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re: Question about 'What's the difference between Windows 2000 and Windows XP?'
Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 3:08 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Hoppy
(19 messages posted)
I do agree Win 2000 has to be the most stable Microsoft OS out there. However I recently
splashed out and got XP Pro and have had no trouble. I downloaded all the latest
hardware drivers from the manufacturers web sites and it is running sweet. 3dMark
2001 shows some performance improvement, but not a lot. I reckon WinXP is basicaly
an upgrade from Win2000, the same way millenium was from 98.
The biggest positive for me with WinXP is the logon icons. Which is really good if
you have Kids as security is easier to set up
On Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 8:00 am, Allan wrote:
>I bought a computer from HP (P4-1.8GHz) preloaded with WinXP. I've been using Win2000Pro
>for ages on a P1-MMX laptop, a P2 laptop, and a P3 desktop, (all worked properly,
>so i was terribly impressed with Microsoft) and the switch to WinXP seemed exciting
>at the time. It was exciting, if you consider Blue Screens of Death exciting.
Wrong,
>if you consider working software without bugs, hardware compatible with the OS,
software,
>and other hardware, and actual end results exciting. WinXP can't do any of this.
>
>Second Edition WinXP? Hmm. Worth a try. I agree - get it right the first time.
> WinXP is built on Win2000 / WinNT technology? Then why doesn't it work?
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>Networking? Separating users (students rooming here need passwords, security, access
>only to their own files, etc.) doesn't seem possible with WinXP. How come?
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>Firewall? It said i had to buy one after a "trial period" was over. That's not
>a firewall. That's a sample.
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>MovieMaker? WinXP didn't recognize my TV card for video input.
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>Antivirus? I was told it had one. Not sure. But it sure didn't like my Norton
>running.
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>Sorry - just frustration here. I want reliability, not Tonka-Toy features that
don't
>work. Speed is sacrificed to graphics, stability to new features, and security
to
>connectivity. I reformatted my hard disks and put Win2000Pro on my new computer.
> Advice to anyone trying to decide - don't touch WinXP. It's utter crap.
>
>Allan
>allansplaceca@yahoo.ca
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