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Windows XP ----> Windows 2000 Pro ? Why?

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Sammy5000

Senior member
Hey Guys...

Maybe I am bored, but I have been thinking for the past couple of weeks whether or not I should ditch WinXP and go back to my tride and true Windows 2000 Pro. I was very happy with Win 2000 back in the day, but as we all do, I wanted to get the newest thing, and have been running WinXP for a while now, with minor complications. It's just the whole activation process is annoying whenever you change a couple of things, or do reformats, and you gotta call M$oft. Also, WinXP hogs a lot of resources, and I have to go into Services and disable most of them, at the risk of maybe making something not work properly.

Anywho, the question is why would I want to switch back to Windows 2000? I am looking for compelling reasons for/against. Let me know.
 
Windows xp is slower for me
Windows xp open up programs slower for me.
Windows xp open IE from the taskbar to slow
XP is slow for me but i dont have to worry about a dang ACTIVATION b/c i rook!
 
Care to elaborate on how you 'rook'?

Oh and clicking next a couple times is a bitch
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I find Windows XP and 2000 to be nearly the same, performance-wise. The eyecandy can slow XP down some, but you can scale it back, adjust for performance, or turn it off all together. I haven't done a comparison, but since both OSes are based on the same kernal, I should think XP doesn't have that many more/different services than 2000. I could be wrong though. In my use, I find the two to be nearly the same OS. Windows XP just can support some more hardware, though, honestly, if you found hardware that didn't work with 2000 I think it'd be rare item. XP also seems to run some games while 2000 does not. Either way, I'd say it's about the same thing. Also, I think it's a matter of preferance. Pick whichever you want to use.

\Dan
 
Sorry EeyoreX but W2K runs old games like FallOut 1 and 2 just fine and it runs modern games without a hitch. Unless you want to play old dos games or a picky win 95 game then I do not see a reason for me or anyone else to use XP.
 
RE:"XP is slow for me but i dont have to worry about a dang ACTIVATION b/c i rook!"

I'm confused by what you mean by "rook'"
What does that mean?


Mac
 
Originally posted by: Macro2
RE:"XP is slow for me but i dont have to worry about a dang ACTIVATION b/c i rook!"

I'm confused by what you mean by "rook'"
What does that mean?


Mac
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Maybe he is running the not-so-legit corporate version and actually meant to say "I crook"?

😉
 
I'm confused by what you mean by "rook'"
What does that mean?
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Along the lines of what Gonzo said, it must be a type-o for something like "I'm a crook", maybe he needs to steal a new keyboard because his doesn't seem to be working properly.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
I'm confused by what you mean by "rook'"
What does that mean?
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Along the lines of what Gonzo said, it must be a type-o for something like "I'm a crook", maybe he needs to steal a new keyboard because his doesn't seem to be working properly.
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haha! But before I switched over to linux (Mandrake 9.1), I had the same delemma. What would happen was, I had win2k, then I bought xp pro. So I ran that for a while, but my system was a lot slower (its only a pentium 3 500mhz, but it works fine in win2k and mandrake), so i would switch back to 2k. Then, I would be mad that I wasted all that money on XP (even if it did work good, it was still a waste), so I switched back to XP. Then finally I switched to mandrake, and sold XP to a friend! Been happy, fast, stable, free (while being legit, except I donated some $$$ to a couple "foundations") ever since! But back to your question, even turning off the eye-candy doesn't help very much.
 
Sorry EeyoreX but W2K runs old games like FallOut 1 and 2 just fine and it runs modern games without a hitch. Unless you want to play old dos games or a picky win 95 game then I do not see a reason for me or anyone else to use XP.
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I beleive I did mention that 2000 and XP are just about the same OS, and run just about the same software. Yes, I did say some games work better on Windows XP. Yes, I meant older/more picky games, but personally I enjoy playing things like the original "Windows 95 only" C&C games from time to time. Or sometimes I fire up the floppy drive to play a good classic game of Doom II (I can also play the Windows version too, and sometimes do). I bet there are people besides me that play "old" games. I mentioned this because if the original poster (whom I was trying to give an oppinion too, not you) might want to play these picky games or use hardware that 2000 doesn't support. I also mentioned both of these are rare cases for most common hardware and software. Regardless, I don't recall saying anyone should use XP over 2000, and in fact think I said
Either way, I'd say it's about the same thing. Also, I think it's a matter of preferance. Pick whichever you want to use.
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I don't see how that tells you, or the original poster, to use Windows XP. I read it and see it saying "pick for yourself because you'll be fine either way, as the OSes are almost the same."

