What is best ? windows 2000 pro or xp?

both are based on NT technology , but 2000 is probably coming to the end of it's lifecycle and won't get updated.

you'd be better off to go for xp or vista , but vista being the new kid, takes far more resources and also they are updating it a lot more.. (as they did with xp when it first came out)

to all who moan about vista and don't own it, I luckily have the choice. As I bought my pc when they were doing "buy now.. get vista later".. So I got the best of both worlds via a dual boot =)

remember all new pc's normally ship with vista unless you specify otherwise. Since it will have such a large user base, they'll fix the problems soon enough..

If you don't like it , be thankful it isn't windows ME.. now that was very bad =/

What is best ? windows 2000 pro or xp?microsoft downloads

I use XP and have no complaints!

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windows xp.. more privileges..
windows xp lookes nicer , is faster, has beta processors, much more easy. 2000 is boreing
2k is faster on older machines, like less than 700 MHz, but, overall, XP is better. There is more protection, more tools, and it is a much more secure system. 2K is more prone to Trojans and worms, some of them, as of yet, unpatched.
Windows xp is the best by far dont even look into vista because vista is to new and uncompatable with alot of stuff i may look into vista in a few years i have vista ultimate setup tho not installed tho..