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<blockquote data-quote="maddman75" data-source="post: 98535" data-attributes="member: 2673">Win XP has serious problems and security issues - Go with 2k.&nbsp; As far as driver support, stability, etc., there is almost no difference between the two.&nbsp; XP is a huge step backwards for Microsoft.&nbsp; Win2k is my favorite Microsoft Operating system.&nbsp; Problems I've heard with Win XP- Older hardware not supported (this is a problem with 2k as well.&nbsp; If you have older hardware or programs you want to run, dual boot into 98)- Registration.&nbsp; You may not have a problem with Billy G knowing what goes into your computer and how often you reinstall, but I certainly do.- Spyware.&nbsp; Guys in the comp.os.vms newsgroup ( a group of very serious mainframe programmers) hooked up an ethernet sniffer to an XP box with just the OS installed, and found packets heading for microsoft.&nbsp; Contents were encrypted.- Security.&nbsp; One of the &quot;features&quot; is universal plug and play.&nbsp; It allows someone to remotely control your computer, for instance a repairman.&nbsp; But, its been cracked.&nbsp; Make sure you turn this off(its on by default)- So-called Firewall.&nbsp; While not a direct security hole, the firewall provided with Win XP does next to nothing to protect you.&nbsp; So the uneducated consumer thinks he's safe, but is like putting a screen door on your house with a little hook latch to keep criminals out.&nbsp; It isn't going to stop someone with any determination at all.&nbsp; Get <a href="http://www.zonelabs.com" target="_blank">Zone Alarm</a> if you need a good free personal firewall.&nbsp; (You need one if you have Broadband)- Open sockets.&nbsp; This is techie stuff, but basically Win XP is much better at flooding net traffic in a DDOS.&nbsp; Which means that its a more appealing target for hackers, especially if you have braodband.&nbsp; Combine that with well known MS security holes, and you are waving a flag saying &quot;Hack me!&nbsp; Over here!&quot;- Butt-ugly interface.&nbsp; I know you can turn it off so it looks like old windows, but this interface is so bad it offends the tastes that it even exists.&nbsp; Go to <a href="http://briefcase.yahoo.com/maddman_75" target="_blank">http://briefcase.yahoo.com/maddman_75</a> and look in the public folder, I've got a few screenshots of what a REAL desktop can look like <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; (Linux mandrake 8.0, KDE, Alpha theme)- Service Pack Three.&nbsp; One of the derogatory names for the OS.&nbsp; Go to exploerer, help, about.&nbsp; Win2k lists itself as Windows NT 5.0.&nbsp; WinXP is Windows NT5.1.&nbsp; Its not a huge step forward, its what should have been available in an update.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="maddman75, post: 98535, member: 2673"] Win XP has serious problems and security issues - Go with 2k. As far as driver support, stability, etc., there is almost no difference between the two. XP is a huge step backwards for Microsoft. Win2k is my favorite Microsoft Operating system. Problems I've heard with Win XP - Older hardware not supported (this is a problem with 2k as well. If you have older hardware or programs you want to run, dual boot into 98) - Registration. You may not have a problem with Billy G knowing what goes into your computer and how often you reinstall, but I certainly do. - Spyware. Guys in the comp.os.vms newsgroup ( a group of very serious mainframe programmers) hooked up an ethernet sniffer to an XP box with just the OS installed, and found packets heading for microsoft. Contents were encrypted. - Security. One of the "features" is universal plug and play. It allows someone to remotely control your computer, for instance a repairman. But, its been cracked. Make sure you turn this off(its on by default) - So-called Firewall. While not a direct security hole, the firewall provided with Win XP does next to nothing to protect you. So the uneducated consumer thinks he's safe, but is like putting a screen door on your house with a little hook latch to keep criminals out. It isn't going to stop someone with any determination at all. Get [URL=http://www.zonelabs.com]Zone Alarm[/URL] if you need a good free personal firewall. (You need one if you have Broadband) - Open sockets. This is techie stuff, but basically Win XP is much better at flooding net traffic in a DDOS. Which means that its a more appealing target for hackers, especially if you have braodband. Combine that with well known MS security holes, and you are waving a flag saying "Hack me! Over here!" - Butt-ugly interface. I know you can turn it off so it looks like old windows, but this interface is so bad it offends the tastes that it even exists. Go to [url]http://briefcase.yahoo.com/maddman_75[/url] and look in the public folder, I've got a few screenshots of what a REAL desktop can look like :) (Linux mandrake 8.0, KDE, Alpha theme) - Service Pack Three. One of the derogatory names for the OS. Go to exploerer, help, about. Win2k lists itself as Windows NT 5.0. WinXP is Windows NT5.1. Its not a huge step forward, its what should have been available in an update. [/QUOTE]

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