 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
I'm confused by what you mean by "rook'"
What does that mean?
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Along the lines of what Gonzo said, it must be a type-o for something like "I'm a crook", maybe he needs to steal a new keyboard because his doesn't seem to be working properly.
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He he, good one.

 
I roll back to Window2000 on my Backup Server.

However, I wasn't prepared for its SLOWNESS in boot Time. It kind of sit there, searching around, before bring up the Explorer.

Once it booted, it ran just as fast as XP. Futhermore, I must have gotten SPOILED by the XP ICONS;

my first impression of this roll-back-Win2000 is that it like like my Window95

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Just try the Window2003 Web Server; Amazingly Fast and Small - but no Direct 3D, and no ATI Driver support sucks!
 
I rolled back to Windows 2000 Pro from Windows XP Pro just because when I applied SP1 my Home LAN running in NetBEUI can't connect to Windows XP Pro anymore.

My print server refuses to operate correctly using TCP/IP protocol. It conflicts with the IP assignment issued by my router. It works one minute then all of the sudden non of the computers can print. Using NetBEUI protocol with this print server works flawlessly.

When you install Windows XP or Pro, it defaults in allowing/inviting MS to assist you. Well we know how well they protected that feature. Someone already know how to use that feature besides MS.

 
Futhermore, I must have gotten SPOILED by the XP ICONS;
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Spoiled by icons? What, do the icons in XP do all the work for you and the one's in Win2K just start the program for you?

My print server refuses to operate correctly using TCP/IP protocol. It conflicts with the IP assignment issued by my router. It works one minute then all of the sudden non of the computers can print. Using NetBEUI protocol with this print server works flawlessly.
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Sounds like your router's DHCP server sucks.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
I'm confused by what you mean by "rook'"
What does that mean?
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Along the lines of what Gonzo said, it must be a type-o for something like "I'm a crook", maybe he needs to steal a new keyboard because his doesn't seem to be working properly.
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Maybe he means that he can only move in straight lines vertically and horizontally?

However, I fail to see what that has to do with his windows XP installation. 🙂

 
If you have Windows XP installed, you can boot from a Windows 2000 CD, run Recovery Console and get full administrative rights without the need of a password.
Thats enough 'security' to keep me off XP for the time being.
 
If you have Windows XP installed, you can boot from a Windows 2000 CD, run Recovery Console and get full administrative rights without the need of a password.
Thats enough 'security' to keep me off XP for the time being.
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If you have Win2K installed I can boot off a Linux CD and reset your administrator password, that should be enough 'security' to keep you off of Win2K for now.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
If you have Windows XP installed, you can boot from a Windows 2000 CD, run Recovery Console and get full administrative rights without the need of a password.
Thats enough 'security' to keep me off XP for the time being.
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If you have Win2K installed I can boot off a Linux CD and reset your administrator password, that should be enough 'security' to keep you off of Win2K for now.
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LOL! It is, I'm on Linux.


 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
If you have Windows XP installed, you can boot from a Windows 2000 CD, run Recovery Console and get full administrative rights without the need of a password.
Thats enough 'security' to keep me off XP for the time being.
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If you have Win2K installed I can boot off a Linux CD and reset your administrator password, that should be enough 'security' to keep you off of Win2K for now.
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OH YEAH I can boot from an old 45" Bobby Vinton record " Roses Are Red My Love " and turn your linux into LINUS. 😉
 
LOL! It is, I'm on Linux.
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If you have Linux installed I can boot off a Linux CD and mount all of your filesystems without a password, that should be enough 'security' to keep you off of Linux for now.

My point was that if I have physical access to your machine the OS can't help you, the only thing left to protect your data at that point is encryption.
 
Lol. I knew what your point was, and its correct about physical security,

I was just being humourous,................oh nevermind. 🙂
 
for the physical access BS - get a case w/ padlock, set BIOS to boot straight to HD and PW the BIOS. unless they have a long time with ur comp and a pair of bolt cutters, they ain't goin NOWHERE. Where are you going buddy? NO WHERE!



But back on topic. I find 2000 less bloated than XP. And it is cheaper.
 
Originally posted by: Canterwood
If you have Windows XP installed, you can boot from a Windows 2000 CD, run Recovery Console and get full administrative rights without the need of a password.
Thats enough 'security' to keep me off XP for the time being.
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Absolutely, postively, unequivocally, flat wrong.
 
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