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Win2000 Pro VS. XP Pro

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Are there any good articles written by independent parties that compare the features of 2000 and XP Pro?

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by r. a. caluste

i dont see any point in comparing the two, remember windows XP is also windows 2000, only dressed up a little bit :)

by fchadney

Here's a quick summary of what's new to XP over 2000:

Task Manager ? Network Statistics
Fast User Switching ? Workgroup Mode only
IPv6
Image files can be viewed as slideshows, etc.
CD Burning software (Direct CD)
Internet Time Sync ? Workgroup Mode only
Gpupdate.exe replaces ?secedit /refreshpolicy?
Can schedule defrags; defrag.exe can be run from command line
Diskpart.exe command line tool
RSOP mmc snap-in replaces gpresult.exe
RDP 5.1 ? audio, high color
Remote Desktop Connection (Like Terminal Server)
Remote Assistance
Network adapter ?Repair? option ? which does an ipconfig /release, /renew, /flushdns, /registerdns, nbtstat ?RR, and flushes ARP cache
Can share encrypted files
Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)
Automated System Recovery
System Restore Points
Alternate IP address
802.11 support - wireless
Bridging of Network Connections and Peripheral Devices

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