THINGS U HAVE TO KNOW WHEN SWITCHING TO WIN XP PRO!!!

[ssjgoku4ever]

Wusup all.
I am thinking about switching from WIN 2K PRO to WIN XP because I wanna try something new, xp works better with games, it is visually cooler, and sounds like the stable, best O/S now. I want everyone to tell me everything I NEED to know about going from win 2k, formatting, then going to WIN XP PRO. I will list all the software I use and my hardware, tell me all I should know PLEASE, THX:

HARDWARE
asus p299 mobo, p2 400 mhz, 256 mb pc 133 sdram, 30gb MAXTOR 7200 HD, no-name sound card, @HOME NIC card, voodoo 3 2000 AGP, plextor 8432, sony 52x, 250 watt PS, etc.

SOFTWARE USED
3dmark 2001
Adobe Acrobat Reader
ActiveMovie
ASPI check
Axman
Cute FTP
CDRWIN 3.8a
CloneCD
DirectX 8
Disc Juggler 3
DivFix.exe
DivX 3.11 alpha (to watch .avi files)
Epson Printer Software (from EPSON 777 CD)
Fix- it Utilities 2k
Icq 2k
Icq messenger plugin
Internet Explorer 6.0
Logitech Keyboard and mouse software
Microsoft Office XP (on cd)
MIRC version v5.71
MSN messenger service
Nero 5.0
Norton Anti Virus 2002
Opera
Paint Shop Pro 7
Plextor 8432cdrw firmware
Quicktime 4.01
Real Player 8 full
Serv-U 2.4
Serials 2k
SideWinder Game pad software
SILICON IRC 5.61
SiSoft Sandra
The Cleaner
WCPUID
Winamp 2.6
WinAce 1.2
Windows Media Player
Windows 2k SP2
Windows speed tweaks (website & reg. tweak)
WinDVD
WinMX
WinRar 2.60
WinZip 8.1 BETA
Zone Alarms Pro

well that's it. I hope all goes well with XP, can't wait!!!!
thx

 

[SunnyD]

Actually, you should change your title to "What do I need to know when switching to XP?" I was expecting to find a nice FAQ list in here.

Anyway, XP Pro comes with DX 8.1.

3DMark2001 doesn't work right last I knew.
Acrobat Reader 5.0 works fine.
Don't count on the ASPI layers working right.
Last known CDRWIN didn't work because of the ASPI layer problems.
CloneCD does and doesn't work, depending on who you talk to.
DivX codecs unknown.
Epson drivers should be built in.
ICQ should be fine.
IE6.0 built in.
Logitech stuff should work fine with default drivers.
Office XP - well, duh.
Nero 5.0 - last known had problems with XP
Norton Anti Virus 2002 - dunno - wait for an OFFICIAL XP update
Opera - should work fine, but aren't you using IE6.0?
Paint Shop Pro 7 - should work fine
Plextor 8432cdrw firmware - uhhh... are you talking about the firmware updater?
Quicktime 4.01 - dunno
Real Player 8 full - sucks.
Serv-U 2.4 - dunno.
Serials 2k - dunno
SideWinder Game pad software - should work out of the box.
SiSoft Sandra - dunno, wait for an OFFICIAL update from SiSoft
The Cleaner - dunno
WCPUID - dunno
Winamp 2.6 - time to update to 2.76
WinAce 1.2 - dunno
Windows Media Player - 8.whatever built in
Windows 2k SP2 - hehehahahahehehahaha (duh)
Windows speed tweaks (website & reg. tweak) - dunno, prolly not.
WinDVD - Wait for an update
WinMX - dunno
WinRar 2.60 - Should work (isn't there a later version?)
WinZip 8.1 BETA - don't bother, XP has Zip and browsing built in.
Zone Alarms Pro - Wait for an update or use the built in firewall.

There ya go.

SunnyD

 

[rbaibich]

Get the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor. Hope it helps.