Xp Pro Or Win2k Advice Plz

integra144 · 12-03-2006, 10:12 PM

Hi. I am new. Here is my dilemma I hope you guys can give me advice on.

So I have a Gateway E- 3400 Desktop
1GHZ
512 MB Ram
52x24x52x CD/DVD

I can either run Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional. Which would you recommend? I am looking for Speed and Stability in use. Start up time does not matter to me as I barely shut the computer off. I primarily use this computer for work, Office, AIM, Internet Browsing/ Research and very light gaming like Midtown Madness.

I can either run Office 2003 or Office 2000 PRO.

So which OS or combination of Office would best suite me. I am looking for speed and stability? Also would Windows 2000 be out of date and incompatible now? And is Windows 2000 not secure being older?

Thanks All Feedback would be GREAT.

Jet · 12-03-2006, 10:14 PM

Windows XP is now the norm, and Windows 2k has been being phased out for quite some time, so I recommend getting Windows XP Professional. What version is the Office 2003 you'd be using?

cuffless · 12-03-2006, 10:16 PM

xp

integra144 · 12-03-2006, 10:19 PM

I have Office 2003 Teacher and Student Edition. The last time I used Win XP Pro before I reformated becasue I hit CTRL ALT DELTE since my computer was lagging. It said some svchost.exe SYSTEM had a mem usuage in the 70000 to the 90000. Is that normal? then sometimes it would go back to normal?

Jet · 12-03-2006, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by integra144

I have Office 2003 Teacher and Student Edition. The last time I used Win XP Pro before I reformated becasue I hit CTRL ALT DELTE since my computer was lagging. It said some svchost.exe SYSTEM had a mem usuage in the 70000 to the 90000. Is that normal? then sometimes it would go back to normal?

XP isn't going to be blazingly fast, but it will definitely run on your computer.

jp198780 · 12-03-2006, 10:54 PM

xp would run great on that..

**The_Other_One** · 12-03-2006, 11:04 PM

XP should run just fine on that system. I have it on a PIII 733 with 512M RAM and it does pretty well. 2000 would run much smoother, but a few programs won't run in 2000. So far, the only one I've found is Premiere Pro, but I'm sure there are more out there that wont.

As for Office, those numbers probably are about right. I mean Firefox is currently using 42,000

And I've seen game's and Photoshop take up gigs!

jp198780 · 12-03-2006, 11:14 PM

XP would run soo much better on that system, and start-up wayyy faster, 2000 starts-up soo damn slowww..

Cooner750 · 12-04-2006, 03:58 AM

I also say use XP. I used a 1Ghz Pentium 3 Coppermine with 512MB RAM for almost a year with XP Pro and it worked fine. Some things were obviously slow, like iTunes.

That machine is now my server.

integra144 · 12-04-2006, 10:19 PM

Thanks for all the replies. I installed windows xp and it works great. somethings are lag like the mouse and menus with the fade effect but I disabled it. Office 2003 works great and web browsing is fine so I am happy.

Thanks

View Poll Results: XP PRO or WIN2K PRO with my computer specs? Thanks
Windows XP Professional	9	100.00%
Windows 2000 Professional	0	0%
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12-03-2006, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
integra144 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3	Xp Pro Or Win2k Advice Plz Hi. I am new. Here is my dilemma I hope you guys can give me advice on. So I have a Gateway E- 3400 Desktop 1GHZ 512 MB Ram 52x24x52x CD/DVD I can either run Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional. Which would you recommend? I am looking for Speed and Stability in use. Start up time does not matter to me as I barely shut the computer off. I primarily use this computer for work, Office, AIM, Internet Browsing/ Research and very light gaming like Midtown Madness. I can either run Office 2003 or Office 2000 PRO. So which OS or combination of Office would best suite me. I am looking for speed and stability? Also would Windows 2000 be out of date and incompatible now? And is Windows 2000 not secure being older? Thanks All Feedback would be GREAT. Last edited by integra144; 12-03-2006 at 10:15 PM.

12-03-2006, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,286	Windows XP is now the norm, and Windows 2k has been being phased out for quite some time, so I recommend getting Windows XP Professional. What version is the Office 2003 you'd be using? __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

12-03-2006, 10:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
integra144 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3	I have Office 2003 Teacher and Student Edition. The last time I used Win XP Pro before I reformated becasue I hit CTRL ALT DELTE since my computer was lagging. It said some svchost.exe SYSTEM had a mem usuage in the 70000 to the 90000. Is that normal? then sometimes it would go back to normal? Last edited by integra144; 12-03-2006 at 10:22 PM.

12-03-2006, 10:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,090	xp would run great on that.. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

12-03-2006, 10:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
cuffless Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 538	xp

12-03-2006, 11:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	XP should run just fine on that system. I have it on a PIII 733 with 512M RAM and it does pretty well. 2000 would run much smoother, but a few programs won't run in 2000. So far, the only one I've found is Premiere Pro, but I'm sure there are more out there that wont. As for Office, those numbers probably are about right. I mean Firefox is currently using 42,000 And I've seen game's and Photoshop take up gigs! __________________ 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

12-03-2006, 11:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,090	XP would run soo much better on that system, and start-up wayyy faster, 2000 starts-up soo damn slowww.. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

12-04-2006, 03:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cooner750 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 75	I also say use XP. I used a 1Ghz Pentium 3 Coppermine with 512MB RAM for almost a year with XP Pro and it worked fine. Some things were obviously slow, like iTunes. That machine is now my server. __________________ HP Pavilion a720n 2.2GHz AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 1GB DDR 333 Memory 160GB Western Digital SATA @ 150Mb/s nVidia GeForce 7600GS 512MB AGP 17" Samsung SyncMaster 713N LCD

12-04-2006, 10:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
integra144 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3	Thanks Thanks for all the replies. I installed windows xp and it works great. somethings are lag like the mouse and menus with the fade effect but I disabled it. Office 2003 works great and web browsing is fine so I am happy. Thanks

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