Windows 2000 vs XP, your choice?

[doggyfromplanetwoof]

If you want to run W2K, I would stick with XP better improvement.

Memory
HDD Fragment Control
Graphics (optional are much better)
Better support for Wireless and other strange devices...

Well this birthday boy... (me) catch ya later...

Happy birthday!

I too love linux, but most games and the things I like to do on my PC does not linux, it a win loose situation.

[bckappen]

I have GB-PVR on a Win 2K PC. Working like a charm with VMR9 and Intervideo decoder.

[pBS]

yea,i thought so...iirc it was old info mainly due to the videocard drivers and such not being up to the task...but thesedays it should have almost the exact same abilities, if you upgrade stuff [media player etc.] to current versions..
i think it's just one mode of vmr that doesn't work, or works differently..

file system should be the same as they use nearly the same dlls for access..

i'm thinking the only real difference is the security...and i'm not too worried
about that on a protected pvr box...

i use VNC for remote desktop, so don't need that or it's services running..
you can use the latest ntfs..
drivers are pretty much exactly same, so hardware shouldn't differ..
but i think directshow filters work differently so some filters might not work right...

just wondering if there were any 'definitely won't work' in win2k things...

[rowle1jt]

XP with Service Pack 2 is pretty hard to beat stability, reliability and performance.

Not to mention mainstream acceptance and support.

[sixgun]

I really prefer the alternative OS solutions (i.e. Unix/Linux, Mac), but as far as windows products go I have liked Windows 2000 Professional better than all their others (and I have used them all). However, 2K is fading fast and the end of life is coming. With the sunset on 2K, the improvements to XP, and the fact that many third party solutions require XP; I think that the edge goes to XP.

BTW, whatever you or anyone else decides, I'd always recommend the Professional series for Windows OS. Worth the extra money.

I have recently gone with XP Media Centre, which is basically XP Pro with media centre on top (you don't have to run it). Also Media Centre will not join a domain, whereas Pro will. And if you require remote desktop, then Media Centre has that built-in just like pro.

Oh, and it costs less than Pro.

[doggyfromplanetwoof]

I have recently gone with XP Media Centre, which is basically XP Pro with media centre on top (you don't have to run it). Also Media Centre will not join a domain, whereas Pro will. And if you require remote desktop, then Media Centre has that built-in just like pro.

Oh, and it costs less than Pro.

But MCE is OEM fyi.

Some care some don't.

[sixgun]

you can buy it with a qualifying piece of hardware, i did!

[doggyfromplanetwoof]

you can buy it with a qualifying piece of hardware, i did!

For who cares, you can get MCE @ newegg.com, listed 109.99 atm.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6832116049

Just saying its OEM, meaning you can not use that windows key to upgrade to Vista or any other windows software, it will be denied.

[GoldDragon]

I have GB-PVR on a Win 2K PC. Working like a charm with VMR9 and Intervideo decoder.

I have the exact same setup and it works great.

I probably won't be moving anything to XP until the apps I want to use absolutely require it. I like to get good mileage out of things (ran 98SE through 2004-still have it on a couple boxes), and on a limited budget my $$ does me more good going into other things.

Vista has almost none of my interest. I may never use that OS .

-GoldDragon

[User]

I am planning on sticking with W2K as long as I can. XP seems to prettied up for my taste and I also dislike that it has to check in with MS to make sure it's legal. I'm legal and it does not check to make sure.