nicklan
Silver Member
Alan,
What kind of network are you refering to?
Nick
What kind of network are you refering to?
Nick
Windows XP
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Alan L.
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<font color=blue>What kind of network are you refering to?<font color=black>
Our network is a Windows 2000 Server network with one fileserver which is the domain controller. Only 10 or so client computers. There is another W2K server machine in the domain which only acts as a mail/fax server. Both of these servers are Pentium 3 - 600 to 800 mhz machines (Dell Poweredge 2400).
I hired 2 different consultants that could only throw up their hands. One of them later advised me that he has gone back to previous installations of his and found that, indeed, the XP clients are slow, but there had not been anything to compare them to and so his client had not complained. Whereas, I was replacing 4 year old P2-333s with Windows 98 and the old ones were MUCH faster on the network than the new P4-1.8s were. With W2K professional, the new ones are very fast.
Two examples. Loading our tax preparation software - about 200MB from a CD - the update would take about 15 minutes on the old Win 98 machines. On the new XP machine I terminated the install at 45 minutes twice. Don't know when it would have finished.
Copying files from server to client. The old 98 machines took about 25% as much time as the XP machines.
Our network is a Windows 2000 Server network with one fileserver which is the domain controller. Only 10 or so client computers. There is another W2K server machine in the domain which only acts as a mail/fax server. Both of these servers are Pentium 3 - 600 to 800 mhz machines (Dell Poweredge 2400).
I hired 2 different consultants that could only throw up their hands. One of them later advised me that he has gone back to previous installations of his and found that, indeed, the XP clients are slow, but there had not been anything to compare them to and so his client had not complained. Whereas, I was replacing 4 year old P2-333s with Windows 98 and the old ones were MUCH faster on the network than the new P4-1.8s were. With W2K professional, the new ones are very fast.
Two examples. Loading our tax preparation software - about 200MB from a CD - the update would take about 15 minutes on the old Win 98 machines. On the new XP machine I terminated the install at 45 minutes twice. Don't know when it would have finished.
Copying files from server to client. The old 98 machines took about 25% as much time as the XP machines.
pdxman
Silver Member
My XP works fine. You might want to check this link though if you like to fix things that aren't broke.
http://www.kgw.com/tech/stories/kgw_0429_tech_software_upgrades.3979efd7.html
http://www.kgw.com/tech/stories/kgw_0429_tech_software_upgrades.3979efd7.html
wasabi
Platinum Member
I've got Dell workstations networked at my office and at home....XP upgraded OS on two out of five stations.
No major problems, but I did have a nightmare e-mail disfunction on MY machine at the office that lasted six months. Tracked it to to Office XP upgrade that left tendrils of problemsome code....finally slayed that dragon!!
As for the XP OS, I think it is fine. More stable than others IMHO.
No major problems, but I did have a nightmare e-mail disfunction on MY machine at the office that lasted six months. Tracked it to to Office XP upgrade that left tendrils of problemsome code....finally slayed that dragon!!
As for the XP OS, I think it is fine. More stable than others IMHO.
PBMAX
Platinum Member
I run xp pro on mine and me on the wifes. Mine is a custom built, 1.4Pntium, by me.My wifes an hp vectra 400mghz. Net worked together.I print,using her (USB)hp992? office jet. I have no problems with printing.I can even use her (USB)cannon scanner...
I know several people with xp and have had problems with it. Odlly enough it seem most of them had to do with XP on facotry machines. HP,Dell, and so forth.
Same with Me and 98. It seems many of these companies like to tweek the op sys to add subtract features. This can cause issues down the road. Like a partner just buzzed me this morning about his. It is a fire-wall software issue. He installed ZoneAlarm and didn't bather to ask around. It dosn't like xp.He so he did the obvious and uninstalled it...
Now it will only boot to safe mode??? Go figure....
I'm a bit of a gamer so I often load and unload software...I've had no problems...In the 6mnths or so since upgrading to xp over ME.
I've only run into one game that wouldn't run and found it to be a bad copy from the factory.
I will say this if you plan to go to xp. Get on the web and get the latest drivers before you up grade.Saved me a big headache...
BTW xp is supposed to be based on the same platform as NT(W2K).
I know several people with xp and have had problems with it. Odlly enough it seem most of them had to do with XP on facotry machines. HP,Dell, and so forth.
Same with Me and 98. It seems many of these companies like to tweek the op sys to add subtract features. This can cause issues down the road. Like a partner just buzzed me this morning about his. It is a fire-wall software issue. He installed ZoneAlarm and didn't bather to ask around. It dosn't like xp.He so he did the obvious and uninstalled it...
Now it will only boot to safe mode??? Go figure....
I'm a bit of a gamer so I often load and unload software...I've had no problems...In the 6mnths or so since upgrading to xp over ME.
I've only run into one game that wouldn't run and found it to be a bad copy from the factory.
I will say this if you plan to go to xp. Get on the web and get the latest drivers before you up grade.Saved me a big headache...
BTW xp is supposed to be based on the same platform as NT(W2K).