>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

Well, since you asked....

I think you'd be much happier with W2K Pro.
Here is a worse case analysis against using XP http://www.hevanet.com/peace/microsoft.htm
Good luck.
JLK