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1. Comment - Windows XP Adoption Rates Slow

   (Jun 29, 2005 - 2:35 PM)

   We are an OEM that intends to utilize Win XP Pro on our machinery and we have run into issues such as supporting Beta systems in the factory when the hard drive fails. In the past (when we used Win 95 or 98) we were able to reinstall a ghosted hard drive image onto the system and be back up and running in 20 minutes. I have experienced issues with XP such that a ghosted hard drive will not boot properly unless it is exactly the same model and make of the original.
   
   I have also experienced issues on my laptop during travel when it got bumped around and possibly something loosened internally and the OS detected H/W changes. As a result, it would only boot in Safe Mode. It took many hours to re-install the OS and drivers to get it back to its original functionality.
   
   Is it really worth upgrading when the level of support could potentially consume great numbers of engineering hours? For the OEM automation world, this OS seems to be taking a huge step in the wrong direction.