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there are other solutions over there as well.

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm#ol2002

is it possible to put in the harddrive and then let win2k redetect all the hardware? Also, if i can do that, is there a way to wipe out the old config right before the switch to keep things clean? i really don't feel like spending 2 days reinstalling everything.

while a 100% compatibility is unlikely, if anything close it emerged, it would be worth checking out.

here you are sir: http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2808643,00.html Does anyone have similar benchmarks with lower end machines?

wmp 6.4 is probably the best player out there-it starts up fast and it only does what it was designed to do. Quote: Hello? Anyone home? You can turn off the new logon screen and make it like Win2K. Also all the new "dumbing down" features can be turned off too. Windows XP isn't just about looks it's 45% faster than all the other versions of Windows including 2000 and Me, and that's been proven by an independent testing facility. Just check out the article on NeoWin.net. 45% faster? What have you been smoking? I actually don't think there is any standard unit of measuring performance apart from a few benchmark apps that can let you compare how different OSes behave in certain environments or situations. Same way, you can't judge PIV, Athlon, and Macintosh boxes solely based on the clock speed.

Quote: --Autoplay, Autorun. No actual way to disable without installing TweakUI or other tweakers, or making the changes in the registry. --Personalized menus. Annoying in Windows, but it's easier to disable. In Office 2000, it's more of a pain to disable. --Office assistants. Microsoft Bob reincarnated. I don't know about you, but MS, as well as other companies and their products (Adobe Acrobat, anyone) seem to become more of a pain in the neck with each subsequent releas, at least as far as the vets go. Again, personal preferences don't necessarily mean you're against the company and/or all it's products. true, true. There is a way to diable autorun but win9x made it 1000x times easier than it is in 2k or xp. Personalized menues are an unnecessary PITA. This is probably the dumbest feature yet. Don't forget about the brown dog in the new file finder. Seriously, I don't consider myself a windows vet (less than 3 years of PC use) but i think that win2k will probably be the best OS ever made by MS since it has a pretty good balance between the ease of use (most win9x newbies should have no trouble using win2k) and user control without excessive dumbing-down we see in xp. just check the users'n'passwords control panel in xp.

it seems that some people are not planning on switching right away. if you are one of them, what are your reasons?

the main problem with xp interface is that it needs to be more responsive because the whole thing just "feels" slow.

if you are not running IIS, then i don't think you have anything to worry about.

what game are you playing by chance?

Quote: I'd stay away from NU. It has a nasty way of screwing up your system when it "repairs" things, especially when it comes to your registry. Not every tool in NU is bad, but I still would avoid it if you just want the defragger. Oh, and you will have to purchase NU or Perfect Disk when you d/l them...*hint* hmmm. care to elaborate on which tools i should be careful with. i never trusted the windoctor with repairing my registry among other things. disk doctor and the speed disk seem ok.

i hate it. it brings almost no new features compared to IE5.5. Also, is there a way to customize cookie settings for each zone like you can in IE5x? Restricted sites zone is excellent for popup ridden domains but you have to allow it to use cookies because it will break a few sites otherwise.

i dunno. i watch video files quite frequently using media player 6.4 (never liked that wmp 7 garbage) and never had any persistent stability issues. i had some issues once but i think that up[censored] the vid driver fixed it.

Quote: ;( Someone dissed Win ME, to that person, Win me in many ways is a lot more stable & trouble free than Win 2000! It is not so regarding Progs, but all things taken into consideration & a properly built/cofig syst, it is very very stable...! Games not working and crashes after watching some video could very well point at the issues with your vid drivers. What are the games that aren't working? Brian Frank: it's all nice and cool when you have over 256mb and a 1ghz+ athlon but who really needs that kind of power for everyday tasks? Like i posted earlier, most tasks require little processing power and RAM. No one is stupid enough to spend money on comp upgrades just to put on a new OS.