XP or W2K?

[aharrisreid]

I'm just about to purchase a new laptop pc, but I'm torn between having W2K pro or XP pro as the pre-installed operating system. I already have W2K on my desktop pc and I am perfectly happy with it, but I am being pushed towards XP by the vendors. Has anyone good or bad experiences of either?

Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks,
Alan Harris-Reid

 

[linney]

Just read the forums of both systems and see what you might expect to happen down the track.

If you can't decide you could set up a dual boot system.

If you like 2000 pro stick with it, I don't think XP Pro is any better than it.

 

[vaat]

you should check if you have drivers for all you're hardware. A lot are compatible with 2k, but not all of them. I find xp easer to use, and some say that xp is a little bit more stabel ! Not a lot of difference anyway 1

 

[aharrisreid]

vaat...
>You should check if you have drivers for all you're hardware<

Good point - many thanks.

Alan

 

[gavrc]

If it ain't broke don't fix it. You're happy with 2k...there's your answer. Gav
A problem with Windows??? Never...

 

[mxdcy]

WinXP does boot up faster than win2k though
plenty of ram 256min not 128