re: Windows Xp vs. Windows 2000
Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 1:21 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Joshua
(1 messages posted)
I've been using XP for a couple of months now (my company is in bed with MS). Before
that, I used 2000 since is was first released. Here are some anoyances I have with
XP:
1. If you try to shut the system down while outlook XP is still running, it complains
and makes you close it manually.
2. Quite frequently, my system slows to a crawl. I check the taskman and EXPLORER.EXE
is taking 99% CPU time. I have to kill it, then file->run->explorer. Why this happens,
who knows?
3. Video (AVI, MPEG, etc.) sucks. I'm comparing this on the same system with XP
vs. 2000. 2000's performance was WAY better. I can't even go full screen and get
better than 2fps. Granted, I have an old ATI rage 128 card, but come on. Even a
100MHz pentium can play MPEGs full screen.
4. Software incompatibility. win2k DVD software won't work on XP. Some CD burning
software won't work on XP (XP's CD software sucks, BTW). Most drivers need to be
upgraded (understandable). Same kernel, same API (with additions). Why should I
have to upgrade?
Win2k was pretty stable. XP is pretty stable. Neither are rock solid. XP HAS crashed
on me three times. Interesting thing is, it will tell you that the system needs
to be rebooted and then give you a countdown until it does automatically. One of
the crashes was a complete lockup (mouse, numlock don't work, system frozen, etc.)
So, no. XP is not crash proof.
I like the new interface (with a few changes from the defaults.)
On Wednesday, October 3, 2001 at 11:24 pm, David wrote:
>I never used Win 2000, but I have XP now and love it. It has not crashed on me even
>once.
>
>If you don't like the 'new look' why don't you just put it into classic mode?
>
>
>On Wednesday, October 3, 2001 at 10:25 pm, Chris R. wrote:
>I've tried Windows Xp for about 20 days and found nothing that would make me want
>to deinstall windows 2000. in the matter of fact i started to hate it cause of its
>new look, but thats not the point..
>I would like to gather informations about whats really so good about Windows XP..
>what can it do that windows 2000 cant ? which advantiges did microsoft develop and
>what did they do wrong, so that i can make myself a picture of WinXP
>
>thnx and greetz
>Chris
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