Win2K vs WinXP

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the performance of a
CAD station?

Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers) upgrade
from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of their
applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included money to
upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.

I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our computers by
upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10) range from
PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This year I
don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is a problem
I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,

Hugo.

[Anonymous]

If your systems are more than 1 year old I wouldn't try putting xp on them.
If they can wait then wait. XP is best loaded on a new PC.

Robert

PS: can I make you a deal on some new computers?



"Hugo Hernandez" wrote in message
news:E460BD5637891D232E31B6CD9019CA2E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the performance of a
> CAD station?
>
> Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers) upgrade
> from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of their
> applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included money
to
> upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.
>
> I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our computers
by
> upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10) range
from
> PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This year I
> don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is a
problem
> I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.
>
> Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,
>
> Hugo.
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

Well I would say what does XP give you that 2K does not do?
XP gives you a few nice admin tricks and the multi user interface is nice, but thats about it.
It does boot faster but that would only really help laptops. So really there is not much reason
to upgrade to XP. BTW a domain controller eliminates the multi user interface thing.

Hardware wise, if a computer is over a gig and has enough ram then you could upgrade without
much of a noticable decrease in performance. I would recommend 512 of ram. 256 with autocad would
choke the machine.

"Hugo Hernandez"
|>Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the performance of a
|>CAD station?
|>
|>Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers) upgrade
|>from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of their
|>applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included money to
|>upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.
|>
|>I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our computers by
|>upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10) range from
|>PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This year I
|>don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is a problem
|>I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.
|>
|>Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,
|>
|>Hugo.
|>
|>

[Anonymous]

I thought that xp was supposed to improve acad performance on pentium 4's?

Anyone know?

I must say that the win xp interface takes a bit of getting used to - seems
a little mickey mouse at first compared to w2k pro

--
Jamie Duncan

"Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
"Hugo Hernandez" wrote in message
news:E460BD5637891D232E31B6CD9019CA2E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the performance of a
> CAD station?
>
> Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers) upgrade
> from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of their
> applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included money
to
> upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.
>
> I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our computers
by
> upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10) range
from
> PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This year I
> don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is a
problem
> I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.
>
> Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,
>
> Hugo.
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

the mickey mouse look can be removed by changing preferences back to the
look of NT or Win2K professional...I have been running CAD software and many
other types of software on XP now for some time .... long enough that I cant
remember 2K very well but XP works great and I think it is faster, I know
that XP seems to do a better job of clearing the garbage out of RAM and
allowing the computer as a whole to run smoother for long periods of
time....which greatly improves efficency, I have it on my laptop also which
is a 1.13 pentium series with 256 meg of RAM and it works great there
also....Your real issue is can you afford to learn new software now and
work out the kinks with upgrading the old computers or do you want to wait
and just get all new computers with the new software, it wont be enough of a
difference to increase productivity, however if you are tying everyone
together would it be very helpful to upgrade so that your inhouse technical
people wont have to deal with multiple operating systems when updates and
problems occur.

Eric

"Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
news:1DBD5A39EA20E5D375366C7DC97997DA@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I thought that xp was supposed to improve acad performance on pentium 4's?
>
> Anyone know?
>
> I must say that the win xp interface takes a bit of getting used to -
seems
> a little mickey mouse at first compared to w2k pro
>
> --
> Jamie Duncan
>
> "Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
> "Hugo Hernandez" wrote in message
> news:E460BD5637891D232E31B6CD9019CA2E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the performance of
a
> > CAD station?
> >
> > Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers)
upgrade
> > from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of
their
> > applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included money
> to
> > upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.
> >
> > I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our
computers
> by
> > upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10) range
> from
> > PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This year I
> > don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is a
> problem
> > I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.
> >
> > Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,
> >
> > Hugo.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

I knew that you can get the xp interface to look like w2k, it's just that
the boss's pc is wxp, and when I have to help him I have to put up with that
mm look - he likes it.

