[thelist] Win 2k or XP and why?

[Dave]

I am about to upgrade operating systems (yeah I know, it's about time)
but I need to do it because Visual.Net won't run on 98. Out of these two
choices which I am narrowed down to, Win 2000 Pro or Win XP Pro, which
would be better and why? I have read stories about the product
activation on XP and also the hardware and software incompatibilities,
so I was almost leaning towards Win 2k but I realize its the older
technology. Advice is most welcome...
Thanks,
Dave