[PLUG] W2K or XP for dual-boot system?

[AthlonRob]

On Mon, 2003-02-24 at 09:00, Eric House wrote:

> I seem to have a choice between machines with W2K and XP installed,
> and so am wondering if I should care.  My work-issued laptop
> dual-boots with W2K and seems fine (and runs all the apps I need).  XP
> is newer, and presumably will be current longer; but I worry about its
> reputation as spyware and whether it'll be a good citizen on a
> dual-boot disk.

Win2K is Windows NT 5.0, WinXP is Windows NT 5.1 - they are *very*
similar.

Neither should give you any problems whatsoever in a dual-boot system.

XP is a bit evil with it's WPA, but if you don't mind that, might as
well go for XP.

Rob