Mark,

I have been a long time user of various versions of NT since 1992. Here
is my take on XP Pro versus Windows 2000. In XP I can run some software
in Win98 compatibility mode that would not run under Win2k. Windows
Explorer crashed so often under Win2k that I stopped using it and used
the free version of PowerDesk instead. XP has a stable Explorer and it
includes handling of ZIP files, etc. so that I am back to using the
Explorer interface for file operations.

The wizards I too can do without, and I am still fighting some
configuration problems where XP keeps going back to some other settings
rather than the ones I "saved".

I am running XP on an older machine with a P2 396MHz (overclocked 350),
but I do have 512M RAM on it. Performance is ok - don't seem much
difference from Win2k for my applications. I run mostly the MS Office
(now using Office XP), some Photoshop, and a lot of MS Word with
pictures inserted.

Just my experience.

Peter
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-----Original Message-----
I will be honest, I bitch about every new version of Windows! But I get
use to them, and even start liking them. This hasn't been the case with
XP. At least yet. The more I use XP, the more I dislike it, and frankly
I don't see any advantage over Windows 2000, ...at least for a
professional. .... who neither wants or needs all the wizards that are
constantly, and annoyingly popping up,.... nor who appreciates the
overabundance of pop culture eye candy. But then I hate Rap Music. Maybe
this is why there is still no XP Server.

Rode
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