Operating System - 2000 or XP

[Cole]

For a specific Video creation PC what would be the better operating system to use out of Windows 200 or Windows XP.

I currently use XP, but I imagine that 2000 has less running in the background to hamper efficiency.

Would this be right, or are there any other pros and cons between the two?

Thanks.

[Paul_G]

You are the only one what can answer that.

Install them both and try each one. i did that and after a few weeks i chose 2000 over XP (mainly because 2000 is aimed at power users from the start and does not need tons of stuff adjusted/turned off/removed to make the OS behave itself).

[Cole]

Thanks Paul, that was kind of the suggestion that I was looking for.

XP is all very nice visually, but seems to have alot of bells and whistles too.

[yoda313]

Hello,

I started with WIN98 and my hauppauge wintv pvr250. It was OK but it didn't like to reboot (didn't like 98 - nothing to do with the card itself).

I then finally upgraded to win2000 and LOVED it No issues whatsoever.

I now have WIN XP SP2 with my new Emachine and seems to be just fine.

It's up to you to decide

Kevin

[trickyman]

It also depends on what kind of software you'll be using....
i have XP SP2 it it works great...

[bazooka]

For a specific Video creation PC what would be the better operating system to use out of Windows 200 or Windows XP.

I currently use XP, but I imagine that 2000 has less running in the background to hamper efficiency.

Would this be right, or are there any other pros and cons between the two?

Thanks.

I use XP. If you are worried about background processes, you can shut them off.

Check out www.blackviper.com

[Cole]

For a specific Video creation PC what would be the better operating system to use out of Windows 200 or Windows XP.

I currently use XP, but I imagine that 2000 has less running in the background to hamper efficiency.

Would this be right, or are there any other pros and cons between the two?

Thanks.

I use XP. If you are worried about background processes, you can shut them off.

Check out www.blackviper.com

Bazooka, I had a look at blackviper - turn off System Restore - why didn't I think of that one

[handyguy]

2000= drivers for office based stuff

XP= drivers for home based stuff

Getting 2000 drivers sometimes can be tricky.

[sacajaweeda]

Still using 2000 here. Don't fix it if it ain't broke.

[lordsmurf]

Lots of new software requires XP. Beware. Reason I was forced to upgrade on two machines. I give up. I needed the new software.

[sacajaweeda]

Sooner or later software needs and requirements will inevitably necessitate an OS change, but for now I'm still good to go with 2k on my main video machine. I've got XP Pro on a couple other machines at the house that I can & have experimented with some other apps with, but I haven't run across a killer app yet that is a must have and would force the switch.

[bazooka]

XP= drivers for home based stuff.

No

XP = Better driver support.

They do make a XP Pro, you know.

Getting 2000 drivers sometimes can be tricky.

www.driverguide.com

[bazooka]

Go with XP

It is a no brainer.

2000 support is ending and XP has better driver support and broadband support out of the box.

[vhelp]

Morning all.

I'm still behind the times ..running windows 98 gold, for crying out loud.

From my experience, the biggist problems I learned were due to driver
support. Bad drivers = 's bad everything - - be it OS or application that
comes w/ the devices you obtain (and try to use) etc.
.
But in my OP, I would say that as long as the driver (including directX ver's)
are in top shap (or properly tuned, by the developers) then *any* OS will do
for a given job. Only limitation is the OS that *the* device/app was designed
for

I have w2k and XP both. But, they are just not installed on my pc's, though
I've used them at work. One reason why I haven't bothered installing my XP
(still in shrink-wrap) is because (after purchasing it) I found out that you
have to activate it online. I dislike that. I have many crashes, and I do
expect to continue having them (because of the work I do) and I don't want
to be *necking* it all the time, with having to activite it every time.. be
it with an re-installation from scratch (which I do at times, for that clean
stability) or install back *on top of* a previous XP install. I've still
not opended the shrink-wrap to XP for prob over 6 months now. (I couldn't
return it)
.
With my w98gold, I just pop in my cd, type in my key from my diskhldr
and I'm off. (or I pop in my burned image, though its out of date now.. but
as a last resort, which has been minute thus far) Anyways.
.
Plus, I hear (I could be wrong) that XP requires at minimum, 256MB ram to
operation in *fair* mode. Whatever that means. I have 256MB, but I can
scrange for another, but ... Anyways.

So, I would say that ( proper and *stable* ) driver support is key
in any OS and device setup.

-vhelp

[bazooka]

vhelp,

activation is harmles, and you can run XP on 128MB of ram.

I have even run it on 64MB of ram.

There is no reason to be afraid to use your xp operating system.

It will be way more stable than 98 ever dreamed of being.

[Heavensent]

vhelp said:

I have w2k and XP both. But, they are just not installed on my pc's, though
I've used them at work. One reason why I haven't bothered installing my XP
(still in shrink-wrap) is because (after purchasing it) I found out that you
have to activate it online. I dislike that. I have many crashes, and I do
expect to continue having them (because of the work I do) and I don't want
to be *necking* it all the time, with having to activite it every time.. be
it with an re-installation from scratch (which I do at times, for that clean
stability) or install back *on top of* a previous XP install

you dont have to activate the OS every time you want to reinatall.
you just copy a few files to a cd before you format, and later
just drop them back in.

[bazooka]

you dont have to activate the OS every time you want to reinstall.

Yes...... you do

If you do not know the right answer, then please do not say anything.

If you do not activate, then your computer is unusable within 30 days.

you dont have to activate the OS every time you want to reinstall.

