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Lionel Issen
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark B" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: which Windows?
> Definitely NOT Windows ME, that series of operating systems has now been
> abondoned and replaced with XP which is based on the WinNT/2K, not the
> Win95/98/ME series of operating systems. They are two quite different
> operating systems under the hood, and the NT/2K/XP operating is far, far
> superior. I've been running Windows 2000 & now XP for a few years now, and
> in that time the operating system has *never* crashed. I use my PC a lot
and
> quite aggressively, and simply don't have problems.
>
> Win2K and XP are both great operating systems. If you are after a straight
> workhorse machine and all you do it basic office & trading stuff, either
is
> fine. If you play a few games or use a lot of hardware, or generally push
> the system a little further, I'd recommend XP due to its better support of
> drivers, hardware, etc. XP is just a dream when it comes to installing new
> hardware. Eg: I bought a logitech USB webcam a while ago. To install it in
> XP, I plugged it in. That's it. No drivers, no software, no nothing. Just
> plug it in and it works great, I use it for video conferencing, etc.
>
> Having said all that, Metastock is a little funny on XP and Equis simply
say
> "it's not supported", but there's an easy workaround which makes it work
> fine, I've never had a problem since. Let me know if you want details.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> > Am planning to upgrade from Windows 98. Someone on this
> > list suggested upgrading to Windows 2000 instead of XP as
> > the former is more stable.
> >
> > My question : Windows 2000 or Windows Milleneum Edition?
> >
> > This will be for a stand-alone desktop PC.
>
>
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