[mikhael]

I'll give the same advice I always give: don't install the newest Microsoft OS. Get the SECOND newest. 2k over XP. 98SE over ME. Why? Bug fixes, patches, UI fixes.

The only reason to run an XP system right now is if you bought a machine with XP pre installed.

[Fury]

mikhael, no offence but your advice is not good.

I've been running WinXP for many months now, and I can honestly say that XP is better than W98(SE), ME or 2k.

Of course everyone has their own opinions and experiences with each OS, but for me XP has been the best. I haven't encoutered any major bugs, most have been already fixed (windowsupdate).

Of course a better advice is to wait for SP1 before buying XP.

No OS can be perfect for every system, that is PC's achilles heel.
For example, WinME can work like a dream for some few systems, while being like a nightmare for most.

But I can say that I won't change back to W98 or W2k in any case, and I am happy when SP1 comes out and fixes the major bugs, even if I haven't encoutered the bugs.

[Darkage]

I have XP profesional installed now, but i ain't to happy whit it. i think i am going to format and dual boot the main OS wil be win2k for rendering and other graphical applications and win98se for gaming. Or maby only win2k as i don't game that much anymore.


And will win2k run properly on my moms p1 225 mhz mmx whit 64mb ram?

[Fury]

darkage, it's sad to hear that. But as I said, there is no OS that is good for every possible system configuration and people.

Here is Windows 2000 minimal system requirements:
Computer/Processor: 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU
Memory: 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum; more memory generally improves responsiveness
Hard Disk: 2GB hard disk with a minimum of 650MB of free space
CPU Support: Windows 2000 Professional supports single and dual CPU systems

Edit: If you install W2k on the system you described, don't expect good performance on it...

[Darkage]

Originally posted by Mr. Fury
darkage, it's sad to hear that. But as I said, there is no OS that is good for every possible system configuration and people.

Here is Windows 2000 minimal system requirements:
Computer/Processor: 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU
Memory: 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM recommended minimum; more memory generally improves responsiveness
Hard Disk: 2GB hard disk with a minimum of 650MB of free space
CPU Support: Windows 2000 Professional supports single and dual CPU systems

Edit: If you install W2k on the system you described, don't expect good performance on it...

I agree whit that, since i use XP i must admit my system is allot more stable then it ever was, but it has trouble whit my Geforce2 100/200 drivers even the new drivers it makes the system unstable. And a friend of mine has the same card and runs perfect under 2k and i hate the lockups. So thats already a reason to go and install 2k profesional.

Hmmm....my moms pc does have abit more power then the recommend specs but not very much, i think it's worth a try, i'll proberly need to disable the fancie fucntions to let it run abit better,  as win98se on her pc is a ***** to configure the network settings whit. So i'll just try and see what happens.