I could write so much about this operating system that I'd still be going at it tomorrow and the next day, but since I can't spare the time to go into that much detail, let me just make a few key points about Windows 2000.
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Built on NT technology, Windows 2000 Professionaloffers rock-solid reliability and ... more
improved manageability that simplify desktop management. And its integrated Web capabilities and broad support for mobile computers and hardware devices make it easy for business users to connect to the Internet and work anywhere, anytime. Windows 2000 Professional is built upon the rock-solid reliability of Windows NT technology, which makes it significantly more reliable than either Windows 95 or Windows 98 technology. Reliability improvements in Windows 2000 Professional make it even more stable than Windows NT Workstation. Windows 2000 Professional offers high system uptime, dynamic system configuration and resilience to application failures. The support for standards-based security in Windows 2000 Professional protects corporate data in stand-alone and networked environments. Windows 2000 Professional offers a set of built-in tools that make it easier to deploy and manage. In addition, Windows 2000 Professional offers an intelligent user interface that adapts to the way users work thereby making the users more efficient.Windows 2000 Professional extends the capability of notebooks through support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Smart Battery and Advanced Virtual Private Network (VPN). It enables users to work anywhere, anytime through support for offline folders and files. The improved hardware support in Windows 2000 Professional includes support for the latest hardware standards, including Universal Serial Bus (USB), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), and IEEE 1394. Windows 2000 Professional is designed to make it easier for organizations to embrace the Internet. The built-in Internet Explorer (IE), a tightly integrated browser, provides users with a faster and richer Internet experience. With support for Dynamic HTML (DHTML) and Extensible Markup Language (XML), it offers a powerful platform for developers to create highly scalable end-to-end e-commerce and line-of-business web applications.
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licensed user of Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0. Built on NT technology, Windows 2000 Professional offers rock-solid reliability and improved manageability that simplify desktop management. And its integrated Web capabilities and broad support for mobile computers and hardware devices make it easy for business users to connect to the Internet and work anywhere, anytime. Windows 2000 Professional is built upon the rock-solid reliability of Windows NT technology, which makes it significantly more reliable than either Windows 95 or Windows 98 technology. Reliability improvements in Windows 2000 Professional make it even more stable than Windows NT Workstation. Windows 2000 Professional offers high system uptime, dynamic system configuration and resilience to application failures. The support for standards-based security in Windows 2000 Professional protects corporate data in stand-alone and networked environments. Windows 2000 Professional offers a set of built-in tools that make it easier to deploy and manage. In addition, Windows 2000 Professional offers an intelligent user interface that adapts to the way users work thereby making the users more efficient.Windows 2000 Professional extends the capability of notebooks through support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Smart Battery and Advanced Virtual Private Network (VPN). It enables users to work anywhere, anytime through support for offline folders and files. The improved hardware support in Windows 2000 Professional includes support for the latest hardware standards, including Universal Serial Bus (USB), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), and IEEE 1394. Windows 2000 Professional is designed to make it easier for organizations to embrace the Internet. The built-in Internet Explorer (IE), a tightly integrated browser, provides users with a faster and richer Internet experience. With support for Dynamic HTML (DHTML) and Extensible Markup Language (XML), it offers a powerful platform for developers to create highly scalable end-to-end e-commerce and line-of-business web applications.
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With its responsive user interface and improved reliability,Windows 2000 Professionalis ... more
truly the most appealing version yet of Microsoft's operating system. Provided you have the hardware to run it (at least 64 MB of RAM is required), you won't find a better, more serious OS for business computing.If you are upgrading from previous editions, the Windows 2000 wizards are particularly useful; they'll detect all your software and possible compatibility problems before you make the switch. In testing, our upgrade for a laptop was smooth and sure, and all previously installed software was automatically brought onboard to the new version.Previously, Microsoft offered only limited support for notebook users within Windows NT 4.0.Windows 2000, however, allows most recent laptops to take advantage of power-management features, plug-and-play standard, plus recent hardware advances, such as the Universal Serial Bus (USB), IrDA for infrared devices, and FireWire. All these improvements mean that Windows 2000 will run on a greater array of systems.There are some unexpected additions, too. You can also hibernate your Windows 2000 notebook to save and restore your work quickly as you go out on the road. In addition, this new OS adds more support for working offline with data saved from the Internet. (The Windows 2000 version of Internet Explorer 5.0 and Active Desktop, which allows you to access Web content from the desktop, are bundled here too.)Besides support for mobile users, Windows 2000 beefs up reliability and greatly reduces the need to reboot as you update drivers, settings, and the like. Although you can still expect your Linux friends to brag that their favorite OS is even more reliable, the ease of configuration in Windows 2000 and its new-and-improved reliability make for an excellent choice for any serious computer user. Of course, if your business is using Windows 2000 Server on the back end, you will also benefit from easier installation and configuring of software, since these tasks can now be automated by remote administrators.In all,Windows 2000is a great-looking operating system, with a slick visual style, a responsive user interface, and plenty of power beneath the hood. For desktop and mobile users, it's a state-of-the-art choice for running today's Windows applications and for getting to the Internet. --Richard Dragan