--
Jamie Duncan

"Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
"Cadboy" wrote in message
news:4094C34CB5C7341C0EF1C3EFF9672E09@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> the mickey mouse look can be removed by changing preferences back to the
> look of NT or Win2K professional...I have been running CAD software and
many
> other types of software on XP now for some time .... long enough that I
cant
> remember 2K very well but XP works great and I think it is faster, I know
> that XP seems to do a better job of clearing the garbage out of RAM and
> allowing the computer as a whole to run smoother for long periods of
> time....which greatly improves efficency, I have it on my laptop also
which
> is a 1.13 pentium series with 256 meg of RAM and it works great there
> also....Your real issue is can you afford to learn new software now and
> work out the kinks with upgrading the old computers or do you want to wait
> and just get all new computers with the new software, it wont be enough of
a
> difference to increase productivity, however if you are tying everyone
> together would it be very helpful to upgrade so that your inhouse
technical
> people wont have to deal with multiple operating systems when updates and
> problems occur.
>
> Eric
>
> "Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
> news:1DBD5A39EA20E5D375366C7DC97997DA@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I thought that xp was supposed to improve acad performance on pentium
4's?
> >
> > Anyone know?
> >
> > I must say that the win xp interface takes a bit of getting used to -
> seems
> > a little mickey mouse at first compared to w2k pro
> >
> > --
> > Jamie Duncan
> >
> > "Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
> > "Hugo Hernandez" wrote in message
> > news:E460BD5637891D232E31B6CD9019CA2E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the performance
of
> a
> > > CAD station?
> > >
> > > Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers)
> upgrade
> > > from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of
> their
> > > applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included
money
> > to
> > > upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.
> > >
> > > I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our
> computers
> > by
> > > upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10)
range
> > from
> > > PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This year
I
> > > don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is a
> > problem
> > > I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.
> > >
> > > Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,
> > >
> > > Hugo.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 07:51:50 -0800, "Hugo Hernandez"
hernandez at wnco dot com> wrote:

>Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the performance of a
>CAD station?

If so, not enough to notice the difference. And if it does, it's
invariably because the machine is not properly tuned to XP. That means
turning off a lot of the extra "services" that Microsoft put into the
product, that do nothing but slow modern hardware down to the speed of
obsolete hardware.

I will say I like XP better than 2K, but only after I've sufficiently
killed off all of those insipid things.

>Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers) upgrade
>from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of their
>applications.

I have a hard time believing that you have apps that will be "more
compatible" under XP than they would be under Win2K. Over NT, sure -
but most apps out there are designed for Win2K and just happen to run
fine under XP. Some, however, do not run so wel or need patched.

>As part of their upgrade project, they have included money to
>upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.

That's an upgrade???

P-IIIs are dated, old, decrepit technology. Move to P4s or Athlon XPs,
2000MHz or better.

In general, AutoCAD runs about the same under both 2K and XP. However,
there is one HUGE compatibility problem - printers. Specifically, if
you set up printers with common PC3 and PMP files located on a server,
you must set aside a folder for Win2K machines and XP machines, since
the PC3/PMP files are proprietary to one OS. If you don't, your
machines will get the dreaded "null pointer" error when you go to
print.

If you set up PC3s and PMPs on each individual station (which I do not
recommend) you won't have this issue.

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

you got a list of what you like to turn off?

Matt Stachoni
|>If so, not enough to notice the difference. And if it does, it's
|>invariably because the machine is not properly tuned to XP. That means
|>turning off a lot of the extra "services" that Microsoft put into the
|>product, that do nothing but slow modern hardware down to the speed of
|>obsolete hardware.
|>
|>I will say I like XP better than 2K, but only after I've sufficiently
|>killed off all of those insipid things.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the great info Matt, as you pointed out there was some
inaccurate information on my message. The upgrade will be to P4's and about
60% of the machines are NT4. Thank you for reminding me about PC3's, they
will have to be recreated since they are being shared, that is another
reason to upgrade to the same OS as everybody else in the company.

