win XP or win 2k pro? help me decide.

[looktall]

i want to upgrade from win 98se.
which one would be better? and why?
i want stability. (i'm getting sick of 98se and it's damned BSOD's)
but i also want a driver friendly os.

i have a c533 with 384mb ram, should be fine with either of those, right? (i'll be upgrading to a c900 in a month or two, so if the 533 is a bit low, it won't be for long)

i've heard 2k is very stable. but it runs on NTFS(i think) i have a partitioned drive, and i want to keep the second partition(FAT32), will that be a problem?


advice please.
thanks.


EDIT:it's ok. i just read mordy's thread. so there is no need for a thread of the same nature. if you still feel like commenting, go ahead. and if an admin thinks this thread should be deleted, go ahead.

[JunFan]

i've heard 2k is very stable. but it runs on NTFS(i think) i have a partitioned drive, and i want to keep the second partition(FAT32), will that be a problem

Win2k will run on FAT file systems, you just won't be able to take advantage of the compression/encryption/security file system features.

You will probably have more ease finding drivers for 2k than XP.

I had some very sour experiences with XP so i am sticking with win2k, its a much more professional OS

[Leopard]

I second your comment on Win2k being more Professional, XP has som many wizards for doing simple tasks - aimed at the Americans I guess

Re: NTFS, I have dumped fat32 and now use NTFS on all my partitions.
It is a bit harder to recover if you need to use a (win9x) boot disk, but the chance of failure is lower.