From: Chris Robinson 

Thanks for the info.  Think I'll go the XP route then :o)

Chris.

Robert Comer wrote:

> I really haven't had any problems with my W2K Server and WinXP clients other
> than WinXP other than a strange tendency for Win2k to forget about WinXP
> shares after time, and the only way to get at the shares again is to
> disconnect the share and the reconnect it.  Performance isn't all that much
> different.
>
> - Bob Comer
>
> "Chris Robinson" 
wrote in message
> news:3EC1F90B.23C31FD0{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > I was browsing a forum this morning as I often do and came across the
> > post below:
> >
> > http://snurl.com/1cqd
> > -------------------------------
> > "I am going to install and implement 2 Win2k Advanced Servers for file
> > sharing, print server, and App Server. I went to a Win 2k Server
> > training seminar and to make a long story short, was told that XP Pro
> > will not work well with the Win 2k servers and that I should upgrade all
> > my Win 95/98/ME's to Win 2k Pro and that I should downgrade all of my XP
> > Pro's to Win 2k Pro. Is there any truth to this??"
> > -------------------------------
> >
> > There aren't too many replies atm but the first reply to it was quite
> > discouraging.  I'm ignoring the performance issues as this can easily be
> > worked around with XP but the Win2k Server/ XP Client compatibility is a
> > bit worring as I'm soon going to buy a new laptop for a small firm I
> > look after - it was going to be XP Pro but the server is Win2k Server.
> > Is there any truth in these problems that anyone knows?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris.
> >

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