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The problem with the Microsoft Windows 2000 family of operating systems is that they were ... more
designed by techies, for techies. Networks built around Windows 2000, with Server in the back room and Professional on everyone's personal machine, are reliable, secure, and easy to manage. Which does you precisely no good if you're not a technical person but you just want to figure out how to print to the colour printer in the other room without waiting all day for the Network Person to get to your cube. Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional can help you out. It explains the workings of Windows 2000 Professional in no-nonsense terms that, while dry, will allow you to get the computer stuff out of the way as soon as possible, so you can get back to your real work. It's not a bad reference if you happen to be the Network Person either, as a matter of fact. Like the other books in this series, this large volume combines background text (which explains, to cite two examples, printer naming conventions and local area network operating principles), followed by no-frills procedures. This book, unlike most of its series mates, includes troubleshooting flow diagrams to help you pinpoint trouble. Do you see such-and-such a condition? If so, try this. If not, check for this other symptom. The troubleshooting trees go on like that, helping inexperienced problem solvers check the right things and preventing experienced engineers from missing details. The flow diagrams are a great addition to a respected format. --David Wall
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Advantages: Too numerous to list here if you've got a large PC network. Disadvantages: Requires sys-admins to rethink almost all their ideas of PC OSs.
I could write so much about this operating system that I'd still be going at it tomorrow and the next day, but since I can't spare the time to go into that much detail, let me just make a few key points about Windows 2000.
If you have enough people to look at and take advantage of all the features of Windows 2000, you will be able to reap the benefits immediately; and, although it is not something to be taken lightly, smaller organisations ... ...who won't benefit that much will be home users.
The OS has been stable for me from the start (even on a beta release, several months before it was released to manufacture), and back then it was obvious that Windows 2000 provided just what I wanted to run my PC systems on.
This is the way that Client-Server systems should work. The client workstations can be controlled incredibly finely by system administrators, even ... more
I could write so much about this operating system that I'd still be going at it tomorrow and the next day, but since I can't spare the time to go into that much detail, let me just make a few key points about Windows 2000.
If you have enough people to look at and take advantage of all the features of Windows 2000, you will be able to reap the benefits immediately; and, although it is not something to be taken lightly, smaller organisations can still get a lot from Win2k. The only people who won't benefit that much will be home users.
The OS has been stable for me from the start (even on a beta release, several months before it was released to manufacture), and back then it was obvious that Windows 2000 provided just what I wanted to run my PC systems on.
This is the way that Client-Server systems should work. The client workstations can be controlled incredibly finely by system administrators, even to the extent that they can rebuild machines and install all their software without having to go near them (depending on having the right hardware and server infrastructure).
A lot of the control is provided by the Active Directory and Group Policies which mean that you can set options for groups of users, groups of computers, organisational units containing both of the above, and so much more. The list of policies that you can apply is so long that it'll take some time to decide exactly how you want to set everything, although we found that is many cases the defaults were just fine.
Support for plug and play is a big advantage over NT since you no longer have to spend time worrying about drivers, although your PCs will have to be a higher spec than they previously were. In fact, Win2k appears (for me) to answer all of the wishes you had for NT4, and gives you a better networking solution than could ever have been provided by Windows 9x.
In my organisation, the 7,000-odd PCs have been running a mad mix of every version of Windows, but now we don't have any need to run anything other than Windows 2000 (although the migration won't happen over night), and the advantages to every PC user we have will be huge, not to mention the advantages to those who have to support them.
If you have a network of Windows PCs then this is the operating system that you almost certainly should be using.
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...CLIPPER 5.3. They ran under Microsoft Drive Operating System (DOS 6.22) as the OS and Novel 4.11 was installed on the servers. Seeing the need to make changes on the previous applications, we have finished designed and programmed the new applications using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 and now is managing the implementation of the new applications at the headquarter office and site offices.
Considering that MS Visual Basic 6.0 is from Microsoft, we ... ...discussion we agreed to use Microsoft Windows 2000 Server edition as the OS to be installed on the servers. Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows 95 are determined to be the OS on the workstations.
