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“Should I get it?” That’s what everyone wants to know about Windows XP. We won’t keep you in suspense: For most Windows 98 andWindows Me users whose systems can handle it, the answer is yes. | PC WORLD TECHNOLOGY ADVICE YOU CAN TRUSTTM PC WORLD MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS SPECIAL BONUS COLLECTIONS J 0 air Saisis to Windows XP You don t need to give your name or other Do you want to activate Windows now D To continue click Next. If you wait to activate you can still use Windc After 30 day s you must activate Windows t To help reduce software piracy please activ Internet is quick and easy. Microsoft is committed to your privacy. For m Privacy Statement O Yes lets activate Windows over the Ini Yes I wantto telephone a customer s No remind me to activate Windows ev Copyright 2002 PC World Communications Inc. All rights reserved. The trademark PC World is owned by International Data Group and used under license by PC World Communications Inc. Printed in the United States. You must have permission before reproducing any material from PC World. Direct inquiries to permissions@. Let s activate Windows COVER STORY WW ÄS Windows XPd. t ILLUSTRATIONS BY ADAM McCAULEY 92 NOVEMBER 2 0 01 Easier than Windows 2000 and less crash-prone than Win Me XP is Microsoft s biggest OS upgrade in years-and its most controversial. We tested it in the field and in the lab to see what works what doesn t and if you should make the leap. BY SCOTT SPANBAUER COVER STORY Should I get it That s what everyone wants to know about Windows XP. We won t keep you in suspense For most Windows 98 and Windows Me users whose systems can handle it the answer is yes. Due to ship October 25 barring unlikely last-minute court orders stemming from the still-pending antitrust wrangling Windows XP could be the most stable version of Windows yet It s at least as stable as Windows 2000 Microsoft claims. It s also the most featureladen. Thank its dual bloodlines for that happy combination From Windows NT and 2000 it inherits a secure stable core. From Windows 9 and Me it inherits compatibility with hardware and software as well as tools for working with digital images .