Hi all,
I'm new to this forum, and let me first say it looks like an excellent resource.
Sometime in the next week or so, I'll be building a new PC with an AMD Athlon 64 (I might even spring for the dual-core). I already own a copy of Windows 2000, which I've been happy with for years now. All of my software and hardware runs smoothly on Win2K on my current system (Athlon XP 1600, Asus A7N266, 768MB RAM), and I haven't had a problem with viruses or trojan horses for the past 2+ years.
My question is this: With an A64 chip, can I expect the same reliability and performance out of Win2k? Or should I upgrade to XP?
As for Win XP x64, I'd rather avoid that for the time being, as I've read about too many problems associated with that OS. I'd rather wait a little while until there is more support for drivers and such (I can't afford any downtime on my machine, as I use it for my photography business). Also, I've heard that 32-bit applications run slower on XP x64 due to the emulation Windows has to do. Is this true?
In any case, I'd prefer to continue with Win2k, unless there is good reason to upgrade to XP. I'd rather save that money until XP x64 becomes more of a worthwhile investment.
Any thoughts?
I'm new to this forum, and let me first say it looks like an excellent resource.
Sometime in the next week or so, I'll be building a new PC with an AMD Athlon 64 (I might even spring for the dual-core). I already own a copy of Windows 2000, which I've been happy with for years now. All of my software and hardware runs smoothly on Win2K on my current system (Athlon XP 1600, Asus A7N266, 768MB RAM), and I haven't had a problem with viruses or trojan horses for the past 2+ years.
My question is this: With an A64 chip, can I expect the same reliability and performance out of Win2k? Or should I upgrade to XP?
As for Win XP x64, I'd rather avoid that for the time being, as I've read about too many problems associated with that OS. I'd rather wait a little while until there is more support for drivers and such (I can't afford any downtime on my machine, as I use it for my photography business). Also, I've heard that 32-bit applications run slower on XP x64 due to the emulation Windows has to do. Is this true?
In any case, I'd prefer to continue with Win2k, unless there is good reason to upgrade to XP. I'd rather save that money until XP x64 becomes more of a worthwhile investment.
Any thoughts?
you might want to do a search on this topic as this question has been discussed several times before.
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