Windows Media Center 2005

[tooshorty]

I recently acquired a version of Windows XP: Windows Media Center 2005 and am
a little weary on installing it. I have an Xbox 360 so I am very eager to use
the Media Center with it, but i'm not familiar with this product. So I guess
I have two main questions, what are your opinions on this OS and also if i
make a restore point on my current version of windows XP home, would it be
possible to revert to it after I install the new version of windows?
Thanks in advance

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

There is no advantage to installing Windows Media
Center if your computer does not have the hardware
necessary to support its unique features. It can only be
installed "clean" on a reformatted drive or partition.

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/faq.mspx

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
http://www.directron.com/xpmedia.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"tooshorty" wrote:

| I recently acquired a version of Windows XP: Windows Media Center 2005 and am
| a little weary on installing it. I have an Xbox 360 so I am very eager to use
| the Media Center with it, but i'm not familiar with this product. So I guess
| I have two main questions, what are your opinions on this OS and also if i
| make a restore point on my current version of windows XP home, would it be
| possible to revert to it after I install the new version of windows?
| Thanks in advance

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

ExtremeTech's Dual-Core Media Center PC
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1893821,00.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

[S.Sengupta]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/faq.mspx

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

tooshorty wrote:

> I recently acquired a version of Windows XP: Windows Media Center 2005 and am
> a little weary on installing it. I have an Xbox 360 so I am very eager to use
> the Media Center with it, but i'm not familiar with this product. So I guess
> I have two main questions, what are your opinions on this OS and also if i
> make a restore point on my current version of windows XP home, would it be
> possible to revert to it after I install the new version of windows?
> Thanks in advance