So you got XP? I have a present for you... two lovely new XP walls!!
(And one of them is (almost) grey!)
That's if they don't get moderated.

BoXXi....I'm reaching for the axe as we speak...

I haven't crashed XP for the 2 weeks(?) I've had it... Although part of that may be because I'm not a stepper. I've head LiteStep is very un-stable and crashes frequently. Isn't that right, Jafo?

I've had the same thing as paxx, no windows crashes at all...just various apps crashing pretty frequently. All in all, pretty impressed so far.

Doreen can't wait to get my upgrade...
stop w/ the teasing already!

Well...I installed it on a 2 gig drive....where 1.5 gig is the OS...[the hibernate function accounts for 1 gig of that, so that was the first thing to go....got sick of the low-drive-space warnings].

Really the only truly daggy aspect of XP is the plastic-look crappy green start button....that really shows a lack of class.
Almoast as bad as that see-through glassy Mac rubbish.
Who cloned who on that one?....

One win is my Virus checking proggy actually recognizes the OS and installs....in 2K it claims I need NT4 or better...[silly thing didn't recognize NT5].

Media player searched my drives and found media I didn't even remember having...[not sure yet if that is a plus].
My wife Terry is not impressed that her logon icon appears to be a duck, and accuses me of being 'strange'....nuffin to do with me...that's a default icon, I plead...

Going to leave the comp on all weekend....see if it falls over....will probably burn my house down....[ya gotta love computers]...

Next addition is LiteSTEP....if you never see me again.....you will know why....

For me Windows 2000 was the most stable OS, and applications rarely crashed in 2k like they do in XP.
Also keep in mind that certain of your programs may not work in XP, even if they worked in 2000. Cases in mind: Norton Antivirus, McAffee Antivirus, Easy CD Creator, PC MACLAN. There may be more, but these are the ones I firsthand experienced that they don't work on XP; you will need to upgrade and buy the latest version of the above software to get it to work in XP.

Other than that, ICQ refuses to work since I upgraded to Office XP, although for some people it works fine. Applications such as Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Flash crashes at least once a day, sometimes 3 or 4 times. And I have talked to a number of friends who also upgraded and all have confirmed like davad70 that their programs indeed crash more often.
I'm really not sure it's warthwhile upgrade from Windows 2000. It brings some cool features, but it also brings some problems...

Paxx...I know how....I'd changed mine...that's why the boss complained I'd made her a duck...
As for the proggies you listed...
I don't use either Virus proggy, and prefer Nero over EasyCD anyway.
Most of my installs of 2K ended up with a dud wowexec.exe which meant I couldn't run any 16 bit proggies at all...that includes 'sysedit'.
Not a big thing?, you may say......
But...
Autocad 2000 uses a 16 bit installer.....so you cannot install the darn thing if wowexec screws up.
The HP Scanner 'patch' install method on the HP site is incorrect as well...[at least for me it is]...if you try to run the patch with the scanner connected [on], the OS will crash and reboot....turn it off [the scanner], and it will install OK....go figure....

In 2K I get random lockups....sometimes 3 or 4 a day, other times, none at all.....too damn random to narrow-down.

If XP cures that part alone, I'll be a happy chappie...

Paxx & Koasati:

I would lay low for a while, dudes.

IN case you havent' noticed, there is a frenzied wide-eyed cult of XP around right now, and i am sure they would gladly gouge out your eyes for even IMPLYING that XP isn't the best thing since sliced bread and human reproduction.

What you say of 2K is true, but right now, the truth can get you nailed to a tree.

Hang your heads low...come back out later when the dust has settled and the wild-eyed crazies have moved on to whatever version of windo$e comes next.

I will pray for your souls in the meantime.

Via con Dios, mi amigos.

UXB...un-exploded bomb....
Oh well...I meant 'USB'...but you knew that....

ive had xp for 3/4 of a year now, hasnt crashed once

Piece of cake it crashed and burned in 15 min flat