>I will be looking into acquiring a new machine for home use. This will include development work ( VFP, VB, VC++, web stuff, etc. ) and typical home stuff such as running games etc. What are the relative merits of using WinXP or Win2k as the OS in this scenario?
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>We use Win2k Pro at work and I find it very workable and stable. I have heard some stories of WinXP being quite a resource hog and affecting the performance of some games. I would like get as much factual information regarding the relative merits of these two OS's before committing myself to one for home use.
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>Thanks,

Bill,

I've yet to see a machine advertized that didn't come with WinXP Home. I just bought two AMD Athlon XPs (one for my son who's going to college and one for myself). As has been mentioned, you may not be able to do web development on the Home version. For me, however, that's not that big an issue. I'll keep you posted on my experiences if you wish.