[Anonymous]

As I check my Services applet, these are some of the services that are
set to Manual or Diabled:

Distributed Link Tracking Agent
Distributed Transaction coordinator
Help and Support
Indexing Service
MS Software Shadow Copy Service
NT LM Security Support Provider
Portable Media Serial Number Service
QoS RSVP
Remote Registry (do NOT do this on Exchange Servers)
Smart Card
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Windows Image Acquisition
Automatic Updates
Error Reporting Service
Fast User Switching Capability
IMAPI CD-Burning COM service
Secondary Logon
SSDP Discover Service
Wireless Zero Configuration

Some of this is normal Windows stuff, but most of it are part of the
new XP feature set.

System Restore is another one I axe, as well as tweaking the interface
settings to make things speedier.


Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com



On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 16:03:28 -0800, Dave Lewis wrote:

>you got a list of what you like to turn off?
>
>Matt Stachoni
>|>If so, not enough to notice the difference. And if it does, it's
>|>invariably because the machine is not properly tuned to XP. That means
>|>turning off a lot of the extra "services" that Microsoft put into the
>|>product, that do nothing but slow modern hardware down to the speed of
>|>obsolete hardware.
>|>
>|>I will say I like XP better than 2K, but only after I've sufficiently
>|>killed off all of those insipid things.

[Anonymous]

Here's a great link to explanation about XP settings - I believe there are
settings for Win2K there also.
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

As far as the way we approach it, we're just moving to XP as new machines
come in, leaving working Win2K machines in place.

John

"Matt Stachoni" wrote in message
news:gpm45v09v16953cl7upssu14kv8rgikpea@4ax.com...
> As I check my Services applet, these are some of the services that are
> set to Manual or Diabled:
>
> Distributed Link Tracking Agent
> Distributed Transaction coordinator
> Help and Support
> Indexing Service
> MS Software Shadow Copy Service
> NT LM Security Support Provider
> Portable Media Serial Number Service
> QoS RSVP
> Remote Registry (do NOT do this on Exchange Servers)
> Smart Card
> Universal Plug and Play Device Host
> Windows Image Acquisition
> Automatic Updates
> Error Reporting Service
> Fast User Switching Capability
> IMAPI CD-Burning COM service
> Secondary Logon
> SSDP Discover Service
> Wireless Zero Configuration
>
> Some of this is normal Windows stuff, but most of it are part of the
> new XP feature set.
>
> System Restore is another one I axe, as well as tweaking the interface
> settings to make things speedier.
>
>
> Matt
> mstachoni@comcast.net
> mstachoni@bhhtait.com
>
>
>
> On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 16:03:28 -0800, Dave Lewis wrote:
>
> >you got a list of what you like to turn off?
> >
> >Matt Stachoni
> >|>If so, not enough to notice the difference. And if it does, it's
> >|>invariably because the machine is not properly tuned to XP. That means
> >|>turning off a lot of the extra "services" that Microsoft put into the
> >|>product, that do nothing but slow modern hardware down to the speed of
> >|>obsolete hardware.
> >|>
> >|>I will say I like XP better than 2K, but only after I've sufficiently
> >|>killed off all of those insipid things.
>

[Anonymous]

