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eTesting Labs Inc has found Windows XP to be overall the fastest version of the Windows operating system ever created for a wide-range of desktop computing tasks.

On average, Windows XP-based computers:

Run approximately 54% faster than Windows Me-based computers.
Outperform Windows 98 SE-based computers by 46% on leading commercial benchmarks, and by 27% at startup.
Perform equivalent to the record-setting speed of Windows 2000 Professional, even with the addition of extensive new productivity features.

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