I would like to add that there are four releases of windows 2000, in addition to what Ralph states there is the win2k Advanced Server and win2k Datacenter server. Plus each of the servers have another server built in, the windows 2000 Terminal Server. It gets more complicated with XP and .NET.
Peter Kaulback In the hour of 06:31 PM 9/11/2002 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke this: >For Phyllis and Jim, > >1) Jim, > >These days, even with all the emphasis on XP, both home and pro, you can >still easily get Win98SE as well as Win2K. I dont think you will find >Fry's in Hawaii, but here in California, Fry's Electronics has both OSs >as well as XP available for sale. And I have seen the same at a number >of other software outlets that would commonly be found in most locations >around the country. If you do a search of sites that sell software, I >think you will be able to find either a dealer locally to where you live >that sells 2K, if you are interested, or on dealer sites on the web you >can order from. Fry's now has a web site (different name than Fry's >though, which I find strange) which you can order products directly from >them by web site. Might be also true with CompUSA, BestBuy, Costco >(membership club), and other similar type chains. > >The BIG issue is more with regard to Office - it seems that when MS >released Office XP, all the existing copies of previous versions up for >sale had to go back, and no longer could be sold anywhere. > >I think, from my experience, this has proven a MAJOR problem for many >people, since I know of a number of people who are still using Office97 >for their business apps, and have problems with items done in Office2K, >let alone in OfficeXP. In fact, I worked for one division of the State >of California, and the state mandated that EVERYONE in the state HAD to >use Office97 for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, documents (Lotus Notes for >emails), since the state had licensed thousands of copies of Office97 >sometime ago from MS. NO ONE was to use Office2K, let alone OfficeXP, >because of this licensing issue - if you know about the budget issues in >this state, you KNOW why they are still using Office97 :-). > > >2) Phyllis, > >With regard to Win2K, there are 2 versions that Microsoft put out - a >workstation version, Win2K Pro, and a server version, Win2K Server. The >one you want is the workstation version, which is aimed at the >individual user, the same idea as your current version of WinME. > >One thing to keep in mind is what you are going to do with Win2K - it is >especially aimed at the business user, rather than the home user. Though >companies that put out hardware and software are much better these days, >there are still some issues with getting game, educational, and similar >programs, to sometimes run on a Win2K system. > >The reason that you read that 2K is so stable deals with how deep a >program can go inside windows to be able to run. In systems using 95, >98, ME, programs could easily get into the deepest parts of windows to >run, and this could cause systems to crash. With NT, 2K, XP, there is >limits built into windows that restrict how much programs can get access >inside windows itself, making it less likely for a program to crash your >system. > >NT is VERY much out of date, especially with regard to home use, 2K has >proven very stable these days since it is older now, while XP being a >LOT newer has issues to get resolved. So for stable system operations, >2K is probably a good choice to use. > >You might want to look into a good reference book or 2 that deals with >Win2K to get an idea of what kind of things are available for it, and >how to deal with it. Since it is VERY different in how it operates as >well as where settings are located, that becomes VERY important to a new >user of a 2K system. > >Also you might want to look at having a dual-boot system, which means >you would still keep ME on your system in one partition while you >install Win2K in a totally different partition - that way you have the >use of ME while you are learning to be confortable with the working of >2K. > > >Ralph > > >PALS wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim McQueeney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 4:12 PM > > Subject: Re: PCWorks: ME to 2000 Pro Upgrade? > > > > On 9/11/2002 09:01 PALS wrote: > > > > Hello......... I would like to upgrade from Windows ME to Windows 2000 Pro. > > What version of 2000 Pro is recommended? > > > > Aloha Phyllis, > > > > Unless you are going to be using your machine as a Server, all you want is > > the regular 'work station' (the least expensive one) version. Win2k Pro is > > becoming hard to find; do you already have a source for it? > > > > Hi Jim, I'll not be using my computer as a server. Which version is > > becoming hard to find..Win 2kPro or Win 2k? I don't have a definite source > > for either version, was not really aware they were becoming hard to locate. > > Any suggestions?? > > Thanks Loads............Phyllis ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
