>Ok, thanks for the input Jerry.
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>Well, this is getting confusing. :-) I am now getting a reasonable amount of conflicting input on which would be the better way to go ( WXP or W2K ). I would like to place all of you into a room with nothing but bread and water until you all have reached a concensus. :-)
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>Seriously, I was getting mostly "XP is good", but now have a pretty reasonable mix of dissenting opinions. If there is any additional input any of you can give or sources of additional information, I would appreciate it. If you have all said all you want to on this issue, allow me to thank you for taking your valuable time to provide me your observations and views.
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>I'll have to think about this issue some more ...
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>Bill
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>>>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
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>>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

Here is an analysis by an XP user, with both pro and cons, and a complete comparison between the home edition and the pro edition. He recommends the home addition unless.....(teaser! :-).....
http://members.shaw.ca/amico/page2.htm



My biggest complaints are the spyware, registration wizard and the volume of security holes which require constant attention. IF you don't mind the security (http://www.guninski.com/vv2xp.html for example), the spyware (http://f**kmicrosoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml) or the registration wizard, which converts your status to one of 'pirate' if you change more than 3 out of 10 registration parameters, then XP is OK.

If you think XP is more stable than W2K then perhaps this website will help you decide:
http://www.bugtoaster.com/dw15/Reports/OperatingSystems.asp

Here is a CNET article with some insights:
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/hardware/desktops/0,39001729,38006913,00.htm

I also subscribe to Woody's Office Watch (WOW, a pro MS news source) and here are some of his comments in item #2
http://www.woodyswatch.com/office/archtemplate.asp?v6-n17
which also contains links to a five part article on MS registration wizards, mainly XP Office and XP...
JLK