brc007 Senior Heliman Location: Scottsdale, AZ (half hour from Phoenix)
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| Originally posted by ColeopTer
is the XP pro the W2000 equivalent?
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Yes Windows XP Professional is the Windows 2000 equivalent. It is basically the next version of Windows 2000, in fact Windows XP home and Professional both use the Win2K core.
I am running Windows XP Professional [in fact I beta tested it] it is GREAT the best OS Microsoft has ever made. It is very stable and user friendly. Windows XP home version is basically Windows XP Professional with a few features disabled. Click here for a comparison chart or click here for the full comparison.
I highly recommend Windows XP. Most people will probably not need all the features of Windows XP Professional and can get Windows XP home. Windows XP home costs about $100 for the upgrade version, Windows XP Professional is about $200 for the upgrade version, If you have a qualifying version of Windows [Windows 98/SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 4, or Windows 2000 for Windows XP Professional and Windows 98/SE, or Windows ME for the home version] you want to make sure to get the upgrade version it is 100 dollars less then the full version. You do not need to have the previous version installed to use the upgrade version the Windows XP installer will ask you to insert the CD of the previous version to verify that you own it [it does NOT need any of the files off the CD the upgrade version CD has all the files it need that you need to install Windows XP] when you install Windows XP.
-Brian
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