W XP vs W2000 ?

[Staffan]

Hi,Getting kind of tired of all "security holes" in WXP. That is why I ask you who knows, which main differences there are betweeen WXP and W2000 (performance & security).I have a good friend who works in a computer company. And he don

[wsieffert]

I think there is more support for WinXP than Win2K in the general market, especially for home users. Drivers updates seem to be more limited for Win2K than WinXP.I think even Microsoft supports WinXP or Win2K.W. Sieffert

[gosta]

Hi Staffan,as fas as FS goes, users have reported a few problems with some add-ons that were related to Win 2000 (nowhere near as many as with Win98/Me), so you may want to do a search on the appropriate forums to see, if any of those apply to your add-ons.Cheers,Gosta.http://hifi.avsim.net/activesky/images/wxrebeta.jpg

[Staffan]

Thanks guys,When it comes to drivers, I have noticed that most WXP drivers are also for W2000.And when it comes to compability to FS addons, I have only heard problems with FS2004 and W2000. But I have trashed FS2004 a long time ago. So only FS2002 for me until they (MS) can show some real flying caracteristic improvements in FS2006 (FS10), and not only autogen which shows everywhere where it should not show.And clouds which squeezes framerates big time. ;-)Guess I will try out W2000, and see if that suites me better.Fly safe,Staffan AhlbergSweden/Stockholm/ESSA

[Guest tgabriel]

XP is just win2kpro with a fancy face. The underlying structure is the same. As for the "home" designation, that is a marketing ploy by MS that seems to have gotten many win9x and ME folks to upgrade to newer technology. The main advance from NT to Win2k is the way the hardware application layer works.If I had a choice, and I do, there is no way I would use XP because of the registration requirement. I help administer a network with something like thirty servers and over 1000 users and we use win2kpro and advanced server. Win2k will be closely supported by MS until 2006 and after that until 2010 without updates. Our workstations are on SP4 now and NT had 6 SPs before it gave way to Win2k. We have no plans here to move up until we see what the generation after XP looks like, although we have tested XP and found it lacking badly.I have run Win2kPro at home since 1999 and have had absolutely no trouble with it other than I have to reboot now and then, but that is typical of most of Microsoft's operating systems to date. I am very careful to keep the service packs and updates current. I have run programs from DreamweaverMX to MSFS without any problems. I have built three new computers since I first got Win2k and each of them has installed perfectly and run flawlessly.After having to struggle with Win 3.3, 3.33, 95, and 98, it is a pleasure to have the stability of NT without the financial overhead. I am not interested in going to XP because a 64 bit o/s will be out in a couple of years when Intel gets the Pentium V and VI chips going and that will be reason enough to upgrade. Since I have Win2k, I see going to XP as a lateral move, certainly not upward. Back in the Spring I attended the Microsoft roll-out for Windows 2003 Server and the entire presentation was focused on users who have not migrated away from NT. They really have nothing to offer to Win2k users. Same with XP. You get caught up in the hype, decide Win9X is not functional anymore and go with the pretty cartons in the chain stores instead of looking where the really good software is. As for cost, XP Pro is priced the same as Win2kPro for a full install edition.

[Staffan]

>XP is just win2kpro with a fancy face.Hi,Thanks for your input.What I wonder is if W2K then has the same amount of drivers included. I mean, if I don

[Guest tgabriel]

Windows 2k was the same new as XP is now. The drivers originally included were fine for what was out there in 1999-2000. The problem is that MS does not keep up with all new drivers for all new hardware or even new drivers for old hardware. That said, XP might offer some convenience now in that regard but in the not too distant future you will be downloading drivers for hardware regardless. Microsoft does offer updates but not for new hardware usually. Sometimes they will issue driver updates but most of the time 3rd party hardware manufacturers use their channels to distribute their updates if the user base is extensive enough. I feel strongly that in most cases, the manufacturer's drivers are best to use simply because they wrote them and they keep them in line with Microsoft's requirements in order to keep the Microsoft logo on their products. Certainly that is not true all of the time but those manufacturers go away when they do not conform to what is in fact the industry standard. It's kind of like when the big dog shakes the world gets fleas.

[Guest FPSFREAK]

Having run 2Kpro since it's inception I was a firm believer in it's stability and speed. That was until I installed XPPro. Although very similiar and being based on the same core there are quite a few more reasons to consider XP than have been mentioned in this thread. Some of them very important issues.Below is a listing of what is NOT supported by 2000 but is supported fully by XP:System RestoreDevice Driver RollbackInternet Connection FirewallSmartCard supportIncreased application compatibilty ( A real big issue )Setup with Dynamic updateInternet Explorer admin kitRemote AssistanceRSoPImproved Help and SupportAutomatic UpdatesImproved Handling of file associationsIntegrated CD burning (Although Limited )Dual ViewRemote DesktopClear TypeWireless NetworkingNLANetwork Setup WizardNetwork BridgePeer to Peer supportAs you can see, there are quite a few reasons to make the move to XP. There is talk of moving a mjority of the machines were I work slowly over to XP to ease Admin tasks as well as setup and maintenance issues. Although happy about the move I don't look forward to it. ( as of last week there were 637 workstations and 112 servers in my facility. Not an easy task. )Either way your not making a BAD choice. When all is factored in and leaving personal choice out, XP is the only way to go for many reasons.Bobby