Close, but not <i>exactly</i>. Right now, the biggest WinXP conflicts are with pre-existing CD-R/RW burning programs, and utility/antivirus packages.
I think it would be best to avoid installing software like this until it is proven to run correctly in the new OS.
Consider the minor diferences between Win98SE and WinME. The kernel is basically the same ... but there were enough changes in the code that not all drivers and software that ran in Win98SE would work flawlessly in WinME. It's a similar situation between Win2K and WinXP.
I can already tell you that I attempted to install Win2K video card drivers in a beta of WinXP, and it didn't work. The only driver that would function was the signed 12.40 nVidia driver assigned to the card by default. That was before the 21.81 release.
I think it best not to deliberately attempt to cause a problem with the new OS, if it can be avoided. Besides, within the next couple of months, most antivirus packages should be up-to-date. As with all new operating systems, a fellow just has to be patient, and wait until the rest of the world finally catches up.
Which is pretty funny, if you think about it ... considering how long it took MS to develop this operating system. It only took seven years.
Oh, and by the way ... don't email me when you catch a virus! It'll happen, one day, no matter how careful you are. I've only seen one try to attack my machine, in the entire time I've used a computer (and it failed) ... but other people are not so lucky. I hope you have installed all the critical security updates for your OS, are running a firewall, have disabled scripting and file sharing, and refuse to open strange attachments. Otherwise, as my old daddy would say, you are cruisin' for a bruisin'. And your friends won't think much of your judgement when you send them that virus, completely without your knowledge.
That'll be cute, huh?
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