Why Windows 2000 Server
In the discussion we see one outstanding feature from this OS. Windows 2000 Server edition offers an excellent feature that a server can share its hardware resources. It means that the old personal computers (PCs) connected to ...
djohan 06.05.2002
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Advantages: there gives it a lot there Disadvantages: also gives it a great deal
Windows 2000 is a compound from Windows 98 and Windows NT. The surface and divide the user managers became undertaken from 98 and the more stable heart comes from NETWORK TERMINAL. What is actual new in the case of Windows 2000? Hardware is mostly arranged without new start and it is now also that so-called Hot- have Plugin, the mean one can devices at serial and parallel ones as well as the USB and the Firewall external into current company connection ... ...has desktop too in Windows 2000. What a very good renewal is, the recoveries consoles, with her, one can cancel attitudes and it returns the system into a stable original state in the case of problems. Very gadget who thinks Windows in 2000 is rapid as 98 that is mistaken, the Windows 2000-11-28 is not more rapid than 98th is my personal opinion: Windows in 2000 is nothing for private customers or player there it unambiguous too expensively is. If ...
gametester1985 09.09.2001
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Advantages: designed for e-commerce Disadvantages: cost to upgrade or replace
...and technologies which make the Microsoft platform a compelling choice for the business enterprise. Active Directory, Microsoft's new directory service included in Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, makes management across the platform much more powerful. Mixing great performance, easy administration, and better reliability, the Windows 2000 and Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0 combination adds up to a very strong platform suitable for ... ...browser; we found this only slightly less efficient than the MMC approach. All in all, the Microsoft Web platform is a very tightly integrated solution that performs extremely well, has very strong supporting tools for developers, and would make a strong platform on which to build an e-business. ...
space_cadet 14.07.2000
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Advantages: Stable, reliably, fast and logical to setup. Disadvantages: Client Access Licences!!
At last Microsoft have actually delivered on their promise! Windows 2000 is stable, reliable and works very well, which is quite an achievement for an OS with no service packs.
I had no problems installing it, the only hardware it didn't pick up on its own was my Voodoo 2, which wasn't a problem because I don't play games in Win2000 anyhow.
I had a few problems getting Windows 98 to talk to it but, once i'd realised what the problem was it was ... ...Why, after spending £1,500-3,000 on a piece of server software, should I have to spend another £25 for each computer that needs to access it? It seems to me that this is just another ploy by Microsoft to make more money, which i'm sure they've got plenty of. ...
danbee 09.08.2000
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Advantages: easy to use, good hardware and software support Disadvantages: not much better than 95, still some bugs
Everyone who had the final versions of windows 95 waited the release of 98 with baited breath. It came out, and everyone rushed right out to buy it. Big mistake. The late versions of 95 had most of the drivers which were shipped with 98, and the early releases of 98 were full of bugs. Sadly, I was one of those people. 98 had a few more features, but most of them you can download as pluggins of the internet. All of the new drivers were freely available ... ...did not crash any where near as much. However, credit where credit is due, the later versions of 98 were much more stable and the system running was smoother. I think microsoft, however, have been just a little unfair. It has released multiple versions of its varying operating systems, still shipping with bugs in the basic software. This is really the problem with buying when it first came out. The ONLY intelligent thing to do with new versions of ...
giverous 11.07.2000
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Operating system
License Type
Media
Media
CD-ROM and 3.5" Floppy, CD-ROM
License Pricing
Standard, Volume, OEM
Licensing Program
Microsoft Select
System requirements
Min Processor Type
Intel Pentium - 133 MHz
Min RAM Size
64 MB
Min Hard Drive Space
650 MB, 2 GB
Peripheral / Interface Devices
Mouse or compatible device, CD-ROM, Mouse or compatible device, CD-ROM, VGA monitor, CD-ROM, CD-ROM, VGA monitor
Manufacturer's product description
Built on NT technology, Windows 2000 Professional offers rock-solid reliability and improved manageability that simplify desktop management. And its integrated Web capabilities and broad support for mobile computers and hardware devices make it easy for business users to connect to the Internet and work anywhere, anytime. Windows 2000 Professional is built upon the rock-solid reliability of Windows NT technology, which makes it significantly more reliable than either Windows 95 or Windows 98 technology. Reliability improvements in Windows 2000 Professional make it even more stable than Windows NT Workstation. Windows 2000 Professional offers high system uptime, dynamic system configuration and resilience to application failures. The support for standards-based security in Windows 2000 Professional protects corporate data in stand-alone and networked environments. Windows 2000 Professional offers a set of built-in tools that make it easier to deploy and manage. In addition, Windows 2000 Professional offers an intelligent user interface that adapts to the way users work thereby making the users more efficient. Windows 2000 Professional extends the capability of notebooks through support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Smart Battery and Advanced Virtual Private Network (VPN). It enables users to work anywhere, anytime through support for offline folders and files. The improved hardware support in Windows 2000 Professional includes support for the latest hardware standards, including Universal Serial Bus (USB), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), and IEEE 1394. Windows 2000 Professional is designed to make it easier for organizations to embrace the Internet. The built-in Internet Explorer (IE), a tightly integrated browser, provides users with a faster and richer Internet experience. With support for Dynamic HTML (DHTML) and Extensible Markup Language (XML), it offers a powerful platform for developers to create highly scalable end-to-end e-commerce and line-of-business web applications.
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