RE: [PcTech] choosing an OS and getting comfy with a new pc

["Buck Calabro" <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>1.  we're in a mixed desktop OS environment - 
>some W98, W2K and XP - I can probably have 
>my choice of OS - based on the above, do you 
>prefer W2K or XP?

Some stuff doesn't load/run properly on XP yet.  Unless you are putting all new 
apps on the box, I'd stay away from XP.  I have heard that XP can actually 
disable itself if you make significant changes to the PC, like adding a big 
hard drive and changing the CPU.

>2.  does everyone go through the same thing 
>I described above, or is there a shortcut or 
>series of shortcuts that could speed the above 
>process along?

You could use Ghost to put an entire image of your existing PC on the new hard 
drive...
  --buck