Originally posted by wEvil:
XP is 2000 with a few bells& whistles and from what i've seen of it its actually quite a bit faster (More responsive etc.)
Some of the bells and whistles like improved permission handling (being able to set inheritance and force a set of permissions down an entire directory tree instead of set permissions on files, then directories, go down a level and repeat is a godsend) and the improvements in application compatibility I find are impossible to live without.
I personally dont like the UI but i grew up with C:\> so i probably wouldnt 
I have to admit I wasn't the biggest fan of the new XP Luna GUI either when I first saw the screenshots but after getting hold of a beta I was determined to at least give it a go, knowing the off switch was only a few mouse clicks away. In the end I didn't need it, the new shell was far more functional than I realised.
I just dont use it because the driver support is still young (like with win2k when i first got hold of it) and as with ANY new OS there are bound to be bugs (like win2k when it first came out...3 service packs later things are better!)
Actually driver support isn't that young. Its essentially the same driver model thats implemented in 2k and to a limited extent in ME (although you can't install ME drivers on 2k and vice versa) so hardware manufacturers have had plenty of time to write halfway decent drivers for it. I personally haven't had any major driver issues with it. As for bugs I haven't come across anything that seriously impedes my productivity yet.
I wasnt slagging off XP, i was slagging off 9x.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
I've been slagging of 9x ever since I installed 2k on my system. While I ran NT4 it was a necessary evil seeing as NT had no support for DirectX >3.0. 2k reduced my dependence on it dramatically and XP has allowed me to eliminate it completely.
And if i want to play old DOS games..hehe...i have a friend whos selling an old pentium 120/32mb SDRAM for a few pints down the pub.
As soon as I get rid of this Pentium II and replace it with something a little faster I'm going to try running Win98 under Connectix Virtual PC again. I tried it before and the results were promising but my PII just couldn't supply enough grunt to make playing them an enjoyable experience. That way
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