right, iv got bouth systems here and i say that 2000 is ugly crap non user friendly and a bugger to play with but basic and less crap and smaller on H/D size.
Xp is more styleish, more stable, more user friendly, nicer , takes up ruffly a Gig and i prefer it and u can hack/play with it more.
my option. Xp pro, not home thats just a pile of crap.