Re: [PCTECH] Is Windows XP more secure than Windows 2000?

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"They" as in the company or IT department.  Support is a LOT easier if all
the computers in a company run the same OS.

When they move to XP, they will move all the desktops to XP.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:44 PM
Subject: [PCTECH] Is Windows XP more secure than Windows 2000?


> Under the assumption that both are fully patched, it seems obvious to me
> that WinXP would be.
>
> How about stability?
>
> The reason I ask is that one of our users just got a new PC delivered with
> Win2k installed.  When I asked why not XP, I was told that "they"
> standardized on Win2k.  I do not know who "they" are.
>
> TIA, db
>
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