Is Windows XP better than Windows 2000?

Is Windows XP better than Windows 2000?

From the end user’s standpoint, XP was a faster and better-looking version of Windows than either Windows 95/98 or Windows 2000. The newly animated Luna interface was much better looking and more user-friendly, and Fast User Switching enabled the same machine to be easily shared by several different users.

Why was Windows XP so fast?

Why is Windows XP so fast? – Quora. To answer the real question “what makes new OSes so heavy” the answer is “user demand for applications”. Windows XP was designed in a time before streaming video, and when average processor speed was measured in the 100’s of MHz – 1GHz was a long, long way away, as was 1GB of RAM.

Should I buy a Windows 2000 or XP PC?

At least with 2000 and XP, you get good support for hardware. XP still has video driver troubles in some cases. But, for the most part, it’s a pretty good OS. I bought a low end box for my parents – 1 Ghz PIII and 256 MB of RAM. With Windows 2000 Pro it pretty much zips along. XP with all its new functionality, would be happier with 512 MB of RAM.

How good is Windows XP as a operating system?

At least with 2000 and XP, you get good support for hardware. XP still has video driver troubles in some cases. But, for the most part, it’s a pretty good OS.

Should I run Windows XP or lean and mean?

If you are using well established HW, ie stuff where there are easily available windows 2000 drivers for the hardware, and you don’t need all the bells and whistles of XP, it makes sense to run lean and mean. You sure? Microsoft says you only need a 233MHz CPU and 128Mb of RAM.

Should I run Windows XP on a 700MHz processor?

My previous home PC was a 700Mhz Processor with 320MB of RAM and it struggled at times with XP. If you are using well established HW, ie stuff where there are easily available windows 2000 drivers for the hardware, and you don’t need all the bells and whistles of XP, it makes sense to run lean and mean.