Windows 2000 SP2 or Windows XP


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I want to format my HD and install Windows 2000 back. Right now i have windows XP. For some reason i don't no why but XP seems to run really slowly and my computer is really fast and shouldn't have a problem. My friend told me that if i want more speed i should revert back to Windows 2000. What do you guys think i should do. Is Windows 2000 really more faster and better than Windows XP? Help me out please... but i am pretty sure it's not my sys slowing it down...

Specs: Intel Pentium 4 1600

640mb's of RDRAM

ATI 8500 64mb DDRAM

18.1 Inch FPD

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It's issues between your computer and your operating system, neither the computer or Windows XP is slow. It's the combination of the two.

It's also an issue that I am sure can be resolved with the right troubleshooting.

You should give us more specs and tell us what seems to be slow about it, maybe we can help.

Just as refrence my system has roughly 1/4 the power yours does, and I don't see any noticeable diffrence between Windows 2000 and XP.

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I had exactly the opposite result when reverting back to W2K. XP seemed MUCH faster to me, but I saw one too many BSOD's in XP so I went back.

Asus A7V

Athlon 1.2ghz T'Bird

512mb PC133

GeForce 2 Pro

I installed the Via 4in1's (1.37a I believe) and all HELL broke loose. I can only say, if your MoBo has a Via chipset, then stick with the Via driver that installs with XP. I wouldn't recommend any 4in1's at all for XP.

But I will give up a little speed and purty icons for stability anyday.

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Well, the thing is i use 3DS Max and other graphical programs. It's like when i just installed XP Pro it was so fast, i mean everthing started up really fast and i had no problem. Then after a few weeks my computer got slower, i even upgraded my ram like 2 days ago from 256 to 640 and i didn't even see any diff in performance... My school had P3 and running windows 2000, they have a bunch of crap installed any there computer seems really fast and fast booting any everthing. My other problem is the i have 2 HD's a 20 and a 40. I have the 20 with only the OS on it and use the other 40 to install all programs and games. The thing is my 20 gig i dropped it once and since then it has never been the same. Sometimes when i am in the middle of doing something, my computer's 20 gig HD just turns off and starts back up again. When it does that my computer freezes for a sec but when it starts back up it's ok..and it makes a weird noise..so what i wanted to do it just take the 20 gig out and just have the 40 gig at my master and install everything there, and have windows 2000 rather than XP Pro!

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Well if you know the drive is damaged take it out. It's possible if the two drives are 7200 rpm and within a few inches (3 or so) that the drive is getting too hot, it's usually the drive on the top.

It's also possible you have a bad power connector. Or the drive could just be broken from the fall.

Anyhow, if the system got slow over time it might need a cleaning.

Things like deleting temp files, logs, bak files, internet cache, etc.

Remove any apps you realized you didn't want or don't need anymore, then when it's all clean run an app to clean out the registry.

Finally defragment the disk.

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well as soon as i came home i reverted back to Windows ME...yeah ME...it's pretty fast i guess, i don't wanna go back to xp cuz my display adapter works better with Me..ahh..

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Originally posted by Hook-Ups

I want to format my HD and install Windows 2000 back. Right now i have windows XP. For some reason i don't no why but XP seems to run really slowly and my computer is really fast and shouldn't have a problem. My friend told me that if i want more speed i should revert back to Windows 2000. What do you guys think i should do. Is Windows 2000 really more faster and better than Windows XP? Help me out please... but i am pretty sure it's not my sys slowing it down...

Specs: Intel Pentium 4 1600

640mb's of RDRAM

ATI 8500 64mb DDRAM

18.1 Inch FPD

Did you install the Intel Application Accelerator after you installed XP? The accelerator makes a world of difference in XP with a Pentium 4(I know this because I have a Pentium 4 myself).

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Originally posted by Hook-Ups

application accelerator???what is that?

It makes your OS use the Pentium 4's Data Prefetch. It makes a world of difference for the Pentium 4 in all Windows OSes. It makes Windows XP hum on the Pentium 4.

You can get the Application Accelerator here (it is for all Windows OSes).

If you are using Windows 9x/2000 you will probably want to install the Intel Inf Utility(chipset software) first if you are using an I8xx chipset.

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Hook-Ups I don't know why you wasted our time, I should have know you were an idiot when you said you dropped a 20gb drive, you only confirmed my thoughts when you installed Windows ME.

You obviously weren't considering anything we said, so next time don't waste our time by asking.

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Stupid question, but did you install the latest leaked Radeon 8500 drivers for XP when you were using XP? I hear they really improve the R8500's gaming performance in XP.

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yup win2000 is great

the only things i will miss are the skins

the locking of the toolbar

the pics viewer

the pics resizer

the lock to grid feature of the desktop icons

probably some others but i cant really think of any

but i guess i can learn to live w/o em again

anybody know if you can import the windows xp picture viewer into 2k or a program that does the same thing?

cause it sucks not being able to just press the < > keys to scroll through a folder of pics, know what i mean?

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man..i didn't have anything else to install, windows 2000 the one i had didn't install cuz the cd was damaged and when i went half way it failed on me..did you guys ever no how i dropped the 20 gig. NO. So stop calling me stupid...this is where to get help not call ppl stupid, ok i may not be as "SMART" as you ppl at hardware but i am great with 3D Programs. So before you call anyone stupid know their whole story...and you call youself "problem solvers" the only thing you guys are is a buch of loosers than care about nothing but yourself..Firebird and PM45K

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