Pete
April 14th 03, 08:43 PM
Simple answer. YES!
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently replaced my PC.
>
>Old was Win 98SE, 256MB, but only 266mz although it was
top of the line in
>1997 when it cost over $4000.
>
>New is Win XP PRO SP1 (factory installed), 512MB, and
2.4gz ($1800).
>
>Since my new processor is almost 10 times faster, the
last thing I expected
>was degraded performance. However, the only things that
run faster are
>Windows startups, shutdowns, and restarts. Most other
functions are slower
>than my Win 98 system.
>
>I have searched and surveyed performance tips (including
the XP SP1 the
>hotfix that speeds up initializations for apps that need
a lot of memory).
>Other than that, I can't find a tip that explains why XP
is slow and was
>slow (right out of the box).
>
>Should I have ordered Win 2000 on my new PC?
>
>Jim
>
>
>
>.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently replaced my PC.
>
>Old was Win 98SE, 256MB, but only 266mz although it was
top of the line in
>1997 when it cost over $4000.
>
>New is Win XP PRO SP1 (factory installed), 512MB, and
2.4gz ($1800).
>
>Since my new processor is almost 10 times faster, the
last thing I expected
>was degraded performance. However, the only things that
run faster are
>Windows startups, shutdowns, and restarts. Most other
functions are slower
>than my Win 98 system.
>
>I have searched and surveyed performance tips (including
the XP SP1 the
>hotfix that speeds up initializations for apps that need
a lot of memory).
>Other than that, I can't find a tip that explains why XP
is slow and was
>slow (right out of the box).
>
>Should I have ordered Win 2000 on my new PC?
>
>Jim
>
>
>
>.
>