So he likes to play with Fisher Price toys
"Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
news:0350B82D5F51A9B78128231BD416F644@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I knew that you can get the xp interface to look like w2k, it's just that
> the boss's pc is wxp, and when I have to help him I have to put up with
that
> mm look - he likes it.
>
> --
> Jamie Duncan
>
> "Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
> "Cadboy" wrote in message
> news:4094C34CB5C7341C0EF1C3EFF9672E09@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > the mickey mouse look can be removed by changing preferences back to the
> > look of NT or Win2K professional...I have been running CAD software and
> many
> > other types of software on XP now for some time .... long enough that I
> cant
> > remember 2K very well but XP works great and I think it is faster, I
know
> > that XP seems to do a better job of clearing the garbage out of RAM and
> > allowing the computer as a whole to run smoother for long periods of
> > time....which greatly improves efficency, I have it on my laptop also
> which
> > is a 1.13 pentium series with 256 meg of RAM and it works great there
> > also....Your real issue is can you afford to learn new software now and
> > work out the kinks with upgrading the old computers or do you want to
wait
> > and just get all new computers with the new software, it wont be enough
of
> a
> > difference to increase productivity, however if you are tying everyone
> > together would it be very helpful to upgrade so that your inhouse
> technical
> > people wont have to deal with multiple operating systems when updates
and
> > problems occur.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > "Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
> > news:1DBD5A39EA20E5D375366C7DC97997DA@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > I thought that xp was supposed to improve acad performance on pentium
> 4's?
> > >
> > > Anyone know?
> > >
> > > I must say that the win xp interface takes a bit of getting used to -
> > seems
> > > a little mickey mouse at first compared to w2k pro
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jamie Duncan
> > >
> > > "Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
> > > "Hugo Hernandez" wrote in message
> > > news:E460BD5637891D232E31B6CD9019CA2E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the
performance
> of
> > a
> > > > CAD station?
> > > >
> > > > Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers)
> > upgrade
> > > > from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of
> > their
> > > > applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included
> money
> > > to
> > > > upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.
> > > >
> > > > I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our
> > computers
> > > by
> > > > upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10)
> range
> > > from
> > > > PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This
year
> I
> > > > don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is a
> > > problem
> > > > I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.
> > > >
> > > > Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,
> > > >
> > > > Hugo.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

he wants to knbow where the letters go when you scroll down

I told them they go up inside a little roll , just don't shake the screen or
evrything disappears

--
Jamie Duncan

"Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
"Bill" wrote in message
news:38454FDB4F846C36249DED03A1EFF5C2@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> So he likes to play with Fisher Price toys
> "Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
> news:0350B82D5F51A9B78128231BD416F644@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I knew that you can get the xp interface to look like w2k, it's just
that
> > the boss's pc is wxp, and when I have to help him I have to put up with
> that
> > mm look - he likes it.
> >
> > --
> > Jamie Duncan
> >
> > "Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
> > "Cadboy" wrote in message
> > news:4094C34CB5C7341C0EF1C3EFF9672E09@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > the mickey mouse look can be removed by changing preferences back to
the
> > > look of NT or Win2K professional...I have been running CAD software
and
> > many
> > > other types of software on XP now for some time .... long enough that
I
> > cant
> > > remember 2K very well but XP works great and I think it is faster, I
> know
> > > that XP seems to do a better job of clearing the garbage out of RAM
and
> > > allowing the computer as a whole to run smoother for long periods of
> > > time....which greatly improves efficency, I have it on my laptop also
> > which
> > > is a 1.13 pentium series with 256 meg of RAM and it works great there
> > > also....Your real issue is can you afford to learn new software now
and
> > > work out the kinks with upgrading the old computers or do you want to
> wait
> > > and just get all new computers with the new software, it wont be
enough
> of
> > a
> > > difference to increase productivity, however if you are tying everyone
> > > together would it be very helpful to upgrade so that your inhouse
> > technical
> > > people wont have to deal with multiple operating systems when updates
> and
> > > problems occur.
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > > "Jamie Duncan" wrote in message
> > > news:1DBD5A39EA20E5D375366C7DC97997DA@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > I thought that xp was supposed to improve acad performance on
pentium
> > 4's?
> > > >
> > > > Anyone know?
> > > >
> > > > I must say that the win xp interface takes a bit of getting used
to -
> > > seems
> > > > a little mickey mouse at first compared to w2k pro
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jamie Duncan
> > > >
> > > > "Maybe the Hokey Pokey is REALLY what's it all about"
> > > > "Hugo Hernandez" wrote in
message
> > > > news:E460BD5637891D232E31B6CD9019CA2E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the
> performance
> > of
> > > a
> > > > > CAD station?
> > > > >
> > > > > Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers)
> > > upgrade
> > > > > from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some
of
> > > their
> > > > > applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included
> > money
> > > > to
> > > > > upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our
> > > computers
> > > > by
> > > > > upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10)
> > range
> > > > from
> > > > > PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This
> year
> > I
> > > > > don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is
a
> > > > problem
> > > > > I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,
> > > > >
> > > > > Hugo.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

>As I check my Services applet, these are some of the services that are
>set to Manual or Diabled:

Do you do this manually Matt?

