| Pro's: | |
| - Helps protect your PC with the latest security enhancements | |
| - Help is improved with windows help centre while Win98's help is stripped down | |
| - Windows XP puts your most frequently used items front and center, giving you one-click access | |
| - Windows XP's new taskbar has convenient stacking capability and friendly features that Win98 lacks | |
| - Windows XP is built on a proven Windows 2000/NT engine | |
| - Eliminates uneccessary reboot scenarios found in Win98 | |
| Cons's: | |
| - New UI may confuse Win98 users at first. | |
| - Requires more overall computer resources | |