2000, XP, or 2003 Server?

**The_Other_One** · 08-13-2005, 03:01 PM

Hmm... Any ideas which would be best? I've been gone for some time to london, but I have returned. OF course, my computer wanted to be a pain soon after. I had tried XP, 2003, so 2000 was next on my list. Other then the occational Delay Write Failure, things have been rather smooth since the install. I beleive 2003 had some driver conflicts...no clue what's up with XP.

Any ideas why 2000 might work better? I tested my drive speed and it was the same(around 216MB/s) and games seem to work as well, so performace shouldn't be affected... Of course, now I can't use Premiere Pro

skidude · 08-13-2005, 03:44 PM

It might be because you have an older PC... what are the specs???

**The_Other_One** · 08-13-2005, 04:49 PM

Old O.o?? It's the one in the red.

skidude · 08-13-2005, 04:59 PM

Ahhhhhhhhhh.. I see now, I thought it was a different one.

tg900 · 08-14-2005, 04:39 AM

I belive that all win2000's are "professional" and have the cd key built in. Or maybe its just mine. Anywho, that's what i have on this computer, its got less bells and whistles as win xp with updates and stuff. One drawback to server 2003 and win2k is that it doesn't have a system restore thing anywhere. To use your program that you can't use in win2k, try upgrading with some of the service packs. I'm not sure if it would work, but I think it's worth a shot. I tried doing that to sp4, but i couldn't connect to the internet, so I had to go back to just the base win2k. Good thing I archived the files.

**The_Other_One** · 08-14-2005, 11:30 AM

I actually got a copy of 2000 with SP4 already installed so I'm guessing it's about as good as I can get. Maybe I'll try to get a better copy of XP sometime and try that again. I would like XP on here just because some software is set not to run on 2K, but it's working so well no -.-

neochivers · 08-14-2005, 11:31 AM

yep any win 2k is Pro, the home version was the terible ME

**The_Other_One** · 08-14-2005, 11:58 AM

Um...no. ME and 2000 are completely different. And there's 2000 Server, 2000 Advanced Server, and another version I can't recall besides Professional.

neochivers · 08-14-2005, 12:00 PM

ok.. then wat was ME? was there a pro version?

[-0MEGA-] · 08-14-2005, 12:25 PM

depends what you want to do on the computer, i prefer XP Pro over 2000 (never tried 2003), mainly because of the GUI, but also because of the drivers, and many more options they have, the icon listing is my favorite. lol

My friend had Windows ME, never heard any problems from him.

08-13-2005, 03:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	2000, XP, or 2003 Server? Hmm... Any ideas which would be best? I've been gone for some time to london, but I have returned. OF course, my computer wanted to be a pain soon after. I had tried XP, 2003, so 2000 was next on my list. Other then the occational Delay Write Failure, things have been rather smooth since the install. I beleive 2003 had some driver conflicts...no clue what's up with XP. Any ideas why 2000 might work better? I tested my drive speed and it was the same(around 216MB/s) and games seem to work as well, so performace shouldn't be affected... Of course, now I can't use Premiere Pro __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-13-2005, 03:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,900	It might be because you have an older PC... what are the specs??? __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

08-13-2005, 04:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Old O.o?? It's the one in the red. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-13-2005, 04:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,900	Ahhhhhhhhhh.. I see now, I thought it was a different one. __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

08-14-2005, 04:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
tg900 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 98	I belive that all win2000's are "professional" and have the cd key built in. Or maybe its just mine. Anywho, that's what i have on this computer, its got less bells and whistles as win xp with updates and stuff. One drawback to server 2003 and win2k is that it doesn't have a system restore thing anywhere. To use your program that you can't use in win2k, try upgrading with some of the service packs. I'm not sure if it would work, but I think it's worth a shot. I tried doing that to sp4, but i couldn't connect to the internet, so I had to go back to just the base win2k. Good thing I archived the files. __________________ "Weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds (lbs) is the Lappy 486. Finally, a computer for your lap. By Compy." -StrongBad Gigabyte k8ns pro mb 2- 160 gb western digital 8mb cache, raid 0 heatsinks from some PII's on the sides to keep my hard drives cool dvd rom dvd writer 2- cd burners removable hard drive rack/bay athlon 64 3700+ win tv tv tuner 8-in-1 card reader gigabit ethernet 6 channel sound

08-14-2005, 11:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I actually got a copy of 2000 with SP4 already installed so I'm guessing it's about as good as I can get. Maybe I'll try to get a better copy of XP sometime and try that again. I would like XP on here just because some software is set not to run on 2K, but it's working so well no -.- __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-14-2005, 11:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
neochivers Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 271	yep any win 2k is Pro, the home version was the terible ME __________________ "if any thing goes wrong blame it on the guy who cant speak english" Homer Simpson

08-14-2005, 11:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Um...no. ME and 2000 are completely different. And there's 2000 Server, 2000 Advanced Server, and another version I can't recall besides Professional. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-14-2005, 12:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
neochivers Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 271	ok.. then wat was ME? was there a pro version? __________________ "if any thing goes wrong blame it on the guy who cant speak english" Homer Simpson

08-14-2005, 12:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	depends what you want to do on the computer, i prefer XP Pro over 2000 (never tried 2003), mainly because of the GUI, but also because of the drivers, and many more options they have, the icon listing is my favorite. lol My friend had Windows ME, never heard any problems from him.

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