I have repaired many computers where the people did not activate or the activation was corrupted.

[rhegedus]

Use to have W2Kpro and then switched to XPpro just to try Movie Maker (I'd bought a PDA and wanted something that would encode to wma suitable for PDAs).

Never looked back. I don't know whether it's resource hungry because I have 1gig of RAM but it works fine on my 512meg laptop too.

I've not had any software compatibility problems either - everything that worked on 2K workes on XP.

And, I think the wizards are a lot more user friendly

[Heavensent]

bazooka said :

Yes...... you do

If you do not know the right answer, then please do not say anything.

you dont say ?!!??!!!!???!!!

but you are right.....if you dont know the right answer dont say anything.
why dont you try your own advice for a change?
it WILL work, provided that you dont change your hardware.

here's to you

now dont get me wrong, you may have come across computers where it didnt work.
but it SHOULD work, and it DOES work many times.

[Capmaster]

what would be the better operating system to use out of Windows 200 or Windows XP

Either. I've used both and both are excellent, stable OS-es

[billcay62]

Your much better off with XP PRO then 2000 as 2000 was never designed as a home operating sys. There is not the driver support for 2000 . If you are going to go with 2000 make sure you have all the drivers you will need before you install it .

[bazooka]

bazooka said :

Yes...... you do

If you do not know the right answer, then please do not say anything.

you dont say ?!!??!!!!???!!!

but you are right.....if you dont know the right answer dont say anything.
why dont you try your own advice for a change?
it WILL work, provided that you dont change your hardware.

here's to you

How many installs have you done?

I know what I am talking about.

Quit giving bad advice.

The only version that you do not have to activate is the corporate volume license version.

why dont you try your own advice for a change?
it WILL work, provided that you dont change your hardware.

I tried to be nice about it, but you can not see where you went wrong.

I put XP on every system that I build and repair.

I run my own repair service, so I suggest you keep your mouth shut.

[Capmaster]

Play nice.

[bazooka]

Play nice.

I am trying.

[Jah_Rankin]

The only version that you do not have to activate is the corporate volume license version.









I've talked with folks that run xp without activation after the 30 day period, I think the updates are affected if not activated.

[bazooka]

I've heard of folks that run xp without activaton after the 30 day period.

I would like to know how. The system gets caught in a repeating loop when you try to log-in. It shuts down.

[Jah_Rankin]

I've heard of folks that run xp without activaton after the 30 day period.

I would like to know how. The system gets caught in a repeating loop when you try to log-in. It shuts down.

I'm not sure what happens, i'm only relating what I was told

[Cole]

I run two PCs: One is XP which hardly ever goes on line and is used for music recording and video recording/encoding.

The second (lower spec) is running Win 2000 and I mainly use this for Internet browsing and updating my website.

From what I have experienced of the two:

Win XP:
Pros Looks good, very stable every new piece of software or hardware works with it. Windows Movie Maker (well, I can get lazy sometimes).

Cons Some older hardware doesn't work with it. When I upgraded to XP from 98SE, I had to give away a perfectly good scanner. The activation can be a bit of a problem - my last PC took four installs until it took properly; it would have been annoying to have had to phone up microsoft every time I had to reinstall.

Win 2000:
Pros Very stable. Almost all hardware should still work with this OS (unless written for a specific OS). Less resource hungry. Can install onto as many partitions as I like without having to activate. Support has been extended.

Cons No Windows Movie Maker. Doesn't look as nice; other software can help, but this can be resource hungry.


@Bazooka,

This happened to me - I had XP installed on an old Athlon 1.4GHz PC. I then built myself a new P4 2.8 which was to become my video/music etc editor. I installed XP on this expecting that when activated, I would have to pay for a new licence. It didn't happen. I then found out in a PC magazine that if you don't use your XP installation disc for over six months the activation, for what of a better phrase is re-set. For the record, I did wipe the old drive as I installed W2000 on this PC instead.

I know this isn't the same conversation, but this is an example where the rules changed as far as I previously understood them to be.

[bazooka]

@Bazooka,

This happened to me - I had XP installed on an old Athlon 1.4GHz PC. I then built myself a new P4 2.8 which was to become my video/music etc editor. I installed XP on this expecting that when activated, I would have to pay for a new licence. It didn't happen. I then found out in a PC magazine that if you don't use your XP installation disc for over six months the activation, for what of a better phrase is re-set. For the record, I did wipe the old drive as I installed W2000 on this PC instead.

I know this isn't the same conversation, but this is an example where the rules changed as far as I previously understood them to be.

You are correct.

You can do so many hardware changes within a six month period before having to reactivate. If you run out of activations, then it is supposed to reset within six months.

Did you keep XP on the original system?

The theory goes.....If connected and XP is installed on the other system then the second system will not activate because it will detect that the key is in use on another system, thus prompting a new key and license.

However, if the other system has been deactivated, then all you did is transfer the license that you have which is legal and ok.

[vitualis]

As others have said, Win2K and WinXP are excellent operating systems and both are very stable.

My preference would be for WinXP... simply, in my experience, it is as stable as Windows 2K, it has better driver support, and you can turn off the trimmings to make it Win2K-ish if you like.

And simply, some of the GUI extensions in WinXP are useful (e.g., image thumbnails).

I have Windows XP on an old Pentium MMX 233 with 128 MB of RAM running as a file and internet server. It runs fast and well and is very stable. It stays on and running for months and months on end. It only ever gets rebooted because I've installed some new Windows updates.

Regards.