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08-07-2004, 05:51 AM
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Which OS?
After I finish my first build I still cannot decide on which OS to use, I really am not impressed with Win XP, would the old reliable Win 2000 be the best bet for gaming and general surfing?
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08-07-2004, 07:25 AM
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if you are not impressed with xp, and you like 2000, then yea, go with it. xp is built on 2000 technology, so it will be a good choice. i don't do any gaming, but i would imagine that it would run the same on either OS - definitely for surfing tho. you may want to wait for more input on the gaming side
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08-07-2004, 01:13 PM
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Thanks hobey19 I read that most are using XP. I still have time so I will wait and see.
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08-07-2004, 02:33 PM
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i have xp and i love it. i guess it all depends on what you like. if 2000 is going to do what you need then go with it. 2000 is a great os, and i don't think you will have any regrets. if you want, you can check the sys requirements for the games you want to play and see if any require xp. i don't game enough to know
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08-07-2004, 02:39 PM
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i don't game either but i have both xp and w2k, i see very little difference other than xp is more forgiving when installing certain software, i have xp set to classic display which looks like w2k.
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08-07-2004, 06:20 PM
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I guess since we already have XP on our other comps. then i should probably stay with it. I just never liked all of the eye candy. Thanks guys
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08-07-2004, 06:25 PM
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yea the GUI tends to be more colourful these days, more apple like. its like my dad, he doesnt like the gui so i had to change it do it looks like 98 again.
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08-07-2004, 06:27 PM
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2000 and XP are pretty much the same source nowadays. All the windows 2000 updates morphed it into XP. No more true dos.... BUT! Some hardware issues still occur with xp, which makes me shy away from it. Also because it's annoying "Report error" messages.
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08-07-2004, 07:34 PM
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yea, if its just the gui, you can go back to the classic style. also, teenpcknowit, you can turn off the error reporting service, by right-clicking on my computer -> properties -> Advanced -> Error Reporting. Check Disable error reporting. makes things much nicer
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08-08-2004, 04:13 AM
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Surfing? XP SP2. Very secure.
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