i got my PII computer with Windows 98 installed in 1999. i was so pissed for its instability. when Windows 2000 was released, and after i installed it, i felt the huge difference between the two. It has sacrificed its compatibility to its stability. i sacrificed my listening to music for 3 months, till buying a new soundcard which is compatible with Windows 2000. i didn't give up using windows 2000 within that time -- that's much i loved its stabiliy. Now Windows XP is out, and the SP1, so I benefit from both compatibility and stability.
I live with the ntoskrnl and will never go back to the 9x kernal.
