Just what is XP Kernal Anyway ? [win 98]

Q Ive got a number of high-end CAD programs that are supported for Win2K/NT (NT5, NT4) only.
Others ported for Win XP 98/SE/ME only.

Which family is doing?


Best Answer: You could try a "repair install" of the OS. Insert the XP CD and instead of a full installation which removes everything, choose the repair option which will replace the missing files you need to start the computer properly.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using…


Re:Basically Windows XP has a Windows 2000 kernel.

For example Windows 2000 -> 5.00.2195
Windows XP -> 5.10.2600

Now lets take Windows 95 & 98 & 98 SE & ME

Windows 95 -> 4.00.950 (or A, B,C)
Windows 98 -> 4.10.1998
Windows 98SE -> 4.10.2222
Windows ME -> 4.90.3000

Basically the last 3 versions of Windows 9x came from Windows 95…. the kernel/core was just tweaked till its fullest extent (well what MS calls tweaking I personally call bloating and NO i am not some MS hater…. its just true. Windows 95 was 65 meg install (minimum) Windows ME is more like a 850 meg install).

So Windows XP is based off of the Windows 2000 core. Same version scheme as the Windows 9x line.


Re:<< I know windows 2000 occasionally slipped & refered to it's self as NT 5.0, does XP slip at all & refer to it's self as NT 5.1? >>

Uh… i guess… if you consider RIGHTCLICK on MYCOMPUTER, select PROPERTIES… as "slipping up"


Re:I know windows 2000 occasionally slipped & refered to it's self as NT 5.0, does XP slip at all & refer to it's self as NT 5.1?

Re:Thanx, that clears it up.

Re:NT

I think its refered to as NT 5.1


Re:<< XP is NT 5.1 >>

Yeap.

For the purposes of the sort of thing you are looking at it's virtually identical to Win2000 (NT5.0)


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