In my humble opinion I would suggest Win 2000 pro. That is what I am
currently using and I have had no problems with it running 24X7 or until I
finally reboot when I do install something. As far as data integrity I have
had my system shut off due to power outages a few times and still no loss of
data. Like it was mentioned earlier there is a few new things to learn on
win2k as far as how to get to certain places, the biggest thing off had is
the device manager, but it does have system level settings so you can have
only certain users who can change settings or install programs or even
delete programs. And the best thing about win2k over XP is there is not all
those frilly extras included. Hope this helps.
brad marden
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From: "Douglas Simmons" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] OS Suggestions
> Two things I would suggest. If your PC will support it I
> would go to Windows XP as the operating system. Secondly,
> I would put in a UPS backup power source. I've found for a
> 24x7 system, sometimes fluctuations in voltage can cause PC
> problems. I use them not necessarily for the 15-20 minute
> power outages but just to smooth out the 2-10 second
> voltage dips that sometimes occur. Only my PC is connected
> to the UPS so I get better voltage regulation.
>
> If your PC is not better than the minimum requirements for
> XP, then I would go to Windows 2000.
> (See minimum requirements here:)
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/sysreqs.asp
>
> There is a little bit more of a learning curve with W2K
> over XP but once setup, it usually runs forever if you
> aren't installing and un-installing a lot of software.
>
> Doug
>
> At 8/7/2002 10:53 PM, Frederick Navarro/asi wrote:
>
> Hi, could anybody suggest to me which OS is best for small
> medium scale operations? Medium scale I mean is, it is
> being used 24 (hrs) x 7 (days) but it is not used for a big
> company, a simple 24 hour convenience store. <snip>
> My major factors are durability (data integrity) and cost
> efficiency. Could it be possible with the hardware?
>
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