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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Windows 2000 Professional. Yes Please, 3 Nov 2000
I have been running this on my Laptop as a upgrade from Windows 98. Works fine. Sometimes a little slow to start up butt don't let that bother you because once you get into it it is secure and stable. You can run it by itself or with a dual boot with Linux of Windows 98. A great OS that runs just fine. Its NT base gives quicker than Windows 98 responses to my Office 2000 and Visual Studio 6.0. A stable and operating system all around.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most stable Microsoft OS yet, 26 Jul 2001
By A Customer
Windows 2000 lives up to its reputation of providing a solid, yet versatile platform for a number of applications. Although not intended for home users or gamers, the platform does improve on support for DirectX based programs by including native DirectX and game controller support.Also adding to the strength and popularity of NT4 is plug and play capabilities; the one thing that made NT4 suffer. With plug and play now, it's opened it's doors to a whole new audience who would just have not been willing to keep fiddling with drivers manually. The software performs well on a number of machines I have tested it with, and works excellently with laptops, often having the drivers required for the special peripherals (i.e. touchpads, etc.). However, the system does not perform adequately with 64mb of RAM, contrary to what Microsoft says. I would recommend a _minimum_ of 128mb in order for speedy operation. Although booting can take its time on occasions, the increased support for hardware and software makes this one of the best operating systems Microsoft have ever released. Highly recommended.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stable, modern, and simple - ideal all round, 11 Nov 2005
Any home or offices users need look no further - this is fantasitc! Its modern features make it much easier to use, the new filing system means it is incredibly stable, and it is actually impossible to get the deadly "Blue screen errors" where your computer enters DOS mode, because a new structure means Windows 2000 works seperately to DOS - not combined (MS-DOS), resulting in a simpler, quicker boot-up's, better administration, and easy use without annoying errors that cause file corruption.
This Prffessional package does exactly what it says - it really is Professional. And because of that you'll be safe in the knowledge that you have many new features, and lots of stability, as well many Back-up features that protect data loss and really neat log-in features for when more than one user uses the computer - ideal for families, offices, schools e.t.c. For best performance, I would reccomend alot of memory - currently I have McAfee anti-virus software, and 40 other background tasks that work comfortably with my 512 mb.
A new Windows Security System is also included that allows many options when you press ctrl + Alt + Delete. The task Manager is also improved, giving features like RAM, System, and memory performance levels. This is ideal for quick access to knowing whether a program is responding or not, and can be quickly brought up from the bottom right of the screen.
One thing I did notice was how much more user friendly this OS is, compared to older windows'. Admitedly, it doesnt look too different, but its the little changes that make all the difference - dialog boxes clearer, on screen text spaced out more, yellow help information boxes, programs (in the start menu) sorted between how much they've been used, its endless, and like I said you will only notice these changes the more you use it.
The amount of control you have over the system is fantastic too. Win 2000 comes with an Administrative Tools folder that encloses many features that makes running and overviewing your computer easy and efficient, whether you want to know who's been doing what, how healthy your hard drive is, or.. well, anything. But its to no suprise when thought about - this is proffessional bussiness software, but very straight forward to use.
This really is a perfect operating system. Don't be fooled when you think of Windows Millenium - this is not the same operating system! Windows Millenium was a very bad OS that ws bugged unreliable.
I would definatley reccommend Windows 2000 Professional to any home user - whether your planning on having a network of your own or not. Its just XP with classic windows looks that have slightly been updated, and many companies prefer this to XP. Unliike XP, it has just what you need, and no fancy programs / looks to make it 'appear' better. Give it a try!
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