Re: Fw: Win 2000 Pro versus XP Pro with JFW
- From: "Stephen Clower" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:34:09 -0600
As far as I know, the versions of Win2K include Win2K Pro and Win2K=
Advanced Server. I believe the home version of Windows 2000 was called=
Windows ME, except that it's not Win 2000 at all since the operating=
system used the Windows 98 kernel and just came with extra multimedia=
garbage.
HTH
Steve
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On 12/11/2003 at 10:50 AM David Poehlman wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:37 AM
>Subject: Re: Win 2000 Pro versus XP Pro with JFW
>
>
>is there a version of 2k other than pro?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alan Clendinen" <alanclendinen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:54 AM
>Subject: Win 2000 Pro versus XP Pro with JFW
>
>
>Hello listers,
>I discussed this issue with a friend and former coworker, who is a NASA
>software engineer at Kennedy Space Center. He has a Masters in computer
>science, and is working on his doctorate. He told me the following facts:
>1. It is not fair to make comparisons between Windows 2000 Professional=
and
>Windows XP Home version. If you are going to compare Windows 2000 Pro with
>XP, it must be XP Pro.
>
>2. The footprint size of XP Pro and Win 2000 Pro are the same since the
>kernel is the same.
>
>3. The main difference between the two operating systems is the user
>interface. XP Pro attempts to mimic the latest Apple Macintosh OS look and
>feel,but this feature is irrelevant to JFW users, since they will need to
>configure the view settings to optimize it for JFW.
>
>4. The problem with XP Pro, however, is its registration scheme. All it
>takes is some hardware modifications or additions, and suddenly XP Pro
>gives
>you an error message that says your operating system isn't registered!=
Then
>you have to contact Microsoft and beg them to re-register your legal copy
>of
>XP Pro. Windows 2000 Pro doesn't have this annoying problem.
>
>6. The performance between the two operating systems is negligible.
>Depending on your hardware configuration you may find that Windows 2000=
Pro
>is faster, or vice-versa.
>
>In his opinion, Windows 2000 Pro is the better of the two operating
>systems.
>My brother, who is the database administrator for a major Florida electric
>utility company, also said he prefers Windows 2000 Pro over XP Pro.
>
>It's important to note that both Windows 2000 Pro and Windows XP Pro
>require
>you to have JFW Professional version.
>
>Regards,
>
>Alan
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