Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Full Version for PC (B23-00079)

Pros: Excellent stability, clean interface, useful features
Cons: Cost, upgrading from 98 to 2000 can be tricky

Windows 2000 Professional Final Edition

Introduction

I remember the day when I used Microsoft Windows for the first time. To say the least, I was entirely unimpressed. In fact, I went to great lengths to avoid using...

Pros: Incredibly stable, excellent HCL, not very hard to install and configure, good networking
Cons: Fat hardware requirements, some software incompatibility problems, complicated for new users

Don't let some of the talk on Microsoft's site fool you - Windows 2000 is not just for business purposes. Not at all. In actuality, it can be an excellent choice of operating system for more experienced home users, as well as curious new users looking to...

Pros: High Reliability, More Options to Power Users
Cons: Expensive, not meant for home users

Microsoft Windows 2000 has been advertised as the best and easiest Windows version ever. Best it is, but easiest its not.

I have been using Windows 2000 for about a year now (since it was in beta) and have found it extremely stable. It has...

Pros: more visually pleasing than 98...
Cons: not compatable with many basic programs, slow, errors are just as consistant

The first thing you should know about Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Final is that it is not the upgrade for Microsoft Windows 98.
This version of 2000 is as it say Professional. That said, it should only be...

Pros: Stable and Secure, Easier than NT 4
Cons: Costs a little more than Win98

Are you curious about Windows 2000? Maybe you've heard about this latest operating system from Microsoft in the news. What is it and who is it for? Well, I've been using Windows 2000 Professional edition for a few months now. And here's what I...

Pros: It's stable. It's fast. And it has all the functionality of Windows 98
Cons: Stiff Hardware Requirements, Rather Expensive, Not Good Legacy Support

By now, most people know of Microsoft's new flagship operating system, Windows 2000. There are countless articles permeating every online community reviewing this operating system. Unfortunately, many of these reviews are based on speculation,...

Pros: Easy installation, excellent memory management, recognizes most hardware, FAST!
Cons: Upgrading from 98 or ME can cause problems with Outlook Express

Finally, an operating system I can actually recommend. Over the last four five years, I have been quick to point the faults in every operating system that Microsoft has produced:

Windows 95 - The first release was a joke. It was relatively...

Pros: Stable; very stable; fast; maybe worth it's money (at last)
Cons: Problems with DOS, Windows 98 Compatibility, Drivers hard to get.

Well, In one hand, Windows 2000 Professional seems to be the most stable Windows edition ever. Windows 2000 have based on NT 4's kernel, that's why you should not have common Windows 95 & 98 Fatal errors, blue screens, you name it.

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Pros: Stable OS, Networking smart, easy to learn and use.
Cons: Needs a lot of hardware (Hard drive space & RAM)

And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the final release of Windows 2000 Professional! I have been testing Win2000 Professional Beta 3 release 2, on a Laptop with a mobile Pentium II 400Mhz processor, 196 Megs of RAM, and a 6.2-gigabyte hard...

Pros: Soild, stable, great security, strong networking features, built on NT technology
Cons: Some problems running some software and hardware

Something you can be proud of
Windows 2000, the upgrade to Windows NT is by far the best operating system that Microsoft has designed in a long time. This operating system is so great, that I dual booted by system with Windows 2000 and...

Pros: Better stability, scalability and features, better GUI, installation
Cons: Hardware requirements, not all hardware supported

I have been using Windows 2000 almost a year. Windows 2000 is very stable and has a host of new features that make it very desirable for business use. For example COM+, improved Microsoft Message Queue and Microsoft Transaction Server (they all...

Pros: stable, fast, the uglier parts of NT have been nicely dealt with.
Cons: expensive, drivers are limited (althought this is improving)

A lot of reviews (243, in fact) have already been written about Windows 2000. Win2K comes to us from the Windows NT line -- it was called Windows 2000 in an attempt to appear more futuristic, not because it came from the Windows 95/98...

Pros: Too many features to list
Cons: Pricey

Ok here it is! My review of Windows 2000!

Who is it for?
NOT for a gamer! And not really for someone who wants to upgrade Win98, this is NOT a Win98 Upgrade. 2000 is geared for a NT upgrade path. If you are interested in upgrading...

Pros: Handles up to 4 GB
Cons: Compatibilty

Should I upgrade to Windows 2000?

In my opinion...no. It's not that I don't like 2000, it's just one of those things that if you have to ask, then you most likely shouldn't do it.

Microsoft wasn't very forthcoming when they slipped...

Pros: Smooth upgrade from Windows 98, 95% of settings and programs preserved and functional, Much more stable than Windows 98
Cons: Few usability flaws, Photoshop and Acrobat needs re-install

If you're a graphic designer or a web producer, this Epinion is for you. These are my first impressions of upgrading from Windows 98 Second Edition to Windows 2000 Professional, and will post more impressions and issues as they come up.

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