who was it that advised me not to install XP?

[malachont]

My A31p came with windows 2000. Being "the other guy's grass is always greener" kind of fella, I wished it was XP.

now I installed XP, tentatively, on its own 2GB FAT32 partition in dual boot, and was surprised to find, even in a clean XP install with no apps yet, it seems to be slower than windows 2000 loaded with installations... for some reason...

I mean simple operations like browsing directories or doing a search of a file on the entire disk (60GB). Could it be that I am missing some turbocharged IDE or Video drivers that XP needs? it refused to install the fireGL ATI 7800 driver, saying it only works with win2k. but I ran both the IBM online update and MS update.

Im not removing win2k yet, anyways!

[MichaelMeier]

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[MadeInJapan]

Don't forget the major security upgrades in XP SP2.

[richarddd]

If you turn off all the glitz in XP, it looks and performs a whole lot like 2000. Differences seem to favor XP, such as better management of wifi.

[hausman]

My A31p came with windows 2000.

The ability to enhance the readability of the 1600x1200 LCD using Cleartype is worth XP's price of admission alone.

[leasure98]

Did you go to IBM's website to see if there are any configuration programs for a fresh XP install? I had to D/L and install XP "Supplemental Files" for my T22. Also had to run a program to add CState Flags in registry and also a new driver for the "IBMLCD". I think the supplemental files are installed under a program name of "wxpsd1a" or something like that.

[jjackson02]

I put XP on my A22m with 800mhz chip and 192ram. I can honestly say that it runs quite nicely. Not noticing a big difference from Win2k. I will although, leave win2k on my other thinkpad as I can't afford to lose anything on that system.