DROO, Windows 2000 has compatibility mode as well. Just right click the application executable, pick properites and the last tab to the right is the one you want.
I'm glad those of you who are using Win XP like it. I personally do not. It was installed for about a week before I reformatted and went back to Windows 2000 SP 2. It wasn't any more stable than Win2k. That was a $100 dollar mistake, but fortunately I just gave that computer away and the XP disk went with it.
There are two main reasons that Windows XP will not touch my computer:
1. "Automatic Updates" - This means Microsoft automatically scans and installs "updates" as it feels necessary. (I'd suggest looking at the "Security Digital Content" rights management portion of the EULA, which says Microsoft may lock down certain media files and content without user approval.) In my line of work I sometimes do programming work and it is ABSOLUTELY vital no software is installed or running when I'm trying to debug a program I've written. I do not want my OS changing key system files automatically.
2. Windows XP has the ability to deactivate itself when hardware changes are made. After a certain date (July 31 2004, if I remember right) reactivation may not be free. Even when it is "free" it means calling Microsoft and waiting on hold for about 15 minutes or going online (if you have an internet connection - my debugging machine does not). I change hardware all the time, Windows XP would be a nightmare for me.
Some other reasons I don't like Windows XP: The OS is constantly sending traffic to Microsoft when you are online (chewing up valuable bandwidth for people who do not have broadband access where they live yet). I personally like to be in control of my computer and don't like Microsoft having administrator rights to my computer to access and change files when they see fit. (I can see that the license key of Microsoft software installed on the computer is sent to Microsoft whenever an "update" is downloaded...
) Regardless of the fact that they may have a legal right to do that, it just feels like the police searching your computer every day to make sure you aren't doing something you shouldn't.
