There is a loss upgrading from Win2K to XP. You loose security features, some OS management tools and custom-ability, the Net server, mail client server, dual CPU support, and the list does go on... Upgrading to XP Professional, you will receive the same things as 2K Pro.
____________ Brian Guralnick ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Branthoover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home | Hello, | As of December 20, 2001 Micro Warehouse still had Windows 2000 upgrade | available. I am also thinking of purchasing a couple of extra copies for | future use. From what I have read, there is very little advantage in | upgrading from Windows 2000 to XP. Certainly none when you factor in the | extra cost and inconvenience of software activation. The change from | Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 however, was impressive. It was almost like | getting a processor upgrade. Protel 99 SE SP6 seems to run better than ever | on my old PIII machine. | | It just figures, every time I find something good in a Microsoft product | they have to go and trash it. >:( | | -----Original Message----- | From: Rene Tschaggelar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:19 PM | To: Protel EDA Forum | Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel 99 se SP4 on Windows XP Home | | | I tried hard to find some Win2k pro. | While I was successful now, I know I won't within a few month. | I stocked a few Win2k for the upcoming machines that will last | another 6 years. We'll see what happens till then. | | | Rene | | Mike Ingle wrote: | > | > While in general agreement that I am not interested in moving to XP, one | is | > faced with the fact that almost all new PCs come with it. Thus usres | buying | > partticularly name brand PCs are going to be faced with using XP, or | coming | > up with an old license for win 2k (my preference). | > | > I hate that Protel is going to have to invest engineering effort into XP | > compatability rather than autorouter and other basic feature upgrades. | > Basically as I see it we are all going to be paying for the fact that XP | is | > not compatible with previous windows versions. Protel has no choice but | to | > make their product compatible with the latest version of windows. | > | > Mike | | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
