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"Vikas Panchal" <vks_vikasN0SPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve Parry [MVP]" <k100rs_1990@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Vikas Panchal" <vks_vikasN0SPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>> Well, I dont need wireless. What about performance on AMD64?
>>>
>>> I've recently bought AMD 64-bit machine with 2GB RAM. My main usage
>>> will be running compilers, and other development tools on it. Though
>>> I am running 32-bit OS only on it. So, which one score on this
>>> platform? What about Windows 2003 server? Some insight?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Vikas P
>>>
>>> "Steve Parry [MVP]" <k100rs_1990@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in
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>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to know Which one is faster Win2k (SP4) or WinXP (SP2)? I
>>>>> like Win2k professional as my regular OS to work on. What about
>>>>> the overall performance? What are the advantages of WinXP?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Vikas P
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> XP supports wireless neater than 2000.
>>>>
>>>> XP boots faster than XP
>>>>
>>>> 2000 is quicker in day to day use but XP can be tweaked to match it
>>>> if you switch off the themes and glossy bits to the GUI
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>> Why not look at
>>
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx
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>> IT'd be much quicker being 64bit
>
>
> Yeah, I know, but I would prefer for to have a dual boot for a while.
> Win2000 pro or Win2003 Server for daily routine and XP64 for
> experimentation. I am not sure whether all drivers I need are
> available or not on 64.
>
Best solution would be to use something like VMWare or MS Virtual PC for
your eperimentation/development use
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