Originally Posted by
Boraxo
I can't agree with that statement. About a year ago I upgraded from WIN 2000 to WIN XP (Home). The Win2000 was far better than any of the prior versions of Win but it still crashed more than it should have, esp. as I don't run anything complex on my system. WIN XP Home isn't the worst but it is much worse the 2000 in terms of reliability and operational issues. And the file organization is just bizarro, particularly when you do an upgrade install of the OS.
I had both Win 2000 and XP on fresh installs and I have not had any problems like yours on either platform. They have been rock solid for me. They fundamentally the same OS, better known as Win NT 5.0 and 5.1. That is all they are. XP is Win 2K with a few doo dads and some additionss, many of them visual.
I do remember having a similar issue on
upgrading Win XP Home to Pro. I suspect your issues are to go with upgrading the OS, which is generally not a recommended path to begin with. You're kind of asking for trouble doing that.
But XP and Mac - nothing between them in terms of fundamental stability on a consumer. Its just a matter which one you find prettier or which hardware you like. I dont buy into these cult of MS or cult of Apple stuff anymore. Its all hype.