found here:
http://www.avforums.com/forums/index.php - under entertainment PCs & Computer hardware.
For more info check out the Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx
Please note: the word "Center" is not a mistake; I understand the correct spelling is centre, but Microsoft released it in the UK with the American spelling!! ...
hebawom 16.09.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Complete package
Advantages: User Friendly, Easy to Use, Value for Money, Comprehensive Operating System. Disadvantages: Poor Documentation, Titanic Struggle Installing Operating System
...fully compatible by visiting the Microsoft website otherwise you may find the software will not load.
When asked for the SP2 CD, re-insert Media Center Disc One as this is where it is located. Do not insert a seperate standalone Service Pack 2 CD or other copy of the software as this will not work and the software will not be installed.
Once you get passed this part you should be home and dry by just following the onscreen prompts.
Setting Up ... ...find the support on the Microsoft website good although I have found some useful informaiton on other sites.
How well does it work?
I think this has to be the best system that Microsoft has produced to date. It is easy to use, comes with an array of bundled applications that are well integrated and quite straigtforward to use. This will help you cut down on the amount of seperate third party software used cutting down your overall computing costs ...
thehitman 21.11.2005 (22.11.2005)
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...for this operating system by microsoft i could possibly of given up. When i was at school the computers they had there had nothing like this and were hard to operate even for the teachers. very soon after starting out with our laptop I had grasped the basics of making the computer work. While not all microsoft software is the best, example mozilla firefox. what they have here is an exceptional product with excellent customer support through constant ...
kerrymartha 26.07.2007
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