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Memory Leaks/Memory Management

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by TraJ, Nov 19, 2002.

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  1. TraJ

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    How does Windows XP home edition do when compared with, say, Windows ME? I have ME running on my machine right now, and it leaks like a sieve. I've been contemplating either Windows XP or Windows 2000. At the moment I think I'm going to give XP a try, because I can get it a little cheaper than 2000. (May regret that decision later.) I'm not really wanting to sink a lot of money into my current machine, just a few stop-gap measures that will allow me to get a little more use out of it until I can buy the laptop I want.
     
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    Windows 2000 and Windows XP are based upon the NT Kernel which doesn't suffer that horrible memory leaking problem that the Win95/Win98/WinMe do.

    If you are considering WinXP Home vs Windows 2000 - take Windows 2000, a lot of people just don't like XP right now. I like WinXP Pro though, it is what I use at home/work. I think it is a mix of the good features of WinME and Windows 2000. Besides you can make XP Pro act/look just like Windows 2000 Pro.

    Differences between WinXP Home and WinXP Pro.

    When you switch to Windows 2000 or higher - it will seem like night and day from the crappy Win9X/Me junk.
     
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    Though I have never used Windows ME and I am not a big fan of Microsoft, I find it hard to believe that the OS "leaks memory like a sieve". Are you sure that the leak is not coming from some application that you are running?

    I currently, use Windows 2000 Professional and literally months can go by without rebooting.
     
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  4. Cohen

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    I use XP Pro and it is by far the best Window's OS that I've ever used.
     
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