I run Office 2000 Pro on windows XP with no problems. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smith, Robin" <robin.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:04 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Buying New PC - would like advice > It's time to retire my 5 year-old Pentium 3, 300mHz Micron running Windows > 95. I am looking at a Dell 8250. Here's the configuration: > > Windows XP Pro > Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.40GHz w/533MHz front side bus/ 512K L2 Cache > 512MB PC1066 RDRAM (2X256 modules) > 60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive > 16 Max DVD-ROM Drive > 40x/10x/40x CD-RW Drive with Roxios Easy CD Creator > 17 in 1702FP Dell Ultrasharp(tm) Digital Flat Panel Display > 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4 MX(tm) Graphics Card with TV-Out > SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital Sound Card > Harman Kardon® HK-395 Speakers with Subwoofer > WordPerfect® Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition > Norton Antivirus® 2003 12-month subscription upgrade > 56K Telephony Modem for Windows > Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet > At work I pretend to be an NT admin but at home I'm far from from a power > user. I basically surf the web, use email, work with Paint Shop Pro, use a > home desktop publishing program (ala Print Shop or Printmaster), and use > Office 2000. Things that I will be doing differently with the new PC: > burning CDs, connecting a multifunction Printer-Scanner-Copier, connecting a > digital camera and possibly getting cable modem access. > I own a valid, licensed copy of Office 2000. > I basically have three questions: > 1) Is there any noticeable difference between a 2.40 GHz processor and a > 2.66Ghz? (The cost difference from Dell is substantial - $560) > 2) Reasons to choose Windows XP Pro over the Home edition? > 3) Is there anything wrong with running my copy of Office 2000 on Windows > XP? > All advice and opinions are appreciated. This is a great group! > Robin > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/