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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.

there are other solutions over there as well.

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

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

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.

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.

i don't need 1500 posts to be confident when i say that the guy is either a troll or is just a village idiot. Brian Frank:I think it's just pentium, not PII (the processor i have is a socket 7 one).

Quote: Nope. Don't play Ultima. Bug: I've never heard of a 166MHz Pentium II. maybe it's something else...you still get my point, right?

let's face it: there aren't that many ppl whose regular tasks require anything above 300-500 mhz and 64-128mb RAM. Checking email, web surfing (even my 133t pII 166mhz can handle web surfing), spreadsheet, word processing, etc. are not really cpu-intensive tasks. hell, i have pIII 550mhz and i can easily run the majority of today's games with geforce 2 pro. i'm planning to bump that up to something around 800-1000mhz but that's another story. Gamers and people with high-end cpu-hungry software are probably the only ones truly concerned with having top-notch hardware. All in all, earlier win9x versions require far less resources than winxp. win95b/c is great for lower-end boxes. Actually, if anything is going to make winxp DOA in the eyes of upgraders, it's going to be the outrageous prices and hefty system requirements.

all right! i have read the manual and configured it. it's a great remote admin app! i asked somebody to test the remote control and they said it's working pretty good with a cable capped at 16k/s upstream.

Quote: A good program though its not freeware but im sure you can find ways around that, is remotely anywhere www.remotelyanywhere.com is the website. Check it out, i used to use it on 2k before i got XP. Its a very good program puts PC Anywhere to shame in my opinion. i just installed it and it seems like a very nice util. now, all i gotta do is read a 200 page manual to configure it properly.

i heard that some ppl prefer to wait for a service pack or two before even considering a switch. since 2k has 2 SPs and XP has none, wouldn't win2k be a preferable choice (i wonder if that's why MS is threatening to jack up the prices for those who are too slow to upgrade the second it comes out)?

i'd say stick with 2k. xp doesn't really offer any unique features to make it worth upgrading. any touted features can easily be added with 3rd party apps that do 10x better job.

no no no, use the one from winxp. it supports some win2k-only features like services and stuff.

Quote: It's not a problem with the security, but rather a lack of understanding how NT security works. When Novell was crying about how admins can get into files even when they were locked out (by reclaiming ownership), they were acting as if it was a flaw. It isn't, it's by design. That account is still going to be a member of "authenticated users" since it is a valid account, and any version of "Guest" should never be enabled. This is something that you would learn either in class, or practice. Too many people obtain copies of major vendor server operating systems, fiddle with it for a while until they are convinced they "know" it, then pass themselves off as being "trained" to work with it so they can get a job. Then, when the company network is comprised (security breach, performance issues, whatever) it's a big shock when "the computer guy" can't fix it. i wonder if that's the case with code red worm.

Quote: Here's a link on ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2760413,00.html I hope MS doesnt try to pull this bullshit, I dont think I have to upgrade if I dont want to, especially since Win2k runs just fine. I hope this news isnt true, or we're in trouble. MS is losing its marbles at an alarming rate. First of all, i'm not a business admin (still in high school ) but from what i heard, a new OS undergoes a long and thorough testing in a particular environment before a migration is even attempted to avoid any surprises half-way through. Now, we know what win2k has 2 service packs released which means that at least some bugs should be fixed (sp2 made some noticeable changes in my box as well). On the other hand we have XP which is not even RTM yet. When it comes out it will be another fresh, raw OS full of bugs and not too many businesses will consider upgrading right away (win2k wasn't accepted at first for the same reason). Even if some of them buckle under pressure and go with win2k instead (to get "current"), i highly doubt that they will be anxious to go for XP in another 8-15 months. You know what they say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Another thing-if consumers(read as "lusers who don't know any better") put up with constant upgrades, there are businesses who still use win95/98 and office 95/97 and don't feel compelled to upgrade.