Review by Joanna D.

If you have Windows ME, you will want to upgrade (ME being one of the most annoying operating systems ever from Microsoft.) But what about upgrading if you have Windows 2000, which is relatively stable and a very good OS, overall?nWindows XP DOES boot faster. I counted it off, and if you keep your desktop reasonable clear of icons, it boots in about 10 seconds, at least on my 900MHz PC.nI have not yet had to reboot my system due to an inexplicable hang-up (something that happened from time to time with ME.) I also run this on a laptop (Toshiba Satellite) and the power management feature for dimming the screen and managing the battery is welcome, as the Toshiba battery uptime is a bit limited. All in all, I am quite pleased with XP.nWhy the Pro version and not the home version, which is the one that usually comes with new PC’s right now? I’ve heard that a lot of new software applications are being developed on and for Professional Version and not the Home Version.