WinXP trashed by Windows 2000

And the tests indicate that if corporations insist on moving to Windows XP, they should consider buying dual processor systems to make the week-old OS sing.

Benchmarks run by the magazine showed that certain tests ran 27 per cent slower on WinXP than on the OS it was designed to replace.

And, in the picturesque language of the Wild West, XP "ate the dust" of the older operating system.

But when the OSes were tested on dual systems, Windows XP performed better.

We'd suspect most corporations would not invest in dual systems to take advantage of the sweet XP confection.

The report said that until 2GHz desktop machines are widespread it would not recommend upgrading to WinXP. You can find the article here. µ