windows 2000 or XP, what are main differences?

Answer 1

With Win2000 you dont need drivers for everything like win98.
There isnt a great deal of difference. The main difference is that XP is a very heavy program compared to win2000.
I have an old pentium3 500mhz with 192Mb ram (max it will support)..this computer will grind to a halt with XP but is smooth & responsive with the lighter win2000.
I do have another computer with XP & to be honest I think I would score them both the same. All I would say is, like for like on the same spec computer Win2000 should run faster than the "heavier" XP

Answer 2

win 2000 like win millenium was based around the old win 98 GUI which meant it still relied a little too heavily on DOS running in the background and needed drivers installing for everything. XP has everything including digital signatures and a much better security system. XP is also fully plug and play whereas win 2000 was more plug and pray.

Go for XP any time.

Answer 3

to the best of my knowledge, i think that windows 2000 is built around windows 98 technology, where as xp is built on windows nt technology, if i had to choose between the 2 id go for windows xp, windows 2000 is old hat now.

Answer 4

XP is better with plug and play, better with wireless, and has a built in firewall. I would also assume that 2000 has more security vulnerabilities than XP. XP is also much better with multimedia.

Answer 5

XP has a much better GUI, looks a lot better then 2000. It supports PnP. More stable, more programs are compatible with XP than with 2000.

Have a look at this forum site, it might be helpfull:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win2000/t1014174065

Answer 6

XP has plug and play facilities - 2000 doesn't - therefore you will need drivers for everything - a real pain. Go XP every time.