Re: Is XP faster than 2000?

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<thefriendlydisplayname@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Hello newsgroup.
>
> Since years i ran on this PC (Athlon XP 2000+, 512 MB Ram, 80 GB HD)
> Windows 2000. I've got now from a friend a XP pro CD with license
> (don't worry, it's competely legal, he didn't installed it on his PC
> before, in fact, the package is un-opened).
>
> Should I upgrade my PC to XP? I've read that XP is faster than 2000,
> is it true? That is my main concern, if it isn't faster, or even if it
> is slower, I won't upgrade.
>
> What is your experience speedwise, XP or 2000?

Perhaps anecdotal but my father has a bigger, faster computer than I have
and he runs XP while I run 2k on my laptop and my laptop seems far more
stable and faster. YMMV.
.

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