megamanx00 :
Not exactly. If the motherboard support page does not explicitly list Windows 2k as supported then it may still be possible to run it, but some features will be missing. Like I said they have similar driver models, but 2k is older and no longer supported which makes things a little harder.
Is there
any way to make sure whether or not a given motherboard will run Windows 2000 Pro prior to actually buying it? Was told different stuff by different people. One says to only consider boards that specifically say it supports this OS...that knocks out every board I know of that works with Phenom II x6 1075T, so would have to pick another CPU. Someone says to make sure the (southbrigde?) chipset supports OS, by checking on AMD homesite...have never found this well-hidden trove of info yet. Another says it all depends on whether drivers are available, but couldn't direct me beyond that...which sounds like what you're saying.
I don't care whether Win2000 can run all the bells'n'whistles of current hardware. Only care about making sure:
1. It
will run on my custom-build.
2. It will access the internet.
3. It will print on either a color inkjet, or B&W laser printer.
That would be all I need to use this OS, but if this is too much to hope for, then I need to forget about inclusion of it in my build. Please let me know if this is a lost cause!