Windows 2000 Pro Vs Windows XP: Which one`s faster?

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  • loverboy
    When it rains, it pours
    • May 2003
    • 20609
    #1

    Windows 2000 Pro Vs Windows XP: Which one`s faster?

    Which one is more superior when it comes to performance and security?

    I'm planning to revert back to Win2k but I wanted to brainstorm the downsides especially when you use it for Web Designing purposes.
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    • Bryan Havoc
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      • Aug 2002
      • 784
      #2
      Neither. You should pick up a copy of Windows ME. It's stable and secure
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        • Fabuleux
          Confirmed User
          • May 2003
          • 2543
          #3
          Windows 2000 is al little faster because it has less bullshit. To gain some more speed you can disable some services LINK . It's very stable, I only reboot around every 2 weeks or so.

          The only downside is Adobe Premiere and Microsoft Movie editor won't work. This has nothing to do with w2k but with M$ wanting you to buy XP.

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            • acctman
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2003
              • 2840
              #4
              Originally posted by Fabuleux
              Windows 2000 is al little faster because it has less bullshit. To gain some more speed you can disable some services LINK . It's very stable, I only reboot around every 2 weeks or so.

              The only downside is Adobe Premiere and Microsoft Movie editor won't work. This has nothing to do with w2k but with M$ wanting you to buy XP.
              actually it's the kernel file that stops you from using Adobe and other apps. xp is still 32bit and win 2k is 64bit

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                • loverboy
                  When it rains, it pours
                  • May 2003
                  • 20609
                  #5
                  Originally posted by apx_bryan
                  Neither. You should pick up a copy of Windows ME. It's stable and secure
                  the problem with windows ME is that Microsoft has stopped making security updates which is abit disappointing the fact that it does not satisfy the security concern, same with Windows 98 as well.

                  i do have an old machine still running Windows Me and so far so good but let's just stick with the topic.

                  thanks for your comments

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                    • loverboy
                      When it rains, it pours
                      • May 2003
                      • 20609
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Fabuleux
                      Windows 2000 is al little faster because it has less bullshit. To gain some more speed you can disable some services LINK . It's very stable, I only reboot around every 2 weeks or so.

                      The only downside is Adobe Premiere and Microsoft Movie editor won't work. This has nothing to do with w2k but with M$ wanting you to buy XP.
                      that's one area mainly I worry about , program compatability. im not really sure if companies like Adobe and Macromedia are still working on their programs to run on an Win2k platform

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                        • loverboy
                          When it rains, it pours
                          • May 2003
                          • 20609
                          #7
                          Microsofts "independent" benchmarks show that XP pro is faster, but I refuse to believe. Do any of you know what is faster for a 2.4ghz 512mb machine?

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                            • J B
                              Confirmed User
                              • May 2002
                              • 1804
                              #8
                              I used XP for one week and then switched back to W2K because many things were soooo slow. We have XP on a few machines here... some people like it, some people hate it...


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                                • Rexk
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                                  • Jul 2003
                                  • 704
                                  #9
                                  MAC OSX 10.3...switch or be sorry

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                                    • loverboy
                                      When it rains, it pours
                                      • May 2003
                                      • 20609
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Rexk
                                      MAC OSX 10.3...switch or be sorry
                                      that would be an option but i guess not now.

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                                        • macho
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Nov 2001
                                          • 2875
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by apx_bryan
                                          Neither. You should pick up a copy of Windows ME. It's stable and secure
                                          Kidding? ME has very many bugs!
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                                            • woj
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                                              • Jul 2002
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                                              #12
                                              With all the fancy graphics turned on, XP is probably slower...
                                              If you turn all the graphic extras off, it will probably be slightly faster the 2k...
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                                                • Fabuleux
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                                                  • May 2003
                                                  • 2543
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by loverboy
                                                  Microsofts "independent" benchmarks show that XP pro is faster, but I refuse to believe. Do any of you know what is faster for a 2.4ghz 512mb machine?
                                                  REAL independent benchmarks show that XP with office XP is 30% slower then w2k with office 2k.

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                                                    • loverboy
                                                      When it rains, it pours
                                                      • May 2003
                                                      • 20609
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Fabuleux
                                                      REAL independent benchmarks show that XP with office XP is 30% slower then w2k with office 2k.
                                                      we will see how it works out, testing one right now.

                                                      any other more comments?

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                                                        • loverboy
                                                          When it rains, it pours
                                                          • May 2003
                                                          • 20609
                                                          #15
                                                          *bump*

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                                                            • Fabuleux
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • May 2003
                                                              • 2543
                                                              #16
                                                              Check this page, I think you will find it interesting:
                                                              http://www.tech-report.com/reviews/2...s/index.x?pg=1

                                                              It depends a little on the application which one is faster. On average it's about the same.
                                                              However benchmarks can't measure the "feel" of a system. What I try to say is you can benchmark crunching numbers in a math application, but that doesn't say anything about how fast applications load, menu's open and windows pop-up.

                                                              There is a lot of room for tweaking performance. With some registry changes you can make the feel of the system 300% faster. For example windows is logging all kinds of bullshit information you don't even want to know about, this takes CPU time and memory and can easily be disabled.

                                                              One of the advantages of XP is it's faster boot time. But since I never switch of my computer I don't care much about that...

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