On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Ken Elliott wrote:
> >>what is the functional difference between 2k & XP?
>
> Win 2K is NT 5.0
> Win XP is NT 5.1
>
> The .1 is a whole lot of added on junk, in my opinion. Case in point: I
> plug my Camera into a W2K machine and nothing happens. I pull up Explorer
> and move the files. In XP, it starts up a wizard and asks what I want to
> do. I have to close it before I can continue. This occurs because XP has a
> small applet loaded that watches for these things, to "help" me. I don't
> need the help, it gets in the way, steals memory and CPU cycles. Same type
> of thing happens with I put a CD in the drive. Drives me crazy.
That can be disabled easily enough. Look for "autorun" in the CD drive
properties.
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