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I agree with Brian. The activation process is enough to go with Win2000 PRO plus the additional garbage that come with XP makes 2000 a winner. --- Brian O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "Brian O'Connell" <[email protected]> > To: robert Macy <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Subject: RE: Which Operating System - 2000 vs XP to > use? > Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:53:51 -0700 > > http://www.ieee-pses.org/symposium > http://www.emc2004.org/ > -------------------------------------------------- > > Both are based on the original Windows NT kernel. In > general, Win2000 is a > more lean OS. > > If you take Win2000 Pro, install the service packs, > Internet Explorer 6, > Media Player 8, and DirectX 8, the system will > essentially be WinXP without > the tons of additional code that comes with XP. And > the "product activation" > insanity is largely avoided. > > WinXP also offers many bells and whistles, such as > built-in CD writer > support, Remote Desktop Connection, Internet > Connection Firewall, Fast User > Switching (for multiple users sharing one PC), and > Windows Movie Maker. > > In THEORY, third-party driver problems are mitigated > with XP, as Microsoft > has formalized a testing process to verify that > third-party device drivers > meet certain criteria. Microsoft maintains a single > update site containing > copies of all certified driver and application > program upgrades. Also, when > new DLLs are installed, XP will retain the older > versions to allow for > restore when something goes wrong. Updates can be > automatically downloaded > and installed for network users (which most > sysadmins strongly discourage). > > A more technical discussion: > http://www.perpetualtechnologysolutions.com/strategicsolutions/whitepapers/M > icrosoft_XP_vs_2000.pdf > > If support for existing or future software is > important, and you intend to > use this box for > 3 years, you should probably > consider XP pro on a box > with mucho memory. > > As for reliable hardware, A Dell, HP (Compaq?), > Gateway (eMachines?), etc > can all be considered generally the same. (Although > I do have stats from my > two previous employers that indicate IBM boxes are > good machines). What > makes a HARDWARE reliable is its environment, and > the quality of its power > supply. What makes HARDWARE appear to be reliable is > a good BIOS and a clean > OS install and app configurations. Do not use > instrument control machines to > surf the web, or to develop software. What makes > SOFTWARE reliable is doing > nothing with it.... > > If the box is running mission-critical stuff (eg, > production ATE), I would > consider using a BSD or Linux box with commercial > development tools. Matlab > will run on a Linux box, but the GUI config for this > application is not > trivial. > > If your lab is IEC 17025 accredited (eg, TMP, SMT, > WMT), you may find that > software validation and verification is not possible > with a Microsoft OS. > > luck, > Brian > > -----Original Message----- > From: robert Macy [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Which Operating System - 2000 vs XP to use? > > > http://www.ieee-pses.org/symposium > http://www.emc2004.org/ > -------------------------------------------------- > > Group, > > Anybody have a succinct (factual) answer to the > question: > Which Operating System should I use for controlling > my > equipment and manipulating the mass of data? Should > I use > the 2000, or XP? > > Consider we'll probably be running a lot of matlab > type > and/or viewlab type SW. > > I was already to go get a new 2000 system, but one > of our > third party software suppliers has recommended XP > with the > only justification - "our stuff has been tested in > more > applications, more units of the XP." > > Anybody have experience comparing these two OS? > > Also, where to get inexpensive, reliable PC's? > Dell is one source. Fry's another. EBay is out. > Any others? What ever happened to a company called, > Evergreen? > > Does anybody have a system they want to sell in > order to > make room for an upgrade? > > - Robert - > > Robert A. Macy, PE. . 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