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Review title: Not as User Unfriendly as I'd heard
Product review: I'd read lots of stories about software glitches and the inability to customize this flavor of Windows. After picking up "Windows XP Registry Guide" by Honeycutt I was surprised at how easy it is to customize. It isn't even necessary to fiddle with the registry to effect some changes.Got a Firewall of your own, you can easily turn Microsoft's shipping firewall off. Using a browser other than IE? Not only can you really make it default, but you can even take steps to keep IE from hijacking things.Application installs and uninstalls are a lot cleaner. Hardware configuration is a lot more friendly. Overall I've experienced few "Blue Screens of Death" with this OS.
