Mycologist
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Hi there, kind of new here! I know there's probably an ancient thread out there with the answer to this within, but I 've looked for half an hour through the archives of 2002 and similar, and they seem to only be relavent to 2k SP1 and the like.
I'm planning on building a new super awesome machine soon, and seeing that I already have a copy of 2k I can put on there, I was wondering, is it really worth forking out £80 on my limited paper round budget (lol) for a copy of XP pro, when I've got 2k pro? (Considering that the Vista route seems, umm, foolish, at best).
So do any of you Windows gurus out there know of any significant differences performance wise, boot-time wise, compatibility wise, between the latest 2k upgrade/service pack (whatever) and XP? Seeing that I'm not too bothered about drivers not always being preinstalled on there, as long as i can download the 2k versions and they will work for the new stuff.
Any help would be thoroughly appreciated, and I'll be happy to attempt to further clarify anything I've said here later (I can be a bit rambly at times...)
-Myco
I'm planning on building a new super awesome machine soon, and seeing that I already have a copy of 2k I can put on there, I was wondering, is it really worth forking out £80 on my limited paper round budget (lol) for a copy of XP pro, when I've got 2k pro? (Considering that the Vista route seems, umm, foolish, at best).
So do any of you Windows gurus out there know of any significant differences performance wise, boot-time wise, compatibility wise, between the latest 2k upgrade/service pack (whatever) and XP? Seeing that I'm not too bothered about drivers not always being preinstalled on there, as long as i can download the 2k versions and they will work for the new stuff.
Any help would be thoroughly appreciated, and I'll be happy to attempt to further clarify anything I've said here later (I can be a bit rambly at times...)
-Myco