Win XP + Memory

I have heard alot of roumours goin round that XP is a memory hogg???? but on the other hand ive heard lots saying it aint??????

I dont know wot to belive????

Does any one really know the truth???

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Depends on what you're comparing it to.

If compared to WIn98/ME, then yes it's a hog. However, it manages its available memory MUCH better then these OSes.

If compared to Win2K, it's still a hog. However, it marginally manages better than Win2K does at default. In my opinion, Win2K can be tweaked to the point where it eats XP alive.

In my experience, XP was just a bloated Win2K that included most of the useful tweaks you can get for Win2K. I did not see it as a step up at all.

Yes Windows XP is a ram hog since it runs alot of things in the background..

IF you had 256 mem or more go with the XP if not go with 2k...

2k is very good os so is the xp since it has great compatiblity.