Tinker Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I don`t know this... What would be the reason for someone who preferred to install Win 2000 instead of XP? Tinker *EDIT* I think this could be it: http://whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com/wh...px?docid=150652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampi Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I would expect to find a similar topic regarding Vista / XP not 2000 / XP.... Anyway the article you linked is dated more than 3 years ago and nowdays XP is very very stable and definitely a better choice than 2000 and Vista. It's natural to ask if in 3 years Vista can win a comparison with XP but I have many doubts about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 I agree with you GiWeDa, but this is actually a question on my course here, which is the 2006 Version. lol, I can`t think of anything. Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 Apparently the answer i was after is: The system might not be compatable with XP. Not too sure i understand that, TBH. Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Isn't Win2000 used more for servers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Isn't Win2000 used more for servers? No, when Win2K came out, it was the successor for Windows NT, and was used by both business and home users who wanted something more stable than Win9x. WinXP was built on the same kernal as Win2K. To answer Tinker's question, there are still quite a few businesses/schools/organizations who use Win2K these days. The reasons are they have been using it for years and perhaps are using legacy apps that may not work on WinXP. Also, if a large company upgrades to XP, they have to pay for all the licenses, so it's cheaper to skip XP. Note MS will be dropping support for Win2K around 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunraa Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Some users didn't upgrade there computers for some years and i think that is the reason for using windows 2000. When i was system administrator i actually prefer win 2k instead of win XP. you can run windows 2k on 166 MHz comp with 64 of RAM and it's not a problem. It's support active directory that most company use. If i notice that some of mine friend has a old comp, i try to convince him to use win2k instead of winXP. I think it's always better that your system run smoother, instead that it looks nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 Thnx for the replies! Makes things a lot clearer in the old attic. basically, its if your hardware isnt supported in windows XP. Tinker 21 assignments complete 14 to go Some fine tuning Then the tests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Thnx for the replies! Makes things a lot clearer in the old attic. basically, its if your hardware isnt supported in windows XP. Tinker 21 assignments complete 14 to go Some fine tuning Then the tests Here is an example. our local hospital which is one of our customers has not approved xp. reason being... they are a siemens beta test site and use a program that still uses microsofts java. MS lost the lawsuit and while the application has not been ported to sun java, they have to stick with win 2k until it finishes. The auto update in XP and demands that it switch are the reason they won't switch. if your software company that you rely on will not help you with the new operating system... rather stable or not... businesses that need it for 24/7 operation will not switch for fear of issues that there software company will not support. Thnx for the replies! Makes things a lot clearer in the old attic. basically, its if your hardware isnt supported in windows XP. Tinker 21 assignments complete 14 to go Some fine tuning Then the tests Here is an example. our local hospital which is one of our customers has not approved xp. reason being... they are a siemens beta test site and use a program that still uses microsofts java. MS lost the lawsuit and while the application has not been ported to sun java, they have to stick with win 2k until it finishes. The auto update in XP and demands that it switch are the reason they won't switch. if your software company that you rely on will not help you with the new operating system... rather stable or not... businesses that need it for 24/7 operation will not switch for fear of issues that there software company will not support. Also some even still use 98 as there is a version of remote desktop connection that they can connect to a terminal server with and have everything that xp has in a business environment without switching or upgrading an antiquated pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 basically, its if your hardware isnt supported in windows XP. That's only one reason. Other reasons as explained are - save costs of upgrading/buying new XP software - old software won't work in XP - although old hardware supported by xp (I ran XP on a Pentium 200), it would run too slow Sounds like interesting questions - feel free to post more, and maybe I'll try out for the certification haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 basically, its if your hardware isnt supported in windows XP. That's only one reason. Other reasons as explained are - save costs of upgrading/buying new XP software - old software won't work in XP - although old hardware supported by xp (I ran XP on a Pentium 200), it would run too slow Sounds like interesting questions - feel free to post more, and maybe I'll try out for the certification haha Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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