Dude, I'm Gettin' a Dell

Whoa. I'm getting a new computer for my birthday. I'm so excited. (Even though
it's just a cheapo Dell)....BUT I now have a circa 1996 Packard Bell, with
Windows 95. I can't open half the websites people post, and if I do, it takes
forever (if the thing doesn't just lock up). Forget animated things, and the
sound is iffy.

All I use a computer for is internet surfing and keeping up the little mailing
list/newsletter labels for the Humane Society newsletter, so I never could
really justify buying a new one.

Does anyone know, is there any reason I should buy the upgrade and get Windows
XP Professional instead of Windows XP home?

Sherry

"Sherry " wrote in message
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Whoa. I'm getting a new computer for my birthday. I'm so excited. (Even
though
it's just a cheapo Dell)....BUT I now have a circa 1996 Packard Bell, with
Windows 95. I can't open half the websites people post, and if I do, it
takes
forever (if the thing doesn't just lock up). Forget animated things, and
the
sound is iffy.

All I use a computer for is internet surfing and keeping up the little
mailing
list/newsletter labels for the Humane Society newsletter, so I never could
really justify buying a new one.

Does anyone know, is there any reason I should buy the upgrade and get
Windows
XP Professional instead of Windows XP home?

Sherry

Sherry,

I use Win XP-Home Edition at home (Compaq Presario computer) and
Professional (Dell computer) at the office. I can't tell any difference,
and I don't think you would, either, for basic functions. Incidentally, I
handle *large* numbers of photos on my home computer, lots of
wordprocessing, some basic spreadsheeting, and various functions such as
mail labels. I also have cable connection at home and ethernet at the
office, and I have a router that I use as a firewall at home. Even so, I
can't detect any difference at all between the two versions. I think the
resources that will be more important to you will be disk space, RAM, and
related resources -- "the faster the better" for download.

Have fun with your new toy!

MaryL

XP Professional is like Windows NT/2000. I would highly recommend it. It's
quite stable and more secure than XP Home.

Congrats!

Fuga

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
Whoa. I'm getting a new computer for my birthday. I'm so excited. (Even
though
it's just a cheapo Dell)....BUT I now have a circa 1996 Packard Bell, with
Windows 95. I can't open half the websites people post, and if I do, it
takes
forever (if the thing doesn't just lock up). Forget animated things, and
the
sound is iffy.

All I use a computer for is internet surfing and keeping up the little
mailing
list/newsletter labels for the Humane Society newsletter, so I never could
really justify buying a new one.

Does anyone know, is there any reason I should buy the upgrade and get
Windows
XP Professional instead of Windows XP home?

Sherry

Sherry,

Here is an article that describes some of the differences between Home
Edition and Pro:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp

You will find that XP "looks" different than earlier versions of Windows.
However, it can be set to emulate the look of Win98 if you find that you
would be more comfortable. XP needs to be set to "classic" view if you
decide that is what you want.

MaryL

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itty wrote on 4/12/04 11:33 PM:

Whoa. I'm getting a new computer for my birthday. I'm so excited. (Even though
it's just a cheapo Dell)....BUT I now have a circa 1996 Packard Bell, with
Windows 95. I can't open half the websites people post, and if I do, it takes
forever (if the thing doesn't just lock up). Forget animated things, and the
sound is iffy.

All I use a computer for is internet surfing and keeping up the little mailing
list/newsletter labels for the Humane Society newsletter, so I never could
really justify buying a new one.

Does anyone know, is there any reason I should buy the upgrade and get Windows
XP Professional instead of Windows XP home?

Sherry

CONGRATS!!! You will be so amazed at the difference since you have gone so
long between. I don't think there is a good reason for the upgrade,
personally. Others might have more input than I though.

Karen

There is a difference in XP & 95. I went straight from one to the other ages
ago now. XP not only looks different (but you can change the look to the
classic Windows look), but it stores files in different places. Once you get
used to it, it's fine.

Cheers, helen s
(also on a Dell)



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There is a difference in XP & 95. I went straight from one to the other ages
ago now. XP not only looks different (but you can change the look to the
classic Windows look), but it stores files in different places. Once you get
used to it, it's fine.

Cheers, helen s
(also on a Dell)



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On 13 Apr 2004 04:33:46 GMT, itty (Sherry ) yodeled:

Whoa. I'm getting a new computer for my birthday. I'm so excited. (Even though
it's just a cheapo Dell)....BUT I now have a circa 1996 Packard Bell, with
Windows 95. I can't open half the websites people post, and if I do, it takes
forever (if the thing doesn't just lock up). Forget animated things, and the
sound is iffy.

I have a "cheapo Dell." It;s great.


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(Aldous Huxley)

Sherry,

I have XP home edition, no problems works fine. Not sure what the
difference is in professional - except more $$. You can probably get away
w/home edition.

Be prepared, you'll be in for a bit of a shock getting used to XP compared
to 95. It is completely different than most upgrades microsoft has come out
with. You can set XP up for different users which is kinda cool if more
than one of you uses the pc. (it saves your settings - thing such as your
background etc).

Welcome to the *new millenium* My desktop is in desperate need of an
upgrade - getting new motherboard, memory and processor - I want SPEED!

JoJo
"Sherry " wrote in message
...
Whoa. I'm getting a new computer for my birthday. I'm so excited. (Even
though
it's just a cheapo Dell)....BUT I now have a circa 1996 Packard Bell, with
Windows 95. I can't open half the websites people post, and if I do, it
takes
forever (if the thing doesn't just lock up). Forget animated things, and
the
sound is iffy.

All I use a computer for is internet surfing and keeping up the little
mailing
list/newsletter labels for the Humane Society newsletter, so I never could
really justify buying a new one.

Does anyone know, is there any reason I should buy the upgrade and get
Windows
XP Professional instead of Windows XP home?

Sherry

JoJo wrote:

Sherry,

I have XP home edition, no problems works fine. Not sure what the
difference is in professional - except more $$. You can probably get away
w/home edition.

Be prepared, you'll be in for a bit of a shock getting used to XP compared
to 95. It is completely different than most upgrades microsoft has come out
with. You can set XP up for different users which is kinda cool if more
than one of you uses the pc. (it saves your settings - thing such as your
background etc).

Welcome to the *new millenium* My desktop is in desperate need of an
upgrade - getting new motherboard, memory and processor - I want SPEED!

Guess I'm not the only one that's discovering an upgrade is necessary!
More and more, when I try to do things like ordering merchandise from
web-sites, I've been getting "Javascript error" and my screen freezes.
Someone told me it's because my browser is too old (I'm using Netscape
4.79). Only thing is, when I tried to download Netscape 7.1, I
discovered that most of the new software requires a minimum of 64MB RAM,
and mine computer has only 32MB! (Of course, that was a lot more than I
had before, but things in the computer wolrd change fast, and I bought
my Gateway in November, 1999.)

I've been thinking about a Dell - mainly because they claim they build
them for each individual. How do those of you who have one like it?
The guy at Fry's tried to talk me into one of their "built to order"
models, but what he recommended was over $1,000, and then he told me the
software was all in addition to that! Also, it came with a much fancier
keyboard than I want, a "laser" mouse instead of the standard kind, and
big fancy speakers when I never USE my computer for listening to
anything - so I would be paying for a lot of fancy hardware I don't
really need or want.