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Originally Posted by cjessee
Don't be fooled by what MS did.... just because you see the desktop faster doesn't validate a faster startup time. Most of the XP boxes I have worked on aren't much faster if you take look compare the times of when the operating system is "ready to use."
Other than that, I agree.... MS is getting better, but I am still hanging on to Win2000.... I have too many quirky issues with the XP Pro boxes in our domain to root for XP just yet.
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In the case with the laptop however, the startup difference was very real. Sure the desktop came up quick, but it was still about a minute and thirty of disk thrashing until it was ready to use. You couldn't even open My Documents until it was done. As for the desktops I've seen it on, I would say the difference is not pronounced, but it is there.
As for the EULA issue, I don't register my software so I'd like to see Uncle Bill determine which machine it was originally intended to go on. And let's be honest: He doesn't care. I also have a backup copy on CD-R. So good golly, somebody better get me off the streets before I hurt somebody!
Microsoft has cut off mainstream support, no new versions of Media Player and MSN Messenger are being written for 2000. Or even Adobe Reader for that matter. XP is Billy's current pride and joy, soon to be replaced by Vista, then to be replaced by....whatever. It's the "circle of life". Microsoft's attention to Windows 2000 is already waning.