Windows XP vs. 2k

j0k3r · January 21, 2004, 06:51 AM

Damn it why couldn't you have discussed this in the fall? I got XP home, all I've ever used, and heard about people complaining but I never understood the differences. Now I discovered what IIS is and I need Pro. Is it at all possible just to upgrade to XP Pro from Home?

I've never had any problems though, and when I connected my cable modem for the first time it connected me instantly without me doing ANYTHING.

Is Windows ME NT-based? Out of anything Microsoft has EVER sold, I found Windows ME to be THE WORST -- Fromage Du Millenia.

iago · January 21, 2004, 08:07 AM

Windows ME is based on 98 and not nt, I think. I agree, it was their biggest mistake ever.

Trance · January 21, 2004, 10:11 AM

Yes, you can upgrade from Home to Pro.

Stealth · January 21, 2004, 04:18 PM

Quote from: iago on January 21, 2004, 08:07 AM
Windows ME is based on 98 and not nt, I think. I agree, it was their biggest mistake ever.

As I like to say, ME is Microsoft's bastard child. It's simply the most useless pile of junk ever assembled under the Windows name.

iago · January 28, 2004, 09:06 AM

(If you want to know the difference between XP and 2k, read through this thread)

DVX · January 28, 2004, 09:18 AM

did, and after the first few posts it seemed to get into an argument of xp vs home :-p

i still don't have a solid decision of win2k or xp.. and also, i have no interest in *nix right (linux), and i am working on windows development, thanks for the suggestion though

j0k3r · January 28, 2004, 10:41 AM

You meant Pro vs Home I'm assuming

Flat out, just get XP.

DVX · January 28, 2004, 12:30 PM

i would.. but i've read some articles, and gotten some advice from people, and what not, and i get good arguments on both sides, 2k and xp, as to which one to get.. and to me, i don't see that xp puts enough on the table to really say that "xp is so much better than 2k, you should upgrade immediately!" as where win95 to win2k would be a "drastic" upgrade with much more to offer in which you should definietly upgrade.. i don't see that between win2k and xp.. i'm still deciding $:-\$

iago · January 28, 2004, 12:40 PM

If you already have windows 2k, paid for and sitting at home, then no, don't upgrade to xp. But if they are both available and you have neither, then you'd might as well go for xp.

DVX · January 28, 2004, 06:15 PM

i've used xp pro before, but never 2k.. i really hated win xp because it hogged so many damn system resources and did so many things for me without even telling me.. i usually ended up having to reboot every 1-2 days on my 450MHz 128mb ram machine.. it also ended up crashing every 2weeks or so.. but i'm pretty sure it was moreover to do with my video card..

are there any key features to xp that make it worth getting over 2k, or features that 2k doesn't have?

iago · January 28, 2004, 06:29 PM

Quote from: DVX on January 28, 2004, 06:15 PM
are there any key features to xp that make it worth getting over 2k, or features that 2k doesn't have?

Faster booting, more stability are the main things.

I should go check the uptime on my desktop - it's been turned on for at least 2 weeks without rebooting, running xp.

MyndFyre · January 28, 2004, 06:43 PM

Quote from: Trance on January 21, 2004, 10:11 AM
Yes, you can upgrade from Home to Pro.

Although that's really retarded; you shouldn't have gotten Home in the first place if Pro was going to be in your migration path. Based on the fact that a new computer could be upgraded to Pro for (IIRC) $79 at purchase, or a non-XP machine could be upgraded to Pro for an additional $99 from the price of Home, when you take the idea of upgrading Home to Pro for $199, it's just stupid.

This is called "planning." You may want to utilize it one day.

DVX · January 28, 2004, 07:51 PM

that's odd.. that's one of the main things i hear why 2k is better preferred is that it is less buggy, more stable, and smoother than xp..

j0k3r · January 28, 2004, 07:51 PM

Quote from: Myndfyre on January 28, 2004, 06:43 PM
Quote from: Trance on January 21, 2004, 10:11 AM
Yes, you can upgrade from Home to Pro.

Although that's really retarded; you shouldn't have gotten Home in the first place if Pro was going to be in your migration path. Based on the fact that a new computer could be upgraded to Pro for (IIRC) $79 at purchase, or a non-XP machine could be upgraded to Pro for an additional $99 from the price of Home, when you take the idea of upgrading Home to Pro for $199, it's just stupid.

This is called "planning." You may want to utilize it one day.

When I purchased the computer during the summer, I had little information on what the difference was and it was of no concern to me, I just wanted to play games and not share with my sisters. However now I'm beginning to do more programming(in PHP) and IIS would be nice to have because it is made by Microsoft.I don't know the difference, people just usually ask if I have IIS(not apache) and I'm curious as to what it is and what I can do. (I currently use apache)

DVX · January 29, 2004, 08:28 AM

i still am not very sure on what i am going to get.. it would be helpful to know some main, and maybe miscellaneous features of xp that 2k doesn't have and vice versa if any..

also some statistics and benchmarks would be cool to help me make my decision.. :-p