Or do you do this with Atomic XP?

[Anonymous]

Hugo,

I'm doing some consulting work in an office where there are winnt 4,
win2k, and win xp computers using adt 3.3 and we're all using the same
pc3 file. Another office I know uses winnt 4 and win2k mixed
environment and plots using one server folder for pc3 files.

I'm not an advocate of upgrading winnt or win2k computers to winxp...
rather when I order new computers, I bring them online with newest OS
and leave the older "as is" for cost purposes.

Tom

Thomas E. Momeyer, AIA, CCS

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 06:06:04 -0800, "Hugo Hernandez"
hernandez at wnco dot com> wrote:

>Thank you for the great info Matt, as you pointed out there was some
>inaccurate information on my message. The upgrade will be to P4's and about
>60% of the machines are NT4. Thank you for reminding me about PC3's, they
>will have to be recreated since they are being shared, that is another
>reason to upgrade to the same OS as everybody else in the company.
>
>

[Anonymous]

Some I do automatically via the AtomicXP utility or through the XP
interface (generally via My Computer/Properties); others I go through
the Servcies applet directly and set the offending processes from
"Automatic" to "Maual." Depending on which computer
(home/network/domain) I might also set them to "disabled" but I
usually do this very judiciously.

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:56:15 -0800, jmorris@enduroindustries.com
wrote:

>>As I check my Services applet, these are some of the services that are
>>set to Manual or Diabled:
>
>Do you do this manually Matt?
>
>Or do you do this with Atomic XP?

[Anonymous]

>Some I do automatically via the AtomicXP utility

Is it true that Atomic XP should ONLY be used on a
FRESH install of Win XP pro?

[Anonymous]

On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 07:40:16 -0800, jmorris@enduroindustries.com
wrote:

>Is it true that Atomic XP should ONLY be used on a
>FRESH install of Win XP pro?

Not from my experience - much of what it changes is related to your
user profile, and I've run it successfully on many systems that were
installed months ago.

One thing you want to look at with Atomic XP is how it may or may not
change MTU settings for networking that are optimized for cable
Internet service. If you are on a corporate network, I've found that
it will slow you down to a crawl.

I used a .reg file I grabbed from
http://www.speedguide.net/Cable_modems/cable_patches.shtml

that resets all registry settings for XP/2K to their defaults. I
import this after running AtomicXP. I don't know if AtomicXP screwed
my settings up or if it was something else, but this reg patch solved
my slow network problems on my work machine and laptop, which were
driving me nuts.

Matt
mstachoni@comcast.net
mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

I hope you are using r2002/r2004 on your XP machines because there is a
very annoying bug with r2000/r2000i running on Windows XP that Autodesk
doesn't seem to want to fix. See my postings in the "autocad.2000general"
group for more info.

James LeVieux

"Hugo Hernandez" wrote in message
news:E460BD5637891D232E31B6CD9019CA2E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Does anybody know if going from Win2K to XP decreases the performance of a
> CAD station?
>
> Our company is contemplating a systemwide (about 10,000 computers) upgrade
> from Win2K to WinXP because of some compatibility issues on some of their
> applications. As part of their upgrade project, they have included money
to
> upgrade all P-II and older systems to P-III 1.8 Ghz. systems.
>
> I am concerned about the loss of performance we may have on our computers
by
> upgrading to XP because all the CAD computers I manage (about 10) range
from
> PIII-900 to 1.5 Ghz.and they don't qualify for an upgrade. This year I
> don't have any money budgeted for computer upgrades, so if this is a
problem
> I may be able to request to stay with Win2K until next year.
>
> Any feedback will be greatly appreciated,
>
> Hugo.
>
>
>