travis
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- Joined
- Nov 30, 2001
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- 16
w2k
Windows 2000 Professional is, by far, the most stable version of windows I've ever used. I'm halfway sorry I "upgraded" to XP last year.
XP is pretty easy to use with plug-n-play junk, or if you want to dabble in making movies, I guess. Although it's based upon w2k, it's not nearly as stable. Plus, it's much slower because of all the bloated 'ease-of-use' crap.
I've been running XP Pro for 6 months now, and it's desperately ready for the big scrub down. Late at night I can just barely hear my computer calling out over my night terrors, "Would someone clean slate me, already!" Kinda sad.
You'd think as computers get faster that the operating system would speed up, too. But I wish I still had my old 486 Packard Bell with windows 3.1, because I'm quite sure it went from zero to desktop in a lot less time than this 2.8GHz P4 Giga-Ramonster does with XP. I know darn well my Atari 400 booted up to any ROM cartridge in 2 seconds flat. It's been downhill ever since.
Kids, don't get me started on the old days....300 baud modems, cassette drives and atari basic. Good times, good times!
Anyway, Microsoft keeps adding bulk to their OS faster than the CPU manufacturers can keep up.
Bottom line is this, if your machine can support it, go with win2k. Either way, plan on a reformat at least once a year, whether you want it or not. Basically, keep your personal files portable and in an easy place to find when you're ready to back them up, ro find a really good migration tool. A second physical hard drive helps, too.
Windows 2000 Professional is, by far, the most stable version of windows I've ever used. I'm halfway sorry I "upgraded" to XP last year.
XP is pretty easy to use with plug-n-play junk, or if you want to dabble in making movies, I guess. Although it's based upon w2k, it's not nearly as stable. Plus, it's much slower because of all the bloated 'ease-of-use' crap.
I've been running XP Pro for 6 months now, and it's desperately ready for the big scrub down. Late at night I can just barely hear my computer calling out over my night terrors, "Would someone clean slate me, already!" Kinda sad.
You'd think as computers get faster that the operating system would speed up, too. But I wish I still had my old 486 Packard Bell with windows 3.1, because I'm quite sure it went from zero to desktop in a lot less time than this 2.8GHz P4 Giga-Ramonster does with XP. I know darn well my Atari 400 booted up to any ROM cartridge in 2 seconds flat. It's been downhill ever since.
Kids, don't get me started on the old days....300 baud modems, cassette drives and atari basic. Good times, good times!
Anyway, Microsoft keeps adding bulk to their OS faster than the CPU manufacturers can keep up.
Bottom line is this, if your machine can support it, go with win2k. Either way, plan on a reformat at least once a year, whether you want it or not. Basically, keep your personal files portable and in an easy place to find when you're ready to back them up, ro find a really good migration tool. A second physical hard drive helps, too.