Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2B for System Builders
Dec 27, 2009 in
Computers & Software
Product Description
This OEM software is intended for system builders only and cannot be transferred to another PC once it is installed. The purchaser of this software is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end user support for the software…. More >>
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2B for System Builders
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5 comments
tom L. -> on December 27, 2009 at 5:25 am
well, this xp mce software comes w/ a form for free upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium, but the expire date was 3/31/2007. so if u buy it, you’ll get excited, but not satisfied, for Vista upgrade option. So, this product is out of date, thus, overpriced, and not recommened.
In Ki Hong on December 27, 2009 at 7:41 am
I really think this product deserves no stars at all, but 1 star is the lowest so… whatever. Anyway, buyers, I STRONGLY recommend you to not even look at windows XP MCE, because it’s a HUGE piece of junk that microsoft has ever made. ok, so when I built my own computer and installed windows xp media center edition, i found out that whenever i watched a video clip and exit it out or minimize it when I finished watching it, it would just completely freeze or stop… the computer wouldn’t do a thing. it’s not just that, if i try to watch a video clip in whatever folder i have it saved on, it would just close out the folder I was at, and give out a message that says “Dr Watson debugger this and that..” simply saying that there is a bug in the folder and i can’t navigate around it. so I couldn’t even watch a video clip in that folder.
It’s not just that, and I faced many other problems that I would end up filling the entire page listing every problems I had using winxp MCE… so buyers, I 100% guarantee that if you buy winxp mce, you’ll probably have one of the biggest regret in your life after using it…
Mike K on December 27, 2009 at 10:21 am
This product is provides a horrible experience. Microsoft can’t activate a their software – what? You mean after you buy this software you have to divulge more personal information to actually use the product. You bet ya. But it gets better. What happens when Microsoft can’t give you the activation code to the OEM product? They send you to the “manufacture” guess what you bought this OEM software without a PC? You’re outta luck. your cd’s are useless. Hopefully you’ll never get to this point but you are dealing with Microsoft. Maybe the supplier you’re buying from will help you. Mine didn’t. Good luck!
www.amazon.com/shops/secondhandbooksforsale on December 27, 2009 at 11:56 am
I have found Media Center Edition to be quite unstable relative to XP home or Pro. Why, I don’t know but two computers I have purchased with it are extrememly unstable and have to be reinstalled every 6 months. Avoid this OS like the plague! Literally!!!
D. Kearney on December 27, 2009 at 1:08 pm
The Builders Version does not have a second SP2 disk even though it seems to be required for the installation. Some buyers were able to get it to install by removing and reinserting the single disk but I was not. Check on the web about installation problems due to missing .dll files before you buy this version.