2000 to XP quandary?

[Novexx]

Help,

At the moment I have a small Win2000Pro network at work, and the time has come for some serious hardware upgrading.

I am considering moving on to XP Pro at the same time, but have seen so many argument for and against, that I am pretty lost.

I like to keep reasonably current with OSs, and the next easy opertunity for an upgrade after this will be a few years down the line.

Reading between the lines XP is a "cosmetic" job on 2000, with little else of real benefit?

I ask here, rather in the XP forum as I assume you, as I have a leaning towards 2000.

You thoughts would be much appreciated.

 

[BionicJohn]

I went through a similar decision making time about a year ago. I was reluctant to move from Win2K as it was rock solid.

In the end I installed WinXP Pro and not regretted it. Yes, there is all the pretty pretty nonsense, but that can easily be disabled. XP is a step up from Win2K, and there are so many refinements Win2K can seem plain clumsy. Networking is made easy, as is USB2 support. Multi-language support is good too though that might not be an issue for you.

If you are moving to WinXP, I strongly recommend installing on to a clean partition, not an upgrade from Win2K.

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Iechyd da! John
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[Novexx]

Cheers for that.

This will be a clean install. Is there anything that I should be watching out for changing from 2000 to XP?

I had some grief going from 98 to 2000, mainly from unsupported hardware & software - but I assume that this will not be an issue moving from 2000 to XP?


Thanks.

 

[BionicJohn]

ISTR being connected to the internet while you're installing will help when locating drivers, but ideally you need to be behind a firewall/router.

Use something like Belarc Advisor to record all your hardware components/specs and software details before you start.

Move up to XP SP2 ASAP for the enhanced security.

And of course, make sure you have backed up any licence numbers, data, e-mails, address books, settings/customisations, fonts, favourites, passwords, &c. before you start. XP's Backup Wizard is usful in this respect!

LIVERPOOL FC - 5 times Champions of Europe. 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005.
Iechyd da! John
Glannau Mersi, Lloegr.

 

[BionicJohn]

I forgot to add this link:
Make sure your computer is ready for Windows XP

LIVERPOOL FC - 5 times Champions of Europe. 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005.
Iechyd da! John
Glannau Mersi, Lloegr.